Agenda and minutes

NOTED that the meeting was webcast for live or future broadcasting on the Council’s website.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Nigel Scott, Councillor Errol Reid stood in as a substitute.

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 7 below).

There was no 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 in relation to items on the agenda.

To approve the unrestricted minutes of the previous meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee C held on 16 June 2009.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16^th June 2009 were confirmed as a correct record 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 that summary of the procedure to be followed.

To consider an application by the Turkish Cypriot Community Association to allow Provision of Regulated Entertainment, Supply of Alcohol and Provision of Late Night Refreshment at the premises.

The Committee received the application for a new premises license made by the Turkish Cypriot Community Association, 628-630 Green Lanes, Haringey, London N8.  

The Committee noted that both Building Control and the Fire Authority had withdrawn previous representations due to the Applicant having agreed to the proposed conditions.  The conditions proposed by the Enforcement Response Team Leader had also been agreed by the Applicant and the Committee noted that the premises had received an abatement notice in 2008 due to noise disturbance, particularly when windows and doors at the premises were left open.

During questions to the Enforcement Response Team Leader the Committee noted that air conditioning would be required at the premises, and the rear garden would not be in use during the times where there was regulated entertainment, patrons would have to go to the front of the premise to smoke and this would need to be controlled by the premises management.

The Committee noted the statements of  the 8 interested parties objecting to the application, including that: local residents were disturbed by noise emitting from windows and doors even when closed, noise from patrons in the garden both during the day and at night; anti-social behaviour of patrons; if the application was granted there were concerns that people would congregate outside the premises and cause further noise disturbance; there had been no reduction of noise coming from the premises since the application had been submitted and interested parties expressed that they were not confident that the Applicant would adhere to the conditions.

The Applicant and their representatives were given the opportunity to speak.  The Committee noted the Applicant’s apologies to local residents and assurance that in future any complaints would be better dealt with by the premises managers and that noise disturbance should be reduced once noise reduction measures were in place.  The Applicant offered to meet regularly with residents in future to discuss any issues.

The Committee adjourned at 20:45 hrs to consider the evidence. 

The Hearing reconvened at 21:15 hrs.

The Panel had carefully considered the application and the representation of all responsible authorities, the local residents and the Applicant and took into account the Haringey Licensing Policy and Section 182 of the guidance and:

RESOLVED

To grant the application by Turkish Cypriot Community Association, 628-630 Green Lanes, London N8 0JD, to allow Provision of Regulated Entertainment, Supply of Alcohol and Provision of Late Night refreshment at the premises as follows:

Provision of Regulated Entertainment:

Plays & Films

Monday to Saturday                                                  1900 to 2300 hours

Sunday all licensable activities will cease at         2200 hours

Live Music, Recorded Music, Performances of Dance, Provision of facilities for dancing & Provision of facilities similar to that of making music or dancing

Thursday to Saturday                                    1900 to 2300 hours

Sunday                                                           1900 to 2200 hours

New Years Eve and Christmas Eve:           1900 to 0200 hours

Provision of Late Night Refreshment:

New Years Eve and Christmas Eve only: 2300 to 0200 hours

Supply of Alcohol (for consumption ON the premises):

Monday to Saturday  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

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

There were no new items of urgent business.

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.

resolved

That the Public and Press be excluded form the proceedings as Item 10 is exempt as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972; namely information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings, information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).