Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director of Law and Governance.

The Assistant Director of Law and Governance submitted a report (previously circulated) to consider an application received from Rockliffe Hall Hotel for the renewal of a licence to be approved as a venue for Civil Marriages and Civil Partnerships in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1949 (as amended by the Marriage Act 1994); the Civic Partnership Act (2004); the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005; and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

The submitted report gave a summary of Rockliffe Hall as an approve venue; the designated rooms and maximum capacity; and a copy of the application was appended to the submitted report.

As part of the renewal process the application sought to approve two additional areas as a place where a Civil Ceremony could take place namely ‘The Glasshouse’ and the ‘Rosebud Curious Cabin’. The Superintendent Registrar advised the Members that the Licensing Officer and the Building Control Manager had been consulted on the additional areas and no concerns had been raised.

RESOLVED – That approval be granted for the renewal of Rockliffe Hall, Hurworth, Darlington as an approved venue for the solemnisation of Marriages and Civil Partnerships in respect of the venue subject to the standard licence conditions and that the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy ceremony rooms on the occasion of Civil Marriages or Civil Partnerships.