Social Value Ideas for Colchester City Council

Licence revoked for illegal working

The sub-committee decided to revoke the premises licence for Oriental House after a Home Office review found the licensing objective of preventing crime and disorder was being undermined by illegal wo…

“Following careful deliberations the licensing subcommittee has reached the decision to revoke the license held by Zin Ewang relation to the premises k…”

Reduce insurance requirement

The committee proposed reducing the public liability insurance requirement for pavement licence applicants from £10 million to a minimum of £5 million, aligning with Essex-wide conditions. Officers sa…

“The new Essex-wide conditions recommend public liability insurance cover of 5 million pounds. That would be a minimum. The council's existing policy s…”

Taxi emissions compliance delayed to 2027

The committee resolved to suspend the current vehicle emissions requirement until 1 January 2027 for existing licensed Hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, while retaining compliance for new an…

“item seven is the Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy revision a consultation the committee will receive a report requesting that it co…”

Premises licence granted

The sub-committee approved a new premises licence for The Boardroom, operated by Shanghai Darts Limited. The licence covers the supply of alcohol and indoor sporting events, with the decision based on…

“Following careful deliberations the licensed subcommittee has reached the decision to grant the application by the Shanghai Darts Limited relating to …”

Policy consultation deferred

The chair proposed delaying the start of public consultation on the draft taxi policy until the next meeting after members had more time to review data and costs, and the committee voted in favour. Th…

“So what I intend to do with your permission members is we'll debate the draft policy go through any items that you wanted to come tonight and raise so…”

24-hour alcohol variation refused

The applicant sought to extend alcohol sales from midnight to 6:00 a.m. and add late-night refreshment. The committee accepted the late-night refreshment part but rejected the 24-hour alcohol element …

“So moving to today's application, it's to vary the premises license. This is a variation application. It's not a new application and it's not a review…”

Premises licence granted with reduced hours

The subcommittee approved the Revival Pub Company Limited's premises licence application, but shortened the permitted alcohol sales hours to 10:00pm Monday to Saturday. The decision explicitly reflect…

“Following careful deliberations, the licensing subcommittee has reached the decision to grant the application made by the revival pub limited relating…”

Subzero licence variation approved

The subcommittee granted the premises licence variation for Subzero at the University of Essex, covering weekday opening extension, daytime use, and associated condition changes. The decision was made…

“Following careful deliberations, the licensing subcommittee has reached the decision to grant the application made by the S6 students union in respect…”

Nursery application refused

The committee refused planning permission for the change of use from office/storage use to a preschool nursery at 1A Crohus Road. Officers had recommended approval, but members concluded the impacts o…

“Item seven, planning applications for tonight. We've just got the one application returning to us, which is 7.1. That's 260274 1A Crohus Road. That's …”

Abro appeal decision noted

The committee was informed of an urgent decision made on the Abro appeal: the council would not defend the first reason for refusal at inquiry because counsel advised the costs risk was high and the c…

“The day before the inquiry commenced, the KC representing the appellants offered not to pursue costs against the council if the council agreed not to …”

Delegate reserve matters decision

The committee delegated authority to the Joint Head of Planning to finalise the reserved matters approval once the school parking condition is confirmed as deliverable. This is an administrative actio…

“I've built slightly upon it just for clarity purposes as well so um um that the application is approved subject to confirmation that the parking provi…”

PP9 deliverability challenged

PP9, the proposed allocation in the Salary Brook / Welshwood Park area, attracted strong objections over ecology, buffers, open space, hydrology, highway and utility constraints, and whether 2,000 hom…

“Without that information, the council cannot credibly claim that sufficient land remains for the proposed quantum of 2,000 houses, and that is before …”

Updated Local Development Scheme

The committee approved changes to the local development scheme to ensure the new local plan timetable is published by the statutory deadline. Officers explained the timetable had to be revised after t…

“Speaker 12: Thank you. Tonight's report is purely to agree the timetable for preparing the new local plan and revised time scales have been set out to…”