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Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services detailing an application for Variation of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence in respect of Wiggle, 188 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7DW, attached.

The Sub-Committee considered the application for the variation of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence in respect of Wiggle, 188 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO14 7DW.

Jaspal Ojla (applicant) and Anthony Horne (applicant’s legal representative) were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED that the variation of a Sexual Entertainment Venue licence to extend the permitted hours and to amend the internal layout of the premises, as specified in the application, be approved.

Reasons

The Sub-Committee noted that:

·  The applicant had held a Sexual Entertainment Venue licence in Southampton since 2^nd January 2016 when the licence had transferred under delegated powers without objection.

·  That the licence was renewable annually and that the licence would therefore be up for renewal in February this year.

·  The premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 was varied on 30 December 2015 without objection, to extend regulated entertainment until 06:00, and provision of late night refreshment and the supply by retail of alcohol until 05:00.

·  The applicant operated other premises under Sexual Entertainment Venue licences in Bournemouth and Portsmouth and had done for a considerable period.

·  The application was made following consultation with and without objection from the local Constabulary.

·  The variation would bring the operation of the premises into line with other premises operating in the City.

·  The applicant had exceeded statutory requirements for the variation of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence by advertising in the local press and by serving a copy of the proposed variation on Hampshire Constabulary and that neither Hampshire Constabulary nor any other party had raised objection.

Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services detailing an application for Variation of a Sex Shop Licence in respect of Private Shop, 16 Hanover Buildings, Southampton, attached.

The Sub-Committee considered the application for the variation of the sex shop licence in respect of Private Shop, Ground Floor, 16 Hanover Buildings, Southampton.

Colin Mason (applicant) was present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

The Sub-Committee noted amendments to the image of the frontage provided with the application regarding the colour and position of graphics and that changes outlined as Option 2 had been discarded, retaining the image to the right of the door. 

The Sub-Committee also noted that the implementation of the proposed variations to the existing shop frontage would require amendments to the conditions and the Sub-Committee determined that authority be delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to approve those amendments.

RESOLVED

(i)  that the shop front variation as specified in the application, and as subsequently amended at the hearing, be approved; and

(ii)  that authority be delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to approve the necessary amendments to the relevant conditions of the current licence.

Reasons

The Sub-Committee took into account that the sex shop licence had been held by the applicant since 2003 without incident and with the licence being renewed annually since that date.  The Sub-Committee also noted that the applicant had exceeded their obligations for the variation of a sex shop licence by advertising in the local press and serving a copy of the proposed variation to Hampshire Constabulary and that Hampshire Constabulary had raised no objection.