11-13A & 15 Strand Road, Derry - application for provisional grant of a licence

Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Article 5(1)(c), 7, 9 and Schedule I

Notice of application for the provisional grant of a licence

authorising the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail in a hotel.



IN THE COUNTY COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND

WESTERN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DIVISION

SITTING AT LONDONDERRY

TAKE NOTICE that MAIDEN CITY HOTELS LIMITED, company number NI729724 having its registered office at Unit 7 Elagh Business Park, Buncrana Road, Londonderry, BT48 8QH (“the Applicant”), intends to apply to the County Court sitting at Londonderry Courthouse, Bishop Street, Londonderry, BT48 6P, for the above division commencing at 10.30 in the forenoon on the 2nd day of July 2025 for the provisional grant of a licence for premises situate at 11-13A & 15 Strand Road, Derry, BT48 7BJ being such premises as are specified in Articles 2 and 5(1)(c) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely premises of any establishment which is intended to be allocated a certificate under Article 13 of the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 to the statutory category of hotel.



AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on the 2nd day of July 2025 at 10.30 in the forenoon.

The Applicant will be the owner of the business to be carried on under the licence.

The Applicant is a private limited company, whose sole director is Laurence McDaid of Unit 7 Elagh Business Park, Buncrana Road, Londonderry, BT48 8QH and no other persons have executive control.

The owner of the premises is Short Visits Ltd company number NI673332, whose registered office address is at Unit 7, Elagh Business Park, Buncrana Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 8QH.

A plan of the premises separately delineating each part or parts of the premises as specified in Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 is attached to this notice in accordance with Schedule I to the said Order.

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 the Applicant intends to apply under Article 44 of the said Order for an order of the above court directing that, on such days as may be specified in the order, the hours mentioned in Article 44(2) of the said Order (as amended); namely on any day from 11.00pm to 1.00am the next day following, in addition to those mentioned in Article 42(1) of the said Order, be included in the permitted hours for the parts of the said premises delineated on the said plan on the grounds that the said parts 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 the Applicant intends to apply under Article 48 of the said Order for an order of the above named court specifying the part of the premises particularly delineated on the said plan as being suitable for functions such as are referred to in Article 47(5) of the said order, namely those -

(a) organised by any body established for social, charitable or benevolent purposes or for furthering the common interests of persons associated with any trade, profession, educational or cultural activity, game or sport; or

(b) (not exceeding 6 in any year) organised by the licence holder, on the grounds that

(i) the part so delineated is structurally adapted and used or intended to be used for the purpose of providing for the accommodation of persons frequenting it substantial refreshment to which the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary; and

(ii) suitable means of access to that part of the premises otherwise than through any other part of the premises which is used for the sale ofintoxicating liquor, are available for customers.



AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in the vicinity of the premises for which this licence is sought must in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule I to the Order serve notice of his intention to object upon the applicant (at its Solicitor’s office if required) and the Chief Clerk not less than one week before the opening of the Court sitting.



AND TAKE NOTICE that the permissible grounds of objection are as specified in paragraph 4 of the said Schedule I, and Article 7(4)(a) to (e)(i) of the said Licensing Order, namely:-

(i) that the proper procedure has not been complied with;

(ii) the fitness of the applicant; and

(iii) the suitability of the premises.

And in the case of the application under Article 44 the permissible grounds of objection are as specified in Article 44(1) and (3) (suitability of the premises and undue inconvenience).

And in the case of the application under Article 48 the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 48(2) of the Order (suitability of the premises)



Dated this 6th day of June 2025



Hampson Harvey Solicitors

Solicitors for the Applicant

47 Clarendon Street, Derry, Co Londonderry, BT48 7ER



Served upon:

1. The Chief Clerk at Londonderry Courthouse, Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6PY

2. The Clerk of Petty Sessions at Londonderry Courthouse, Bishop Street, Derry,

BT48 6PY

3. The Sub-Divisional Commander of Derry City and Strabane Policing District, Londonderry PSNI Station, 81 Strand Road, Derry, BT48 7AA

4. Derry City and Strabane District Council, 98 Strand Road, Derry, BT48 7AA

5. Tourism Northern Ireland, Floors 10-12 Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES.