Agenda and minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

There were none.

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 7 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 provided a summary of the procedure for the meeting.  

To consider an application for a variation of a premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

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

·      This was an application for a variation of an existing licence for a premises previously known as Mona’s Bar.

·      The applicant had transferred the licence on 30 August 2022 and had submitted an application to extend the operating hours. 

·      The hours of licensable activity being sought was until 03:30 with a closing time of 04:00 for the entire week.

·      Representations had been submitted by Councillor Ruth Gordon and the Licensing Authority.

·      The premises was situated in Tottenham High Road with residential dwellings on the opposite side and to the rear in Reform Row. 

In response to questions, Ms Barrett informed the Sub-Committee that:

·      There was a restaurant approximately 200 yards further down the road and had a closing time of around 02:00. There were other premises such as cafés in the area.

Presentation by the applicant

The applicant, Mr Aneke and his representative Mr Graham Hopkins, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·      The applicant was seeking a variation of the premises licence following the impact of the coronavirus crisis and the economic crisis that had accumulated a negative impact on the hospitality business.

·      The applicant had taken over the premises in August 2022 and had followed the general protocol.

·      The applicant was seeking to improve the viability of the premises, not to cause disturbance to residents.

·      The capacity of the premises was 65 people including staff.

·      Part of the business involved patrons hiring a table out for an evening and using it throughout the night. Such patrons would be members of the premises. 

·      If patrons broke the rules, disturbed neighbours or made noise nuisance, then they would not be allowed back into the premises.

·      The applicant was a responsible operator and had run a nightclub in East London for 15 years. He had also been described by Police as one of the most responsible operators who had not caused any problems. The applicant would also take advice from his representatives and from responsible authorities (such as Environmental Protection) whenever he received it.

·      There had been no change in the proposed conditions as they were robust and sufficient for the application. The conditions had kept any noise issues from occurring and were also in keeping with the dispersal policy. The dispersal policy had kept noise issues under control from residents exiting the premises and from noise nuisance in general. 

·      Police had not raised any concerns regarding the application and they were a responsible authority to whom the Sub-Committee was expected to give to weight and therefore the Sub-Committee should also give due weight when the Police did not put in a representation. This would also be true for other responsible authorities who had not submitted a representation.

·      There were no representations made from residents nor had there been a noise complaint made about the premises.

·      If there had not been any concerns raised for the premises operating until 03:30 Wednesday to Saturday, there should be no reason to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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

There were no items.