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Application for a Review of the Premises Licence for The Cross Keys – 279 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9QS

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The Licensing Enforcement Officer informed the sub-committee that the application was for a Review of the Premises Licence for The Cross Keys, 279 Oundle Road, Peterborough. The application submitted by Ms Laura Bradley of the Peterborough City Council Pollution Control Team, a Responsible Authority, related to the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective.

No further representations had been received.

Laura Bradley presented the case for the Peterborough City Council Pollution Team to the sub-committee. She stated that there had been ongoing noise complaints received by both telephone and e-mail. Noise monitoring had been conducted on weekend evenings when live music was being played and it was witnessed that this music was plainly audible in the surrounding residential areas. Officers who witnessed the excessive noise levels deemed it to be a statutory nuisance and subsequently on the 30^th July a noise abatement notice was served on the premises. This was not appealed. Advice and assistance had been offered but was not taken up. On the 6^th August a final attempt at mediation was carried out in which it was suggested that live music be postponed for three weeks, however the mediation was unsuccessful. After four months there had been ample opportunities to agree but there had been no success.

However, Laura Bradley stated that further mediation had recently been undertaken. This was to include a three month suspension of live music whilst improvement works to the premises which had been highlighted could be rectified to reduce the level of outbreak of noise from live music. All works would be monitored and further reports would be provided. The removal of condition 91 from the licence would also be implemented and also the inclusion of the recommended conditions.

Mr C R Hobbs spoke on behalf of Kelly Taverns and stated that there had clearly been problems at the property with live music and changing the designated premises supervisor was never going to solve the problem, even with the windows and doors shut the premises was still not suitable. Mr Mark Johnson, the designated premises supervisor was not aware that there had been a noise abatement notice served on the premises, and since the previous meeting no live music events have happened at the premises. However there had been discos held but the disco area had been moved away from the front of the premises. People had now  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.