Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business.  (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear.  New items will be deal with at item 7 below).

There were no items of urgent business.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at he commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, licence, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

There were no items of urgent business.

The Chair will explain the procedure that the Committee will follow for the hearing considered under the Licensing Act 2003 or Gambling Act 2005.  A copy of the procedure is attached.

Noted.

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

The Licensing Officer, Dale Barrett, presented the report on an application for a premises licence variation at La Barca, 685 High Road, Tottenham, London N17 8AD. It was reported that representations had been received from the Police, which had been withdrawn following agreement by the applicant to the conditions recommended, and also from the Noise Team. A letter of representation received from an interested party had been withdrawn and was therefore not considered at the hearing. A letter received in respect of Building Control issues was for the attention of the applicant, but did not constitute a formal representation for the consideration of the Committee. The Committee noted that the Restaurant Condition on the existing licence was to be carried over to the new licence, if granted, and would require alcohol to be sold only as ancillary to table meals.

Derek Pearce, Enforcement Response Team Leader, reported that the noise team representation focussed on the risk of nuisance resulting from Regulated Entertainment at the premises, particularly given the structure of the premises and the large windows at the front. Mr Pearce reported that, following discussion with the applicant’s representative, it had been agreed that a number of the conditions put forward by the noise team could be withdrawn as not being appropriate in respect of this particular application. It was reported that the applicant’s representative had offered an additional condition that any live music would cease at 0000. The Committee was advised that they should consider the representations regarding how the premises would operate in determining whether they felt that conditions in respect of a lobbied entrance and SIA-registered door supervisors would be appropriate in the context of this application, and would also need to consider the operating hours they felt would be reasonable, given the other conditions put forward to address the issue of noise nuisance.

In response to questions from the Committee, Mr Pearce advised that the premises was not an ideal location for Regulated Entertainment due to the design and structure of the premises. It was felt that a noise limiter would go a long way to reduce the risk of noise nuisance, however this would need to be monitored by the licensee and it would also be necessary to ensure that the system was not circumvented. The Committee asked about the suggested condition regarding appropriate delivery times, in response to which Mr Pearce suggested that there could be a degree of flexibility around this and that it would be for the Committee to make a decision on what they felt would be acceptable. In response to questions from the applicant’s representative, Mr Pearce  reported that the main concern of the noise team was noise breakout, and that it should be possible for the licensing objectives to be upheld if a noise limiter were appropriately installed and operated, although it was noted that this might result in the music having to be set at a relatively low volume.

The applicant’s representative, David Dadds, addressed the Committee.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

To consider any new items of admitted under item 2 above.

There were no new items of urgent business.

The following item is likely to be the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972; namely information relating to any individual and information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.