Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Reid, who was substituted by Cllr Demirci.

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). This being a special meeting of the Sub Committee, under Part Four, Section B, Paragraph 17 of the Council’s Constitution, no other business shall be considered at the meeting.

There were no items of urgent business.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at he commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, license, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

None.

The Chair will explain the procedure that the Committee will follow for the hearing considered under the Licensing Act 2003.  A copy of the procedure is attached.

Noted.

To consider an application by the Metropolitan Police for a review of the KO Club premises licence. A request has been received to adjourn this matter pending the outcome of an application to vary the existing.

RESOLVED

That this item be adjourned pending the outcome of an application to vary the existing licence.

To consider an application by Cameo Planning on behalf of residents for a review of Salonica, 1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4.

Ms Dale Barrett, the Licensing Officer, presented the report and advised the Committee that this was an application for a review of the license requested by Cameo Planning, on behalf of residents, on the grounds that the licensee is not promoting the statutory objectives of preventing crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance.

The licensee, Mr Stravogiannis, requested to introduce late documentary evidence, consisting of a series of photographs and two short video recordings. Following examination of the proposed evidence, the applicants, Cameo Planning, agreed that these could be introduced for consideration by the Committee.

Ms Barrett advised the Committee that the premises applied for a licence for late night refreshment in September 2006, and not in November 2007 as printed in the report. The licence permitted the provision of late night refreshment between 2300 and 0200 hours, Monday to Sunday, and set out the opening hours of the premises as 0800 to 0200, Monday to Sunday. Representation had been made by the Noise Team relating to complaints received against the premises in 2007 and 2008 and the recommendation that no smoking be carried out at the rear of the premises.

The Chair invited Derek Pearce, Noise Team Officer, to comment on the Noise Team representation. Mr Pearce reported that a Statutory Nuisance had been substantiated in December 2007 in relation to an overnight event at the premises, following which an abatement notice had been served. Mr Pearce reported that, compared with 2007, there had been fewer complaints relating to the premises in 2008. The main source of complaints was noise from the rear yard where the toilet was located and it was suggested that if the licence were to continue, a condition relating to the use of the rear yard should be applied. Mr Pearce confirmed that the Noise Team had visited the premises after 2am.

The Committee asked for clarification of the nature of the premises. Ms Barrett reported that it was a small premises, serving Turkish coffee and sandwiches. No alcohol was served at the premises.

The Chair invited Mrs Carol Robinson, representing Cameo Planning on behalf of local residents, to address the Committee. The Committee heard extracts of an audio recording made from inside a resident’s flat at 5.12am and 5.15am on 20 October 2007, demonstrating the noise audible from within the bedroom.

Mrs Robinson reported that cigarette smoke was permeating through the ceiling of the premises into residents’ homes above, and that groups often assembled, obstructing the access to resident’s flats. The disturbance to residents’ sleep caused by noise from the venue was detailed in the report and a number of the issues raised in the report were highlighted. Mrs Robinson reported that residents were being denied the right to peaceful enjoyment of their property, and stated that revoking the licence would be the only way of ensuring the peace of local residents.

Local residents reported that a number of flats overlooked the rear yard, noise from which was a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.