Integrating strategies and the avoidance of duplication

By consulting widely prior to this policy statement being published, the Licensing Authority will endeavour to secure proper integration with local crime prevention, planning, transport, tourism, equality schemes and cultural strategies.

The Licensing Authority will integrate its various strategies to achieve the licensing objectives in the interests of clarity for applicants and effective determination.

Where a particular need is identified to disperse people from a location swiftly and safely to avoid concentrations which lead to disorder and disturbance, the Licensing Authority will aim to inform those responsible for providing local transportation so that arrangements can be made to reduce the potential for problems to occur.

The Licensing Authority’s Licensing Committee will consider wider issues which may need to be given due consideration and will receive reports on:

• needs of the local tourist economy
• cultural strategy for the area
• employment situation in the area and the need for new investment and employment where appropriate

The Licensing Authority recognises that licensing applications should not be seen as a repeat of the planning application process and that there should be a clear separation of the planning and licensing regimes to avoid duplication and inefficiency. Applications for premises licences for permanent commercial premises should normally be from businesses with planning consent for the property concerned.

In order to avoid duplication with other statutory regimes as far as possible the Licensing Authority will not attach conditions on a licence unless they are considered necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives. Conditions will generally be considered unnecessary if they are already adequately covered by other legislation eg health and safety.

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