Issue - meetings

To consider a review of a Premises License.

Application for a review of a premises license - Dulce Pecado UK Ltd, 263 High Road, London, N15 4RR

The Licensing Sub-Committee (“the LSC”) carefully considered the above application.

In considering the application, the LSC took account of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”), the Revised Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 in February 2025 (“the section 182 guidance”), the Haringey Statement of Licensing Policy 2021-2026, the report pack, and representations from the applicant and objectors.

Having considered the application and heard from all the parties, the LSC decided to MODIFY THE CONDITIONS OF THE LICENSE, including the operating hours.

Reasons

Written representations received

The LSC received the following evidence:

1. A report from the Licensing Team Leader, Daliah Barrett.
2. The application dated 5 July 2026 from Izabela Slowikowska.
3. Representations in support of the application from local residents.
4. Representations in support of the application from the Noise, Nuisance & Licensing Enforcement team.
5. Written representations in response from the license holder, including proposed further and modified license conditions.

Oral representations received

The LSC heard from:

1. Izabela Slowikowska, the applicant.
2. Sabrina de Mata, and Victoria Stewart speaking on behalf of Malgorzata Eicholc, local residents supporting the application.
3. Craig Bellringer, Noise, Nusiance & Licensing Enforcement team, supporting the application.
4. Kevin Everett, licensing agent, and Christopher Zawani and Andreas Castro, on behalf of the license holder.

While not seeking to record everything said during the course of the hearing, the LSC noted and placed reliance on the following comments in particular.

Ms Slowikowska told the LSC:

Ø  She and her husband are the residents most affected by noise from the premises as they live directly above.

Ø  The incident at the end of June 2026 was not the beginning, it was the final straw. There have been issues for a long time, but under previous managers they have always managed to eventually reach a solution.

Ø  When the warm weather began, they began having issues with the club’s customers congregating outside and being noisy. They tried to raise this with the venue, without success.

Ø  They have not had any communication from the venue since they initiated this review.

Ø  She wants to be fair, and notes there is occasional improvement, but it is not consistent. For example, security do try to control the customers outside and ensure they don’t congregate, but the night before this hearing she also observed them having a loud argument with a customer, and later sitting and chatting with customers.

Ms Stewart on behalf of Ms Eicholc told the LSC:

Ø  The incident on the weekend of 27 and 28 June directly affected her business. The pavement was taken up by people and equipment to such a degree that customers could not get in. She asked for the music to be turned down but was ignored. The premises have now acknowledged this was a mistake, but it is of great concern to her that the people holding the license did not realise this to begin  ...  view the full decision text for item 6.