Agenda and decisions

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 proposed conditions as set out in paragraph 8.1 of the report, with the following amendments :-

?  The opening hours and the hours for licensable activity:

Opening Hours:

  Monday – Thursday  07:00 – 21:30 hours

  Friday – Saturday  07:00 – 22:00 hours

  Sunday  07:00 – 21:30 hours

Supply of Alcohol (On the premises)

  Monday – Thursday  08:00 – 21:00 hours

  Friday – Saturday  08:00 – 21:30 hours

  Sunday  10:00 – 21:00 hours

?  Condition 12 to be amended and read as follows: 

“The use of the external area shall cease at 21:00 hours save for a   maximum of 5 smokers at any one time”.

?  Condition 14 to be amended and read as follows: 

“There shall be submitted and accepted:

i)  A written dispersal policy and

ii)  An external area seating management plan

in a form agreed with the Metropolitan Police Service and the Licensing Authority, a copy of which shall be kept on the premises and produced to the Police or an authorised officer upon request. The latter shall specify that the tables and chairs be rendered unusable nightly”.

?  Condition 31 to be amended and read as follows: 

“The external area capacity shall be limited to 25 persons”.

?  Sale of Alcohol (off the premises) was removed from the application.

?  Late Night Refreshment was removed from the application.

?  Delete Condition 29 as it relates to off sales.

And the following additional condition agreed by the Applicant:

?  There shall be no supply of alcohol to customers outside of the premises until such time that:

a)  an accurate plan has been submitted to and accepted by the Licensing Authority; and

b)  the premises licence holder has obtained a tables and chairs licence or pavement licence (whichever they may require) from the Highways Authority

  Any furniture used under the licence must be placed outside in   accordance with such plans and consent.

?  All tables and chairs in the external area shall be removed and rendered unusable, and the use of the external area, shown on the plan, shall cease at 21:00 Sunday to Thursday and 21:30 on Friday and Saturday. 

Reasons for the decision

The application for the premises licence has been approved as members of the licensing sub-committee were satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be undermined within the Shoreditch Special Policy Area (SPA).

The sub-committee took into consideration that the Metropolitan Police Service and Environmental Protection had withdrawn their representations and agreed conditions with the applicant.

The sub-committee also took into consideration the representations made by the Other Persons and their concerns about the  ...  view the full decision text for item 5.

The application was withdrawn from the meeting agenda.