RJT Retail Ltd, Downshire Road, Newry, Provisional Grant of Licence Application

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996

(ARTICLES 2, 5 (1) (b), 7, 9 AND SCHEDULE 1)

Notice of Application for Provisional 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 off the Premises.

South Eastern Administrative Court Division

County Court of Northern Ireland at Craigavon

TAKE NOTICE that RJT Retail Ltd, the registered office of which is situate at 49 Downshire Road, Newry, BT34 1BA intends to apply to the County Court sitting at The Courthouse, Central Way, Craigavon, BT64 1AP for the above Division commencing at 10.00am in the forenoon on the 28 April 2025 for the Provisional grant of a Licence for premises situate at Unit 3, 178 Bleary Road, Portadown, BT63 5ND being such premises as are specified in Article 5(1)(b) 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 off the premises.



AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on 2 May 2025 commencing at 10.00am.



RJT Retail Ltd aforesaid is the owner of the business. The sole director of RJT Retail Ltd is Trevor Knox of 49 Downshire Road, Newry, BT34 1BA.



The owner of the premises is Douglas Bleary Limited, the registered office of which is situate at 180 Bleary Road, Portadown, BT63 5ND.



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 the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold.



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.



A subsisting licence as defined in Schedule 2 of the said Order for the premises such as are specified in Article 5(1)(a) of the Order situate at 1 Court Square and 21 Castle Street, Newtownards will be surrendered to the Court.



AND TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in premises in the vicinity of

the premises for which a 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 the time of the opening of the Court Sitting.



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, unfitness of the applicant, unsuitability of the premises, and where the premises are of a kind mentioned in Article 5(1)(a) or (b) 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.



Dated: 3 April 2025

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Carson McDowell LLP

Solicitors for the Applicant

4/5 Murray Street

Belfast, BT1 6DN



To: The Chief Clerk at The Courthouse, Central Way, Craigavon, BT64 1AP by Hand Delivery.

The Clerk of Petty Sessions at The Courthouse, Central Way, Craigavon, BT64 1AP by Hand Delivery.

The Unit Commander, PSNI, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District, 62 Church Walk, Lurgan, BT66 6HD by Hand Delivery.

The Unit Commander, PSNI, Newry, Mourne and Down District, 3 Belfast Road, Newry, BT34 1EF by Hand Delivery.

The Clerk & Chief Executive of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1AL by Hand Delivery.