The Director of Planning and Regulation had submitted a report to review of feasibility study on smoke free pavement licensing as requested. 

Recommendation(s): That General Purposes Licensing Committee resolves to:

1.    Agree to retain the existing arrangements with regards to smokefree pavement licence conditions. A full smokefree pavement licensing condition is not recommended at this time due to the following factors:

·       Significant enforcement and resource pressures,

·       Forthcoming Local Government Reorganisation, and

·       The risk of creating inconsistency and inequity for businesses

·       That the current national?compliant arrangements remain proportionate, workable, and enforceable.

Please note that some appendices to this item will be published as a supplement.

The General Purposes Licensing Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree to retain the existing arrangements with regards to smokefree pavement licence conditions.

2. Request that officers undertake a consultation process to seek views on the implementation of 100% smoke-free pavement license conditions.