10 Ann Street Belfast - Grant of a licence

Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
(Articles 2, 5(1)(a), 7, 9 and Schedule 1)

Notice of application for grant of licence for premises in which the
business carried on under the licence is the business of selling intoxicating liquor
by retail for consumption either in or off the premises


IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

TAKE NOTICE that NORTH DOWN TRADING (NI) LIMITED having its registered office at Third Floor, 3 Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LA intends to apply to the Recorder’s Court sitting at Laganside Courts, 45 Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL commencing at 10.30 in the forenoon on the 18th March 2025 for the grant of a licence for the premises situated at 10 Ann Street Belfast being such premises as are specified in Article 5(1)(a) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely, premises in which it is intended to carry on the business of selling intoxicating liquor for consumption either in or off the premises.

AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the court on the 20th March 2025 commencing at 10.30 in the forenoon.

North Down Trading (NI) Limited will be the owner of such business.

North Down Trading (NI) Limited is a limited liability company of which the directors are Conall Wolsey and James Henry Sinton. There are no other persons having executive control of North Down Trading (NI) Limited within the meaning of Article 4 (4) of the said Order.

The applicant is the owner of the premises.

In accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, we attach to this notice a plan of the premises delineating-

(a) the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold;


The premises may be used as premises of the kind specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force without planning permission

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that North Down Trading (NI) Limited intend to apply under Article 44 of the said Order for an order of the above-named court directing that, on such days as may be specified in the order, the hours mentioned in Article 44(2) of the said Order shall, in addition to those mentioned in Article 42(1) of the said Order, be included in the permitted hours for the part(s) of the premises delineated on the said plan on the grounds that the said part(s) of the 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 in the form of a main table meal at midday or in the evening or both; or

(iii) both such entertainment and refreshment; and

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



A subsisting licence as defined in Schedule 2 of the said Order for the premises such as are specified in Article 5(1)(a) situated at 10 Ann Street will be surrendered to the Court.



Dated this 19th day of February 2025


MKB Law
Solicitors for the Applicant
14-18 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA


To: Laganside Courts, 45 Oxford Street Belfast BT1 3LL

Copy to:-


(i) The District Commander’s Office, Police Service of Northern Ireland 60 Victoria Street Belfast BT1 3GL

(ii) the District Council at Belfast City Council, Building Control, Ground Floor, Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BP


Note:

(a) 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 at the address for its solicitors and the chief clerk, not less than one week before the time of the opening of the Court Sitting specified herein.
(b) 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, unfitness of the applicant, unsuitability of premises and, where the premises are of a kind mentioned in Article 5(1)(a) only and Article 7(6) or paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Licensing Order does not apply, that the number of licensed premises of that kind in the vicinity is or will be adequate;
(c) in the case of an application under Article 44 of the Licensing Order, the permissible grounds of objection as are specified in Article 44(1) and (3) (structural suitability and undue inconvenience to residents);