57 Belfast Road, Whitehead, Carrickfergus, BT38 9SP - Notice of Application for grant of licence authorising the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail in a conference centre

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996
(Articles 2, 5 (1) (f), 7, 9 and Schedule 1)

Notice of Application for grant of licence authorising
the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail in a conference centre

IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
NORTH EASTERN ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
SITTING AT LAGANSIDE

TAKE NOTICE that we William Thomas McMaster and Heather Jean McMaster intend to apply to the County Court for the above Division sitting at Laganside Courthouse, Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL in the sittings commencing on 13th January 2025 at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon for the grant of a licence for the premises situated at 57 Belfast Road, Whitehead, Carrickfergus, BT38 9SP being conference centre premises such as are specified in Article 2 of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely, premises in which there is in force a certificate from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board stating that the premises conform to the requirements prescribed by the regulations made with the concurrence of the Department of Trade Enterprise and Development.

AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on 16th January 2025 commencing at 10.30 o’clock.

We are the owners of the business and the premises.

A plan of the premises delineating the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold is attached to this notice in accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981.

There is in force planning permission to use the premises as premises of the kind specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force and a copy of the planning permission is attached.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that I intend to apply under Article 44 of the said Order for an order of the above Court directing that, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, the hours mentioned in Article 44 (2) of the said Order shall, in addition to the hours mentioned in Article 42(1) of the said Order, be included in the permitted hours for the parts of the premises delineated on the said plan on the grounds that the said parts of the said premises are;

(a) structurally adapted and used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of habitually providing for the accommodation of persons frequenting the premises:

(i) musical or other entertainment; or
(ii) substantial refreshment; or
(iii) both such entertainment and refreshment; and

(b) the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary to that entertainment or refreshment;

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in premises in the vicinity of the premises for which the licence is sought who intends to object to the grant of the licence must in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Order serve notice of his intention to object upon the applicant and the Chief Clerk not less than one week before 13th January 2025 being the time of the opening of the Court sittings.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 7 (4) (a) to (e) (i) of the Licensing Order, namely, failure to comply with the correct procedure that the Applicant is not a fit person to hold a licence, that the premises are not premises of the kind specified in the application, and that the premises are not suitable to be licensed. In the case of the application under Article 44, the permissible grounds of objection are those specified under Articles 44 (3) namely undue inconvenience to residents in the vicinity.

Dated this 19th day of December 2024

Signed: Shean Dickson Merrick
Solicitors for the Applicant
38/42 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB

To: The Chief Clerk, The Courthouse, Laganside Courthouse, Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL.

Copy to:
(i) The Clerk of Petty Sessions, Laganside Courthouse, Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL;
(ii) The Sub-Divisional Commander, Larne PSNI Station, 2 Hope Street, Larne, BT40 1UR; and
(iii) The Clerk of the Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ.