Social Value Ideas for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Personal Licence for Designated Premises Supervisor

Helen Clayton, the applicant and proposed Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS), has successfully obtained her personal licence. Previously listed as TBC (to be confirmed) in the application, Helen has…

“Now may be an opportune moment to confirm that Helen has secured her personal licence from a pursuit by herself, I have undertaken the APLH award rece…”

Police objection withdrawn

South Yorkshire Police formally withdrew their objection after the applicant agreed a package of additional conditions. Police attendance at the meeting was therefore courtesy-based, to explain the wi…

“The other thing that I need to say is that as a result of the amendments to the application, the police formally withdrew their representations, so th…”

Premises licence variation debated

The committee considered a section 34 variation to a premises licence for Wigtops Lounge. The application would bring forward opening to 9am, extend Friday/Saturday closing to 1am, remove the 11pm las…

“Good morning chair, councillors, I'm Michelle Hayswood from John Galton Partners and I'm here to represent the weak talks lounge which in the paperwor…”

Licensing Deliberation and Decision

The Licensing Sub-Committee closed proceedings and entered closed session to deliberate on the premises licence application. The committee will consider all evidence, representations (57 in support, 1…

“I'm going to close the meeting very shortly...We've got a lot of information to consider and we're going to do that in closed session...the committee,…”

Outdoor event licence amended

The licensing application for the outdoor event space was materially amended during the meeting: the number of occasions was reduced from 16 to 6, and the police withdrew their objection after additio…

“The significant change that's been made is that post issue of the agenda the police continued in the negotiations with the applicant and as a result o…”

Premises licence review and revocation request

South Yorkshire Police brought a formal review of the premises licence for the Sportsman and asked the sub-committee to revoke the licence because of repeated management failures and poor engagement. …

“Chair, South Yorkshire Police are the applicant in this case. I think normal procedure would be for the applicant to go first and then Mr. Havenhand c…”

Withdrawal of Licensing Authority Representation - Conditional

The Licensing Authority formally withdrew its representation opposing the premises licence application, conditional upon approval and implementation of the Noise Management Plan. The decision was base…

“During the period leading up to the hearing today has been discussion with the applicant representative and a number of additional management controls…”

Modernising licence conditions

Police repeatedly said the existing licence was outdated and missing conditions that would normally be expected today, including CCTV, staff training records, Challenge 25, refusals logs, and an Ask A…

“It's a strange application to review because technically there hasn't been a breach of a licence at this stage and the reason being is the licence in …”

Licensing Sub-Committee Decision on Premises Licence Review

The Licensing Sub-Committee must determine the outcome of the review application for Hepworth Drive Off-Licence Store. Options available include: (1) revocation of the premises licence (police recomme…

“What happens now is the councillors will make the decision, everybody else leaves apart from Mr Souto who remains to give us legal advice and Mr Mitch…”

Systematic Non-Compliance with License Conditions Following Variation

Despite a minor variation to the premises licence on 6 June 2025 to incorporate new conditions based on an action plan, inspection on 22 July 2025 (before the July visit, corrected to 25 July) found n…

“Following my second visit which was on the 22nd of July at 10.50 I visited the premises to carry out a licence inspection... Refusals were being logge…”

Failed test purchase of alcohol

Police said a test purchase on 12 May found that a member of staff sold alcohol to two 17-year-olds, which should not have happened. They said the staff member appeared to have minimal or no training …

“The statement by Ms. Belton dated the 13th of July details that following the meeting where he verbally agreed to cooperate with the action plan, incl…”