Agenda, decisions and minutes

1.1  Cllr Richard Lufkin was duly elected as the Sub-Committee Chair.

2.1  Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Midnight Ross and Cllr Penny Wrout.

3.1  None were declared.

4.1  None were submitted for approval.

5.1  The meeting participants noted the hearing procedure for the meeting (hearing procedure type A).

 

 

The Licensing Sub-Committee in considering this decision from the information presented to it within the report and at the hearing of Monday 25 September 2023 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; and

·  The protection of children from harm,

 

the application for a premises licence has been approved in accordance with the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph 8.1 of the report as applied for with the following amendments agreed with the Applicant.

 

? The hours for licensable activities, shall be, as agreed:

 

Plays

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Films

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Live Music

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Recorded Music

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Performance of Dance

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Anything of a similar description

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    09:00 - 00:00

Sunday    10:00 - 22:30

 

Late Night Refreshment:

 

Friday to Saturday    23:00 - 00:00

 

Supply of Alcohol (on and off sales)

 

Monday to Thursday    11:00 - 23:00

Friday to Saturday    11:00 - 00:00

Sunday    11:00 - 22:30

 

Opening hours

 

Monday to Thursday    09:00 - 23:30

Friday to Saturday     09:00 - 00:30

Sunday    10:00 - 23:00

 

The Applicant to provide a revised plan to show the extent of the premises and the red edged area.

 

And an additional condition:

 

The premises licence shall be limited to three days a week in any 7 day week.

 

Reasons for the decision

 

The application for a premises licence has been approved because the Licensing Sub-Committee was satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be undermined.

 

The Sub-Committee took into account that the Licensing Authority made representations on the grounds of Public Nuisance and raised concerns that the original proposed hours of activity were in excess of LP3 Core Hours. The Sub-Committee noted that the Applicant, the London Borough of Hackney,  had agreed to reduce the proposed hours of activity to LP3 Core Hours. The Sub-Committee also took into consideration that these reduced hours to Core Hours allayed the Licensing Authority’s concerns about the application, and they were  clearer on what was now required by the ?Applicant for pre-booked events.

 

The Sub-Committee took into account that 28 Other Persons, nearby local residents, had made representations both at the hearing and through several written submissions on the grounds of the four licensing objectives: Prevention of Crime and Disorder, Public Safety, Prevention of Public Nuisance and the Protection of Children from Harm.

 

The Sub-Committee also took into account that the local residents raised concerns about the impact of the proposals on the natural habitat in  ...  view the full decision text for item 6.

6.1  The Licensing Sub-Committee heard from Hackney Council’s Principal Licensing Officer (Acting), a representative for the applicant, responsible authorities (in this case the Licensing Authority) and other persons. The application was for a premises licence to allow authorisation for the provision of late night refreshment, regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol on Monday to Sunday. The Licensing Authority had made a representation on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance and it was noted that the proposed hours of activity are to 00:00 daily which are in excess of the hours set out in LP3 (Core Hours). Various other persons had made representations on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. The Sub-Committee noted that the applicant, the London Borough of Hackney, was happy to go along with, in a published letter to the Council’s Licensing Authority, a suggestion from them to scale back the hours to LP3 Core Hours.

 

6.2  Following submissions from the various parties there was a discussion where a number of points were raised including the following:

·  Responding to a question about how the applicant would manage the dispersal of patrons, specifically if they wandered off and cause potential noise, nuisance and damage to the immediate area, the applicant replied that in their experience in managing similar events at their other sites not all of the events that they hosted would include alcohol.  The applicant gave a brief summary of the types of events that they held at their Clissold Park venue which included wedding ceremonies, National Health Service (NHS) staff away days and antenatal classes. The security arrangements that they had in place their other venues would also be applied to the Abney Chapel;

·  The Sub-Committee noted that, under their terms and conditions, at Abney Chapel any events that were above 40 people, involve alcohol consumption or pose a higher risk will require security via Council contracted supplier CIS and clear

terms and conditions were lined out for each event;

·  Replying to a suggestion that limiting the days of operation to initially three days to see how the business would manage and to allay local residents’ concerns, the applicant replied that from their other venues they had shown that there had been a lot of demand and they wanted to make the Abney Chapel inclusive;

·  The Applicant confirmed that during the summer Abney Park was open up to 9:00pm and in the winter up to 4:00pm. It was understood that the nearest local residencies were approximately 100 metres away from the venue;

·  Replying to a question about noise, the applicant responded that the noise level was set to 93 decibels, which related to the inside the venue where all events would be held. They added that all windows and doors would be closed from 9pm onwards. There would also an insulated roof to mitigate against noise breakout. They added that they would not operate outside of the venue  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.1  No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) were scheduled for consideration at the meeting.