Agenda and decisions

RESOLVED:

The decision

The Licensing Sub-Committee, in considering this decision from the information presented to them within the report and at the hearing and having regard to the promotion of 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 Statement of Licensing and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph 8.1 of the report, with the following amendments:

The hours of licensable activity:

Recorded Music

Thursday    19:00 - 23:30

Friday to Saturday  19:00 - 00:30

Sundays before Bank Holidays 19:00 - 23:30

Supply of Alcohol (on the premises)

Thursday    19:00 - 23:30

Friday to Saturday  19:00 - 00:30

Sundays before Bank Holidays 19:00 - 23:30

Opening hours

Thursday    19:00 - 00:00

Friday to Saturday  19:00 - 01:00

Sundays before Bank Holidays 19:00 - 00:00

·  Amend condition 19 to read as follows:

“Display a phone number and email address for local residents to contact the duty manager/ member of staff with any issues or concerns as they arise. A phone number for the premises shall be made available if required upon request to the police, any other responsible authority or any local resident to express any concerns caused by the operation of the premises. Any complaints and the outcome will be recorded in the incident book”.

And the following conditions to be added to the licence:

·  The Licensing Authority to approve the capacity of the premises once the seating and the site plan has been submitted to the Licensing Authority. The maximum capacity to be determined shall be 30 persons at the premises.

·  The Premises Licence Holder shall organise and publicise a meeting for local residents to discuss the operation of the premises and address any issues at least every 6 months. The frequency of meetings may be varied by agreement between the Premises Licence Holder and local residents.

Reasons for the decision

The application for a premises licence has been approved, as members of the Licensing Sub-committee were satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be undermined.

The Sub-committee took into consideration that the Responsible Authorities (the Licensing Authority, and the Environmental Enforcement Team) made representations on the grounds of prevention of public nuisance.

The Sub-committee took into account the representations made by 6 Other Persons (local residents) objected to the application. The Sub-committee heard that local residents had concerns about noise late at night and early in the morning. The Sub-committee heard that the local residents representing the interests of their community would be affected by the operation of the premises late at night.

In addition the Sub-committee heard that local residents were concerned

about the number of events that would take place each week and over the year which would affect them. The Sub-committee heard that the local residents had concerns about the premises and the hours of operation.

The Sub-committee noted that the Applicant is a resident of the High Street  ...  view the full decision text for item 6.

RESOLVED:

The decision

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 Statement of Licensing Policy and the conditions set out in paragraph 8.1 of the report, with the following amendment :-

The opening hours and the hours for licensable activity are:

 Opening Hours:

   Monday to Saturday    08:00 - 23:30

  Sunday  10:00 - 23:00

  Supply of Alcohol (On and Off Sales) 

  Monday to Saturday    12:00 - 23:00

  Sunday  12:00 - 22:30

·  Late Night Refreshment would be removed from the application.

·  Condition 27 would be removed from the licence as it does not apply to this premises.

And the following condition:

·  The Premises Licence Holder shall organise and publicise a meeting for local residents and/ or representatives of the local residents to discuss the operation of the premises at least every 3 months. The frequency of meetings may be varied by agreement between the Premises Licence Holder and local residents. 

Reasons for the decision

The Sub-committee approved the amended application with the above amendments and an additional condition for on-sales and off-sales of alcohol at the premises to

prevent the licensing objectives being undermined.

The Sub-committee took into consideration that the Applicant had agreed conditions with the Metropolitan Police Service, Environmental Protection and Environmental Enforcement in advance of the hearing, and these Responsible Authorities subsequently withdrew their objections to the application.

The Sub-committee also took into consideration the 9 objections raised by Other Persons (local residents) on the grounds of Public Safety and The Prevention of Public Nuisance and the Prevention of Crime and Disorder because the premises are close to a residential area. 

The Sub-committee heard from the Other Persons and the persons that spoke on behalf of other residents and a small residential block and neighbours. The Other Persons made representations that there was nothing in the arch for some time. The premises will be close to residential homes. The Planning use was not clear to local residents. Local residents of Great Eastern Street want to be consulted and would welcome regular meetings with the premises licence holder.

After considering all the representations made by the parties, the Sub-committee took into consideration that the premises is a small restaurant with a capacity 22 which provides natural wines and foods. The Sub-committee took into account that any alcohol will be ancillary to food, there will be no outside eating and drinking, no music will be played at the premises other than background music, the Applicant will ensure no music will escape from the premises to prevent noise nuisance. The Sub-committee noted that the Applicant’s intention was to close the premises one day a week and not open seven days a week. 

The Sub-committee  ...  view the full decision text for item 7.

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