Agenda and decisions

The decision

The Licensing Sub-Committee RESOLVED that the application for a personal licence be ADJOURNED on this final occasion to enable the Applicant to attend.

The decision of 25^th June 2019

The Licensing Sub-Committee in considering this decision from the information presented to it within the report, and at the hearing today has determined that having regard to the promotion of all the licensing objectives:

• The prevention of crime and disorder;
• Public safety;
• Prevention of public nuisance;
• The protection of children from harm;

The application for a premises licence has been approved in accordance with the Council’s licensing statement and paragraph 8.1 of the report, with the following amendments :-

·  The opening hours and the hours for licensable activity as agreed are:

Opening Hours:

Monday to Thursday  10:00 – 23:00 hours

Friday to Saturday   10:00 – 00:00 hours

Sunday   10:00 -  23:00 hours

Supply of Alcohol (off the premises):

Monday to Thursday      10:00 – 20:00 hours

Friday to Saturday  10:00 – 22:00 hours

Sunday   10:00 -  21:00 hours

·  Condition 12 to be amended and read as follows:

“ Use of the back garden area, shown on the plan, shall cease at the following times:

Monday – Thursday20:00 hours

Friday - Saturday   22:00 hours

Sunday  21:00 hours

·  The Applicant agreed to the following condition to be added to the licence to prevent noise in the garden in the future :

“The external door that leads to the garden, at the premises, shall be kept closed at all times, except for the access and egress of patrons and staff, and shall only be used until 20:00 hours onwards on Monday to Thursday, until 9pm on a Sunday and until 22:00 hours from Friday to Saturday, with the appropriate signage stating the same”.

Reasons for the decision

The application has been approved, with the above amendments as the Licensing Sub-Committee were satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be undermined. 

The Licensing Sub-Committee took into consideration that the Metropolitan Police Service and the Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team had withdrawn their objections in advance of the hearing as the Applicant had agreed the proposed conditions.

It was noted from the Applicant’s representations that the proposed licence to sell alcohol, was to simply add to the coffee shop with a vegan menu restaurant. The sale of alcohol is intended for customers to enjoy with brunch, lunch or an evening meal. The Applicant felt the proposed hours fitted comfortably in the area and alcohol will only be served at a table, in-line with the Council’s Policies LP1 and LP2, and that they do not intend to run the premises as a pub. The Applicant lives above the premises and demonstrated he is familiar with the area. He also explained he was running the premises responsibly since they opened in November 2018 and as such was capable of operating the premises in accordance with the licensing objectives. It was noted that the Applicant had not applied for any Temporary Event Notices or a music licence and that the premises has a 5 star food rating, along with there will be a Designated Premises Supervisor on the premises at  ...  view the full decision text for item 7.