Agenda and minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

No apologies had been received. 

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 new premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

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

·         The application sought permissions for regulated entertainment in the form of live music, recorded music and the supply of alcohol Sunday to Thursday from 08:00 to 00:00, and from 08:00 to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.

·         The application also sought licensable activities on the end of the permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of the permitted hours on New Year's Day.

·         The supply of alcohol would be for both on and off the premises.

·         Representation had been received from the Noise team.

·         The premises shared an adjoining wall with a residential property.

In response to questions, the Licensing Officer informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         Should the licence for the sale of alcohol be granted, the premises could also play live music between 08:00 to 23:00 each day.

·         There were objections from members of the public, but they had arrived outside of the consultation deadline.

Presentation by the applicant 

Mr Alex Tomlinson, the applicants’ representative, informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The premises was currently a vacant site. It was previously an office and the applicants were looking to take on the lease. The lease was conditional on them getting a premises licence, so should the application be refused, then the premises would remain vacant.

·         The concept of the premises was for it to be an intimate music and art space which would be closely linked with a music promotion company that the applicants already owned. The premises was aimed at showcasing emerging musical talent to perform in front of smart and supporting audiences, like family and friends. This allowed individuals to develop their musical development in a welcoming environment.

·         The premises was a very small, intimate location and consisted of two rooms. One was the dedicated live music space, the other was the bar itself. The larger room was the performance room.

·         The adjoining residential property next to the premises was not occupied at present and was used as a storage space by the person who owned it. This person lived overseas.

·         The main performance space itself was adaptable, including moveable seating to accommodate for different versions of acts and different styles of performances.

·         The application was proportionate and adequate to the style and operation of the premises. Further conditions had been offered as a result of a visitation and requests. The majority of these had been agreed.

·         The only contentious points were the terminal hours on a Friday and Saturday, which the applicants were hoping to keep until 01:00 where the recommendation had been made to change it to 00:00. The terminal hour was essential for the business due to the occupancy and the size. There would be a commercial effect if those hours were not granted as operations would have to shut and wind down earlier. It also did not give the requisite amount of time to be able to stage two separate acts.

·         The only other point was for individuals to be  ...  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, but the Sub-Committee adjourned at 7:49pm for a short break and reconvened at 7:56pm.

To consider an objection to a temporary event notice.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

The Licensing Officer informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The Police had raised an objection to the Temporary Event Notice (TEN). 

·         A copy of the objection notice could be found in appendix 1.

·         The TEN sought an extension of time for licensable activity on 8 December 2024. This was for the sale of alcohol and regulated entertainment from 00:01 to 02:30.

·         A copy of the premises licence could be found in the agenda papers.

Presentation by the objector  

PC Derek Ewart informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The event would undermine the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public nuisance and public safety.

·         The event had been shown as a pre-Christmas party booking with a ticketed event stating that there would be food served.

·         There would be recorded music but no live music.

·         The notice stated that there would be a maximum capacity of 50 patrons plus staff and no patrons under 25. There would also be a generally older clientele.

·         There was a mention of four SIA staff being employed at the premises and the various places they would be stationed.

·         There was confusion regarding the maximum number of people in the premises (stated as 70), so there appeared to be two figures - 50 and 70.

·         The premises was situated in the parade of shops along Tottenham High Road.

·         There were residential premises above the location and opposite.

·         Residential properties were embedded above the commercial premises.

·         The notice had a terminal hour of 02:30 and the event would promote a public nuisance to local residents who had the right to quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their homes.

·         In the past, there had been several calls to Police regarding fights at the premises.

·         On 26 October 2024, there were bottles involved in a fight at a private party. At 21:57, somebody from the premises called the Police in order to mitigate the situation. 

·         On 4 October 2024, at 20:00, a fight at the premises had occurred and somebody had called to say that they needed help people and reported people pulling and pushing. 

·         Police resources were despatched to the incident whereby a male who had refused to previously leave, left upon Police arrival.

·         In July 2024, there was an incident whereby somebody reported a smell of cannabis within the premises.

·         An enforcement action taken against the Notice Giver for an event on 13 July 2024 whereby a late TEN had been submitted, which was refused via objection, but the event was held anyway.  The Council carried out enforcement action whereby a caution had been placed.

·         Due to the recent historical incidents at the premises, the event could result in disorder at the premises.

·         The Notice Giver appeared to have no regard for rules, regulations or the law.

In response to questions, PC Derek Ewart informed the Sub-Committee that:

·         The amount of incidents relating to disorder and violence was concerning for one location.

·         On 4 October 2026, uniformed officers attended the premises to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.