Agenda and minutes

Special Licensing Sub Committee
Thursday, 28th April, 2022 10.00 am

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Contact: Philip Slawther 2957 Email: philip.slawther@haringey.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
1.	FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. By entering the ‘meeting room’, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings. The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual, or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Chair referred Members present to agenda item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein.
2.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE View the background to item 2. To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: None.
3.	URGENT BUSINESS View the background to item 3. It 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. Minutes: None.
4.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST View the background to item 4. A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered: (i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure. Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: None.
5.	SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE View the background to item 5. The Chair will explain the procedure that the Committee will follow for the hearing considered under the Licensing Act 2003. Minutes: None.
6.	APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE AT THE CAUSE, 15-19 GARMAN ROAD, LONDON, N17 PDF 432 KB To consider an application for a new premises licence. Additional documents: Appendix1 , item 6. PDF 144 KB 1. Application , item 6. PDF 92 KB 2. DPS Consent (editable) , item 6. PDF 116 KB 3. Emergency Evacaution Plan , item 6. PDF 483 KB 4. Managers fire Training , item 6. PDF 187 KB There are a further 13 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6. Minutes: Application for a New Premises Licence, The Cause - 15-19 Garman Road, Tottenham N17. RECEIVED the application for a new premises licence as detailed on pages 9 to 290 of the agenda pack. a. Licensing Officer’s Introduction: The licensing officer, Daliah Barrett, introduced the application for a new premises licence for a night club venue, referring to the documents in the agenda pack. The application sought the following: Supply of alcohol on the premises; plays; films; live music; regulated entertainment; and late night refreshment. NOTED that the premises had operated as a night club/music venue in Ashley House previously but that a new premises was sought due to the original location being redeveloped. Representations had been received from the Licensing Authority, Public Health and Building Control. Planning confirmed that the site did not have Planning Permission to be used as a night club/music venue. The applicants were seeking ‘meanwhile’ planning usage to use the event as a night club for an interim period before the Garman Road site was redeveloped. NOTED that the TENS applications referred to in the pack had been cancelled. The licensing officer also outlined those five representations had been received in favour of the application but only one was included in the agenda pack as the other four were not valid representations as they did not refer to the licensing objectives. In response to a question, it was NOTED that the Police had submitted a letter stating that they had been in discussions with the applicants and, that following satisfactory reassurances received, that they did not have any representations to make at this time. b. Representation from Noshaba Shah, Licensing Authority. NOTED the representation from Noshaba Shah on behalf of the licensing authority, including that: The applicants had accepted some of the conditions put forward by the licensing authority but had not accepted some of the other conditions put forward. The conditions that had not been accepted included the opening hours and the number of security staff present. The licensing authority requested that there be a condition on the licence that required door supervisors be used to vet customers and maintain public order. The vetting process must include implementation of the proof of age policy. There shall be a minimum of six door supervisors on duty from opening hours until the venue was empty of patrons. The Licensing Authority also requested that the licence be conditioned to ensure that the Premises Licence Holder shall ensure the following: Details for each door supervisor are entered into a register kept at the premises and which included, full name, SIA membership number, the time that supervisor started work and the time they finished work. That register should be available for inspection by the licensing authority or the police upon request. No re-entry after 9pm unless that person has gone through a metal detecting security arch and subjected to a physical search, at the discretion of door supervisors. The licensing authority was happy to waiver this condition if detection wands ... view the full minutes text for item 6.