Issue - meetings

To consider an application by Punch Taverns Plc to allow: Sale of Alcohol, Late Night Refreshment and Regulated Entertainment at the above premises.

The Licensing Officer, Ms Barrett, presented the report which set out a new application by Punch Taverns PLC to allow the Sale of Alcohol, Late Night refreshment and Regulated Entertainment at The Swan Public House, 363 High Road, London N17 6QN. Ms Barrett reported that the previous licence at the premises had been revoked following a review, and that the present application was completely new. It was reported that the applicant had agreed to additional conditions in consultation with the Police and Fire Officer, as a result of which their representations had been withdrawn. Representation had been received from an interested party. Mr Man, an interested party as landlord of the property adjacent to the premises, requested to introduce late documentary evidence consisting of a letter from residents but this was not permitted as agreement was not reached with the applicant.

Mr Man asked how the Council intended to monitor nuisance at the premises if the licence were granted. Ms Barrett reported that the enforcement team would make regular visits to the premises, in addition to which any complaints received regarding the premises would be investigated and dealt with under the relevant legislation. If there were evidence of nuisance being caused in relation to the premises, a review could be brought by responsible authorities or interested parties.

The applicant’s representative outlined the recent history of the premises and indicated that Punch Taverns was now seeking to ensure that an appropriate tenant was in place to operate the premises. The current application was for the same licence as was previously held at the premises, but with a number of additional conditions and a new management team in place. In addition to the existing conditions of the previous licence, and those conditions agreed with the Police and Fire Officer, the applicant was willing to respond to the concerns raised by Mr Man and proposed to reduce the hours for Live Music to 00:00 Monday to Sunday and to look at ways of addressing the issues relating to the extractor fan, such as installing an odour purification system. It was felt that the conditions proposed would be sufficient to meet the licensing objectives.

Mr Man asked the applicant’s representative how they could be sure that residents would not be disturbed by the premises. The applicant’s representative responded that the conditions proposed would address these issues, as part of which the management team would be monitoring the level of noise at the premises. The applicant clarified that although a licence was sought to permit Live Music until 00:00 each day, this did not mean that there would be Live Music performed each day until 00:00. It would be the manager’s decision as to when Live Music would be scheduled within the hours permitted by the licence.  In response to a question from the Committee regarding sound insulation, the applicant reported that they would not wish for this to be a condition of the licence, and that if sound levels were correctly monitored then the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9