Agenda and draft minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies.

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 dealt with under item 8 below).

There was no urgent business. 

There were no declarations of interest. 

The Sub-Committee will first hear from the Licensing Officer.  After that, the applicant will present their application and the Sub-Committee and objectors will have the opportunity to ask questions. Then, the objectors will present their case and the Sub-Committee and objectors will have the opportunity to ask questions. 

All parties will then have the opportunity to sum up, and then the meeting will conclude to allow the Sub-Committee to deliberate and reach a decision. This decision will then be provided in writing within five working days of this meeting.

The Chair outlined the summary for the meeting.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

Ms Daliah Barrett, Licensing Team Leader, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The applicant was seeking the timings shown on page 1.1 of the Licensing Officer’s report.

·         The hours open to the public would be from Sunday to Wednesday 08:00 to 00:30, Thursday 08:00 to 01:00 and Friday to Saturday 08:00 to 01:30, with sale of alcohol terminating half an hour before the terminal hour. 

·         The application could be found on appendix 1 in the agenda papers.

·         Representations had been submitted by various residents. A letter of support and a petition had been submitted by the applicant.

·         A dispersal policy had been submitted along with some CCTV footage.

·         The premises had operated as a public house for many years and had been operated by various businesses in the past in the last five years

·         An existing licence was in place and was part of the agenda papers.

·         The external front was surrounded by residential properties and no time had been offered for the use of the rear shisha area which was also an external area.

·         There was an attempt to get planning permission for a shisha area when it was under a different operator. It had been refused, but complications regarding planning legislation meant the area could be used by the applicant in any case. However, the area was still not a compliant shisha area in terms of the Health Act.

Presentation by the applicant

Mr Robert Sutherland, representing the applicant and Ms Bianca Mali, the applicant, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         In relation to the external area, there was a condition on the current licence which referred to a terminal hour for the use of the front area of the premises. This was an external terrace area on the current licence said that it would cease to be used at 21:00 Monday to Sunday. This was intended to continue.

·         In relation to the shisha area, they were not looking to address the Sub-Committee regarding the matter.

·         In relation to the application, there had been an agreed set of conditions found towards the end of the agenda papers bundle. One of these had been amended which stated that the rear external area could be used until closing time, but the roof was to be closed at 22:30, after which no shisha was to be offered unless it was electronic shisha with no tobacco content. This condition was agreed apart from the hours at which the roof was closed. The applicant would like the terminal hour to be 00:00 or, preferably, until closing time. 

·         The applicant had been in the hospitality industry for around 10 years managing and operating licensed premises.

·         The applicant grew up in her family's business where she gained experience in being a responsible operator dealing with alcohol and being compliant with the law. She had also completed her level two award for her personal licence. She also had run a premises in London with her husband - a coffee shop – although not alcohol related,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

Ms Daliah Barrett, Licensing Team Leader, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The application was for new premises licence.

·         The applicant had agreed to some reduced timings with the Noise team.

·         Regulated entertainment in the form of live music would be Monday to Friday 07:00 to 21:30 and until 22:30 on Saturday and Sunday.

·         There were non-standard timings which had been significantly reduced from what was being requested originally.

·         Page 159 of the agenda papers showed the times for recorded music, Monday to Friday 08:00 – 22:00, Saturday to Sunday 08:00 until 22:00.

·         The sale of alcohol would be from Monday to Friday 11:00 to 21:30 and Saturday to Sunday 11:00 to 22:30. The supply of alcohol would be on the premises.

·         The hours open to the public would be Monday to Friday 08:00 to 22:00 and until 23:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

·         There were seasonal variations stipulated.

·         The premises was situated at the rear of Wood Green Shopping Mall and had its own entrance from Mayes Road. There were residential properties directly beside it and also facing the property.

·         Paragraph 3.2 of the Licensing officer’s report had been agreed by the applicant.

·         Objections had been received by residents, the Noise team’s and the Police, though the Police had since withdrawn their representation.

Presentation by the applicant

The applicant’s representative, Mr Oisin Daly, informed the Sub-Committee that:  

·         The section 182 guidance, specifically 9.37, 9.38 and 9.12 were worth considering. As a matter of practice, the Sub-Committee should consider steps appropriate to promote the licensing objectives that gave rise to the specific representation to avoid straying into disputed areas.

·         The initial application was submitted and had subsequently been amended by the applicant. The applicant themselves acted on their own behalf took measures into play where they agreed with the Police and agreed with the Noise team. There had been a significant reduction in hours.

·         The application was primarily to allow the sale of alcohol as an activity that was ancillary to the premises as a restaurant.

·         The premises was a café - a restaurant - that would sell alcohol. It was not going to be a bar, a nightclub or open particularly late.

·         The operating hours were within the policy hours and significant conditions had been agreed with both the Police and the Noise team. Neither party were present at this hearing and their concerns had been appeased and they had agreed conditions proposed.

·         In relation to the representations received, these may have been submitted prior to the agreements being made.

·         He hoped the Sub-Committee would grant the application as it had been amended through the agreements with the Police and the Noise team.

·         In relation to the street drinking issue, the premises would sell alcohol for consumption on the premises. The premises only had a limited number of tables. The sales would not encourage street drinking.

·         In relation to the operating hours, these had been reduced. 

·         In relation to the effect of alcohol, this did not have  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

To consider any items of urgent business as identified at item 3.

There were no items of urgent business.