Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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Apologies for Absence To receive apologies for absence. Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors James Cantwell, Anne Dorrian, Neil Drayton and Paul Gleeson. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors James Cantwell, Anne Dorrian, Neil Drayton and Paul Gleeson. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interests in respect of any item on the agenda. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received. |
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To sign and confirm the minutes of the last meeting. Minutes: The minutes of the Regulatory and Appeals Committee meeting held on 11th March 2025 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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Public Questions To answer any written questions received from members of the public no later than 5 p.m. two clear working days prior to the meeting – for this meeting the deadline is 5 p.m. on 29th January 2026. Minutes: No questions were received. |
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Application for the grant of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence (A report by Christian Allen, Assistant Director – Regulatory) Additional documents:
Decision: Boston Borough Council Regulatory & Appeals Committee Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Decision Notice
Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Regulatory & Appeals Committee. Introductions were made, with Members of the Committee, Officers present, the applicant and their representatives identifying themselves for the record.
The Legal Adviser to the Committee then outlined the hearing procedure to be followed, including the order in which representations would be heard, the opportunity for questions to be asked by Members, the applicant and interested parties, the role of the Legal Adviser during the hearing and during the Committee’s deliberations, and the requirement that only relevant and material considerations could be taken into account. Members were also reminded that the meeting was being recorded and transcribed, that objections based on moral grounds or values were not relevant to the determination, and that the Committee would retire in private to deliberate, accompanied by the Legal Adviser.
The Committee received a report and presentation from the Senior Licensing Officer in respect of an application for the grant of a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) Licence under Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.
Members were advised that the application must be determined in accordance with the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, the Council’s adopted Sexual Entertainment Venue Policy, and relevant Home Office Guidance. It was noted that, under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, all new SEV licence applications are required to be determined by the Regulatory & Appeals Committee.
The application had been submitted by Mr and Mrs Wright. A licence is required where premises provide “relevant entertainment” as defined by Schedule 3 of the Act. The Council’s policy limits the number of SEV licences within the Borough to one, and there were currently no licensed premises of this type.
The statutory grounds on which a licence must be refused, together with the discretionary grounds on which a licence may be refused, were outlined. These include the suitability of the applicant and whether the grant of the licence would be inappropriate having regard to the character of the relevant locality, the use of premises in the vicinity, and the layout, character or condition of the premises. Members were reminded that purely moral objections or concerns are not relevant considerations and must not form part of the decision?making process.
It was confirmed that the application was received on 17 November 2025 and related to premises located in the parish of Frampton, approximately 2.5 miles from the nucleus of the village, with four neighbouring residential properties in relatively close proximity. The proposed licensed area is contained within a large warehouse on private land and is not visible from public areas, with external areas screened by walls and mature hedging.
Reference was made to the premises licence granted under the Licensing Act 2003 in April 2023. Following an increase in the frequency of events, the premises were considered to be operating as a commercial enterprise requiring an SEV licence. A meeting had taken place between the applicants, Licensing Officers and Lincolnshire Police, following which the application was amended to ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Exclusion of the Public and Press To consider resolving that under Section 100(A)(iv) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended).
Appendix 3 - Application form Appendix 5 - Decision notice – Premises Licence application Appendix 8 - Representations from interested parties Appendix 8a - Plan of local objectors
Minutes: This agenda item was not required. |