Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

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 at item 10 below).

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, licence, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee C held on 26 January 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub Committee C held on 26 January 2009 be approved and signed by the Chair.

The Chair will explain the procedure that the Committee will follow for the hearing considered under the Licensing Act 2003 or the Gambling Act 2005.  A copy of the procedure is attached.

Noted.

The following item is likely to be the subject of a motion to exclude the public and press from the meeting as it contains “exempt” information as defined in Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, namely that it contains information relating to any individual and information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

RESOLVED

That the public and press be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item.

To consider an application for a Personal Licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

The Committee considered an application for a personal licence.

That the Committee are asked to resolve to re-admit the public and press into the proceedings to hear the unrestricted items on the agenda as stated.

RESOLVED

That the public and press be re-admitted for the remainder of the meeting.

To consider an application by Anadolu Turkish Coffee House to allow supply of alcohol at the premises.

At the start of proceedings, the applicant’s representative, Mr Dadds, made a submission that the Ladder Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) was not an interested party, and that their representations should not be considered by the Committee. Mr Dadds reported that he had contacted the LSCP in advance of the meeting to ask for details of who the LSCP was making representations on behalf of and whether they had the authority of these individuals to do so, and that this information had not been supplied. Mr Sygrave, representing the LSCP, reported that, in response to the request from Mr Dadds, he had made clear that the LSCP was making representations on behalf of residents living at the east end of Mattison Road, for which the LSCP had signed authority from individual residents. The legal officer advised the Committee that names and addresses of individuals making representations relating to applications under the Licensing Act 2003 must be supplied in advance of any hearing, in order to demonstrate their proximity to the premises and to enable the applicant to prepare for the hearing.

The Committee adjourned for five minutes to take legal advice.

On the resumption of proceedings, the legal officer advised the Committee that the LSCP would be permitted to submit their representations on this application but that in future details of the individuals being represented must be provided when representations were made, so that the applicant had the opportunity to prepare fully for the hearing.

The Licensing Officer, Ms Barrett, presented the report on an application for a new premises licence at Anadolu Turkish Coffee House, 33B Grand Parade, Green Lanes to allow supply of alcohol at the premises. Representations on the application had been made by the noise team, and it was reported that the conditions put forward by the noise team had been agreed with the applicant. Representations and a petition had also been submitted on behalf of local residents, relating to the issues of noise nuisance, disturbance to residents and the inappropriateness of the location on a residential street and the close proximity of housing for vulnerable adults.

Eubert Malcolm, Enforcement Response Service Manager, outlined the noise team representation and reported that the operating schedule did not adequately address the issues of noise caused by patrons outside the premises, patrons exiting the premises and deliveries. Mr Malcolm advised the Committee that the premises had been visited by the noise team but that a statutory noise nuisance had not been established. Mr Malcolm confirmed that the conditions put forward by the noise team had been agreed by the applicant.

In response to a question from the Committee, Mr Malcolm advised that the first occasion on which officers had visited the premises was 18 March 2009. As a point of clarification, Mr Dadds advised that the application was for a licence until 2300hrs and closing time of 2330hrs to enable patrons to disperse. Mr Malcolm confirmed that this was acceptable to the noise team. Further to a question from  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

To consider any new items of urgent business admitted under item 2 above.

There were no items of urgent business.