Agenda and minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

It was noted that Councillor Reg Rice was in attendance in place of Councillor Sheila Peacock.

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 Chair will explain the procedure that the Committee will follow for the hearing considered under the Licensing Act.

The Chair provided a summary of the procedure for the meeting.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which presented an application for a new premises licence for Getir, Textile House, Cline Road, London, N11. It was explained that the application requested a licence for the sale of alcohol off the premises from 0000 to 0000 hours (24 hours) on Monday-Sunday, with online sales only and no public access. It was noted that the premises were situated on an industrial unit with residential accommodation nearby.

It was stated that representations had been received from four other persons and these were set out in full in the report. It was added that no representations had been received from Responsible Authorities. It was explained that the application carried the conditions offered by the applicant, the majority of which were set out on page 16 of the agenda pack.

It was also noted that the relevant laws and guidance were listed in the report, from section 6 onwards. It was explained that the Committee could grant the licence subject to mandatory and other conditions, exclude from the scope of the licence any of the licensable activities to which the licence related, refuse to specify a person in the licence as the premises supervisor, or reject the application. It was added that the licensing authority’s determination of the application was subject to a 21 day appeal period.

In response to questions from the Committee, the following responses were provided:

·         It was confirmed that the application requested a 24 hour licence on every day of the week for the sale of alcohol. Cllr Rice stated that the timings shown (0000 to 0000 hours) were slightly unclear. The Licensing Officer stated that this was the standard timing to demonstrate 24 hour sales but noted this point.

·         It was noted that some residents had stated that the timings requested had been listed as different timings on the Council’s website Khumo Matthews, Legal Advisor, noted that the timings had been correctly advertised at the physical location of the premises. It was added that the Licensing Sub-Committee would consider the hours as part of their decision and any hours would remain at the Committee’s discretion. It was confirmed that this would not invalidate an application.

The Committee received representations from objectors:

·         Rebecca Thomas, local resident, noted that the timings on the application had been different on the website and had showed an application to sell alcohol from 8am until midnight seven days a week. She stated that not all local residents had been aware that the application was for 24 hour sales of alcohol. She commented that the notice on the site had been too small and too high up to be accessible for the public.

·         In relation to the prevention of crime and disorder, Rebecca Thomas stated that the presence of a warehouse with alcohol stock and deliveries by scooter could lead to an increase in crime. She noted that this premises would be the only location within the trading estate that stocked alcohol, including a reasonable quantity  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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

There were no new items of urgent business.