Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.  However, in the interest of transparency, Councillor Rogers advised that his wife was a trustee of the Kingfisher Medway Trust which provided pleasure boat cruises and occasionally required a licence within the Borough.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of Licensing and Appeals Committee held on 18 June 2019

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing and Appeals Committee held on 18 June 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive the Minutes of the following meetings of the Licensing and Appeals Committee sitting as a Panel:

7 June, 12 July, 20 September and 29 October 2019

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing and Appeals Committee sitting as a Panel held on 7 June, 12 July, 20 September and 29 October 2019 be received and noted.  

The report sets out proposed fees and charges for 2020/21 following review of existing fee structure.

Following a review of the existing fee structure the report of the Director of Central Services set out details of the proposed licensing fees and charges for 2020/21 in respect of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire, Pleasure Boats and Boatmen, Scrap Metal Dealers, Animal Welfare, Street Trading Consents in Tonbridge, Sex Establishments and the licensing of premises and practitioners providing Acupuncture, Tattooing, Ear Piercing, Semi-permanent make-up and Electrolysis.

RESOLVED:  That the proposed scale of fees for licences, consents and registrations, as set out at Annex 1 to the report, be adopted with effect from 1 April 2020.

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

There were no items considered in private.