Licensing Act 2003 Applications – Late Objections

Following a case I did this week in front of a licensing committee where there was no opposition from statutory authorities but late objections from residents a timely reminder to our local authority friends that representations received AFTER the deadline allowed for consultation cannot be included in evidence. They are out of time! The licensing authority should have granted the licence by way of delegated authority and not compelled my client into extra expenditure setting up a full committee hearing and raising expectations for many local residents. The case of Royal Albert Hall -v- Albert Court Residents Association in the Court of Appeal (in which I played a small part) in 2011 is authority to be followed.