Havant Borough Council Licensing Committee Meeting

Name: Licensing Committee
Start: 2025-03-06T17:30:00Z
End: 2025-03-06T19:00:00Z
Location: Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX

March 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

This is a meeting of the Licensing Committee of Havant Borough Council held on the 6th Mar 2025.

The last meeting was on 6th Mar 2025. The next meeting is scheduled for 27th May 2025.

Meeting Status

Confirmed

Agenda Published

Yes

Decisions Published

Minutes Published

Yes

Meeting Location

Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX

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Agenda

Item	Title	Minutes
1	Apologies for absence	Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Paul Gray, Councillor Liz Fairhurst and Councillor Munazza Faiz.
2	Declarations of Interests	There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.
3	Minutes of the previous meeting	Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes Public Pack, 12/02/2025 Licensing Sub Committee RESOLVED that: 1. the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on the 8January 2025 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman; and 2. the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Sub - Committee held on 12 February 2025 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman
4	Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Fees following Public Consultation	Appendix A - proposed fees Appendix B - Licensing fee increase REDACTED Licensing Committee Report - Mar 25 - Taxi Fees 25-26 V2 The Licensing and Animal Welfare Team Leader introduced the item and Highlighted that in the agenda pack, section 2.2 on page 8 should read: “The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 requires the Council to undertake a public consultation for any proposed changes to vehicle and operator licensing fees. A consultation took place between 17 January to 14 February 2025.” The Committee considered the one public response received during the consultation and asked further questions. it was clarified that: · The figures in Appendix A show a decreasing figure for Hackney Carriage renewal fees. At the point of calculating it was not decided to undertake an unmet demand survey. Since fee setting has taken place it has been decided that this will go ahead this year and costs will be recovered from the next financial year. · There is no formal evidence to show that drivers are going to other local authorities to get their license. Applications at Havant Borough Council have increased since 2022. · The service is designed to be cost neutral and charges are based on a true reflection of delivering the service. Fees are set based on the cost of administering the service therefore no unnecessary costs are charged to the drivers. · Every effort is made to ensure that the consultation is communicated to drivers as it is circulated by email, newspaper article and is advertised in the Plaza building. Following debate it was RESOLVED that the Licensing Committee: a) Consider the responses received during public consultation. b) Make any necessary amendments to the proposed fees, in light of the responses received during public consultation. c) Recommend the agreed fees for adoption by Full Council and implementation for the financial year commencing 1 April 2025.