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TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONVERSION AND VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE: Coach & Horses, 862 High Road N17

TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONVERSION AND VARIATION OF A PREMISES LICENCE: Coach & Horses, 862 High Road N17 (Agenda Item 6)

               The Licensing Officer presented this report.

               The Legal Adviser raised a preliminary issue in connection with the fact that the application form contained requests in Boxes M and O of the operation schedule “to serve alcohol thirty minutes before and thirty minutes after any live Football World Cup, European Cup, England Test Matches, Rugby World Cup”.   The Legal Adviser advised the Committee that the requests were non-specific as regards timings as potentially the “thirty minutes before and thirty minutes after” could occur at any time of the day or night.  The Applicant’s Solicitor demurred on the grounds that the events were named and would take place on specific dates and the Applicant wanted the opportunity to open the premises to the public as requested in order to show the televised live event at whatever time of day that it may be showing.  The Legal Adviser then advised the Committee that in the circumstances, it would be a matter for the Committee to decide whether the potential proposed openings were sufficiently specific to enable the Authority to consider the potential impact on the licensing objectives.

               The Legal Adviser confirmed that, under the 1964 Act, the original Justices Licenses had applied a blanket policy to licensed premises in Haringey to open from 11 am on Saturdays; therefore 10 am opening on Saturdays was not covered by ‘grandfather rights’  This had been confirmed in an email from the Court which was available for members’ inspection.

               There were no objections from Interested Parties but the police had made an objection to 10 am opening on Saturday and Sunday match days and asked for four conditions to be put on the Licence as set out in section 6.1 of the report. The Police outlined their partnership scheme with the licensed premises around the Tottenham Hotspur Football ground and their anti-hooliganism initiative called ‘Tackling Crime Together’ and confirmed that they had enjoyed a good working relationship with the Coach and Horses over the past 10 years with the current Licensee (the proposed Designated Premises Supervisor).  The Police also conceded to the Applicant’s assertion that there had not been any trouble with the Applicant’s premises over the past 10 years.

               The Solicitor for the Applicant stated that under paragraph 13.26 of the DCMS Guidance, the Committee was not entitled to restrict the Applicant’s Grandfather rights.  The Legal Adviser queried this point and informed the Hearing that under Schedule 8, paragraph 3 to the Licensing Act 2003, the police had a right to object to an application for Conversion.  The Legal Adviser asked for clarification as to whether the Police objection related both to the applications for Conversion and for Variation, as the Committee had been convened to hear an application for Conversion and Variation.  The Police Representative confirmed that the Police objection applied both to the Conversion and Variation.  The Applicant’s Solicitor then stated that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7