Issue - meetings

To consider an application to allow Supply of Alcohol and the Provision of Late Night Refreshment at the above premises.

The Licensing Officer, Dale Barrett, introduced the application to allow the Supply of Alcohol and the Provision of Late Night Refreshment at Devran Restaurant, 485-487 Green Lanes, London, N4 1AJ, as laid out in the agenda pack, including:

• The opening times requested within the application documents (pages 46-48 of the agenda pack) differed to those in the covering report (page 2 of the agenda pack) as the Applicant had agreed to the representations suggesting that the restaurant closed at the same time as other businesses in the Green Lanes area.
• The Applicant had agreed to the Police conditions (pages 60-61), namely to install CCTV, which the Applicant’s representatives confirmed had been completed, and to cease the supply of alcohol 30 minutes before closing time.
• The comments of the planning service were noted and the Service was in dialogue with the restaurant owner relating to a separate enforcement matter which was not relevant to the licensing application.
• The majority of representations by interested parties had been withdrawn due to agreement of the recommended opening times.

The Committee noted the statement of Mr Sharman, who lived above the premises, regarding nuisance from the extractor flue, including:

• Mr Sharman was pleased to report that the Applicant had taken steps to reduce the noise from the extraction system and a dialogue between the Applicant and Mr Sharman had been established.
• There were still concerns about noise and smell from the extraction system and the late opening hours and conditions should be imposed to ensure the Applicant continued to maintain the extraction system regularly.
• In response to questions Mr Sharman confirmed that he owned the property which had been visited by a representative of the Applicant during a day when the restaurant had not been particularly busy.    The Applicant had agreed that the extraction unit would not be set higher than a maximum setting of 7 when the restaurant was busy.

The Committee noted the statement from Mr Ballay, Chair of the Gardens Residents’ Association, regarding the potential detrimental event on the local neighbourhood of the original opening hours requested, including that a closing time of 02:00hrs on weekdays was still excessive but residents had been reassured about the application as the opening hours were now in line with other businesses in Green Lanes.

The Committee noted the statement of the Applicant’s representatives, Mr Jun Simon and Cecil Gutimore including:

• Confirmation of acceptance of the Police conditions and that the installation of CCTV had been completed as had the maintenance works to the extraction system.
• The premises had not received any complaints further to recent temporary notices during the Christmas period.
• Most interested groups were satisfied with the new closing time of 02:00hrs and they had the right to request a review of the license should there be non-compliance of any conditions imposed.
• In response to questions it was noted that the Applicant had employed a specialist to conduct maintenance and repair works to the extraction system to reduce the noise and Mr Sharman  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19