Agenda and draft minutes

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RESOLVED:

The filming at meetings procedure was noted

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies werRESOLVED:

The procedural summary was noted.

e received from Councillor Weston. Councillor Peacock substituted for Councillor Weston.

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 were none.

There were none.

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.

RESOLVED:

The procedural summary was noted.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

The Licensing Team Leader, informed the Sub-Committee that:

• The options available to Members were outlined . Members questioned the timings for the supply of alcohol, particularly the 11am – 10pm on Monday timing. It was clarified that the timing for openings would not allow for any stop and start of opening hours.

Presentation by the applicant

Mr Robert Edge and Ms Marilyn Nwokemodo, representatives for the applicant, informed the Sub Committee that:

• The applicant had given due regard to all representations received by the Council, the Council’s Licensing team and Licensing regulations.
  
  
• It was explained that the venue would be a restaurant with an approximate capacity of 16.
  
  
• The applicant explained that they would work with the local community and suggested conditions that would help support the licensing objectives and the community. They recognised that the area was residential, and explained that the application was sensitive to that.
  
  
• It was explained that there were no significant objections from responsible authorities towards the application.

Questions to applicant

• It was noted, following questions from the Sub-Committee, that there had been three objectors to the application.
  
  
• It was explained by the applicant that the applicant would be utilising the premises to serve predominantly West African food, and that there was not and expectation that the premises would be catering to large numbers of people, due to the size of the premises.
  
  
• It was explained that the serving of alcohol would be undertaken as part of the service of food and would not be available as a bar service.
  
  
• It was stressed by the applicant that the use of music on the premises would be used to provide background music for the restaurant, and not be a central aspect of the application.
  
  
• The applicant explained that there had been some evidence of anti-social behaviour in the area, but it was explained that the opening of a restaurant was not considered to be an additional factor to anti-social behaviour. It was also noted that the applicant would be installing a network of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems before the commencement of trading to help deter anti-social behaviour. 
  
  
• The applicant explained their experience of working in the hospitality business and their businesses in other areas.
  
  

Presentation by objectors:

Objectors were not in attendance and did not give evidence.

Summary

Applicant:

• It was suggested by the applicant that the proposed premises would create local employment and services.

Following all presentations, the Licensing Sub Committee carefully considered the application for a new premises licence for De Mamas Kitchen Woodgreen at 24-26 Commerce Road, Wood Green, London N22 8ED. In considering the application, the Committee took account of the London Borough of Haringey’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Licensing Act 2003, the Licensing Act 2003 Guidance, the report pack and the applicant’s and objectors’ representations. Having carefully considered the application and heard from all the parties, the Sub Committee decided to GRANT the application for the hours and subject to the conditions.

Hours Granted 

Regulated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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

There was none.

To consider an objection to a temporary event notice

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

The Licensing Team Leader informed the Sub-Committee that:

• There had been a submission for a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) to open up the rear area of the premises for licensable activities.
  
  
• That there had been representations received from the Council Noise and Nuisance Team and the Metropolitan Police opposing the request.

Questions to Licensing

• Following questions about the current license and the lack of permission to use the rear area, it was explained that this area was previously utilised as a garage workspace, and that there was had been a significant impact of noise from that area that had been reported by local residents. It was explained that there had been Planning permission secured for the rear area of the site to install a secure roof on the site, which had not yet been undertaken.

Presentation by the notice giver:

Mr Max Lemba, representatives for the applicant, informed the Sub Committee that:

• The previous owner of the premises had utilised the rear area as a shisha area, which the current owner did not consider viable and would not undertake.
  
  
• It was suggested by the applicant that the refusal of the Temporary Event Notices for the licence holder was having a significant impact on the viability of the business.
  
  
• The applicant suggested that there were limited numbers of objectors to the activities proposed on the premises.

Questions to notice giver

• The applicant explained that they were not aware that their TEN was not in place, and were not aware that they were in breach of licence, as it was explained that emails were not being received.
  
  
• The applicant noted that they were not always open during licenced hours due to other job roles and commitments.
  
  
• It was asked by the police representative if future application for TENs made by the applicant could include an operating schedule to provide assurance of adherence. It was noted by the applicant that if required, that they would submit this in the case of a weekend event.
  
  
• The applicant explained that they would utilise a TENs application on a weekday in order to cover any usage of the back area.
  
  

Presentation by objectors:

Police Constable Costache Adriana-Monica, objector and the Senior Noise & Nuisance Officer and informed the Committee that:

• They had concerns that the applicant would not uphold the licencing objective, and made objection to the application.
  
  
• It was explained that there had been complaints received by the Licencing Authority from residents relating to late night music and people noise from the premises.
  
  
• That the Police had not attended the premises and so they could not confirm that the noise came from those premises. It was additionally noted that there were no other recent noise complaints received.
  
  
• That the Noise and Nuisance Team noted that the premises were still open following licencing hours and that there was evidence of licensable activities being undertaken in the rear area, which was a breach of licence.
  
  
• It was explained that the applicant had applied  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

To consider an objection to a temporary event notice

Presentation by the Licensing Officer

The Licensing Team Leader, informed the Sub-Committee that:

• Representations opposing the application had been received from the Metropolitan Police and the Council’s Noise and Nuisance Team.
  
  
• It was clarified that the sale of alcohol was generally permitted between 12pm and 4.30am on Saturday, and that the Temporary Event Notice application was asking to carry through from 0500 to 1200 on that date, for up to 150 people.

Presentation by the notice giver

Mr Gareth Noble, representative for the applicant, informed the Sub Committee that:

• The applicant wanted to use the site to encourage a vibrant night time economy.
  
  
• It was explained that the applicant worked with a security agency which utilised bodycams and had medical training, which promoted safety. 

Questions to applicant

• It was asked by the Sub-Committee what the event was aimed to be. It was explained that one of the events would begin at 6pm on Saturday and end at 2am on the Sunday, and would be a techno music event. It was explained that the next event would start at 5am, and it was expected that event goers would be coming from other sites or coming from late night working. It was stressed that the applicant had an experienced team in order to ensure that they could successfully organise the proposed event.
  
  
• The applicant explained that the event would utilise the main space to undertake the event, which would include drinking, dancing and music. It was noted that the general age group of attendees was expected to be diverse.
  
  
• It was asked what the capacity for the event would be, what advertising was taking place, the target audience, and any medical requirements which would be required for a long event. It was noted by the applicant that the members of the hired security SIA team were medically trained, and it was noted that it could be requested that medically trained staff could be present.
  
  
• Officers stressed that there was a need to have separate medical staff available from security staff, in order to ensure a safe event, as well as staff to ensure safeguarding against violence. It was noted by the applicant that they implemented Ask Angela.
  
  
• The applicant explained that they would investigate how well-trained staff were on welfare issues.
  
  
• It was explained that the target audience was aimed at 25-40 years, and noted that advertisement had not begun due to waiting for the event application.
  
  
• It was explained that the capacity of the site for the event would be expected to about at maximum of 150 people.
  
  
• The applicant noted that they could, as part of a condition for granting the TEN, that they could close the venue between the two events.
  
  
• Officers noted that they would have appreciated more information on the substance of the event which was being proposed as part of the application.
  
  
• The applicant explained that the set list for the proposed events would likely be of a different genre, which could encourage changes in crowds.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.