10 December 2013 - East Devon District Council

6.6 The licence at Betsys Knap allows late night entertainment until 1:30am and alcohol
sales until 2:00am every day during Folk Week with a separate late night refreshment
licence for a food unit at the nearby Bulverton Camp Site until 4:00am. The licence
applied for at Salcolmbe Regis is for the same hours and the proposed marquee is
the same layout as Betsys Knap but is to incorporate the late Night Refreshment in
the marquee instead of at the campsite. The proposed campsite in the adjoining field
will not be subject to any licensing application.
6.7 The main reasons given by the applicants for a move to the proposed new site is that
the fields are level and better drained than the other site and unlike Bulverton there is
no road to cross between the late night venue marquee and the campsite. Also the
festival is competing with other events across the country and this site would provide
a better facility that is commensurate with their customer expectations and needs.
6.8 The representations from the sixty one residents relate mainly to concerns that the
location of the proposed venue and campsite is inappropriate due to poor vehicular
access and narrow roads. This could cause a danger to both vehicles and
pedestrians’ using the road particularly during the hours of darkness as the route
between the town and venue is not well lit. Also highlighted was that in previous
years a separate ‘fringe festival’ has been held in the area during the same week.
This festival also included a temporary camping site and it was felt that the road
problems would be compounded and added to by campers walking along narrow
roads between the two sites. There is also concern that there will be illegal camping
in the area with extra noise nuisance, disturbance and anti-social behaviour
connected with late night alcohol sales. There are also concerns that there may be
extra litter and criminality in the local area caused by people attending the event.
6.9 The Licensing Authority received one e-mail from a couple living in the Sid Road area
of Sidmouth who wanted it noted that they fully supported the application and
emphasised that it was only for one week a year.
6.10 The conditions offered by the applicant in support of the application appear at
Appendix E.
6.11 The Sub Committee will now need to consider whether to grant this application as it
stands or in the light of the representations to refuse the application or grant it in a
different form.
6.12 A location plan is attached at Appendix F.
Legal Implications
1. As relevant representations have been made in respect of the application, this
hearing must be held. (Relevant representations are about the likely effect of the
grant of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives, by any person,
bodies representing them or responsible authorities). The sub-committee must
disregard any information or evidence not relevant to the licensing objectives.
2. The sub-committee must consider this application in
accordance with Section 4 of the Licensing Act 2003, which
requires that licensing functions must be carried out with a
view to promoting the four licensing objectives. The licensing
authority must also have regard to its own licensing policy and
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