Agenda and draft minutes

Special Licensing Sub Committee
Monday, 19th February, 2018 7.00 pm, NEW

Venue: Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22 8LE. View directions

Contact: Felicity Foley, Principal Committee Co-ordinator

Items
No.	Item
52.	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. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. 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 and using the public seating area, 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: Noted.
53.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 53. Minutes: Councillor Reg Rice was in attendance as a substitute for Councillor Zena Brabazon, who was unable to sit on the Committee due to the application for Finsbury Park which was in her ward (Harringay).
54.	Urgent Business View the background to item 54. 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.
55.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 55. 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.
56.	Summary of Procedure PDF 161 KB View the background to item 56. 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. Minutes: Noted.
57.	APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE AT THE IMPERIAL, 290 WEST GREEN ROAD, N15 PDF 41 KB To consider an application for a new premises licence. Additional documents: REPORT DOCUMENTATION- THE IMPERIAL VENUE , item 57. PDF 3 MB Minutes: Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a new premises licence for Imperial, 290 West Green Road, N15. Ms Barrett advised the Committee that during the consultation process the applicant had amended the hours originally sought, as follows: Hours for opening to the Public Sunday to Thursday 1000 to 2300 Fridays and Saturdays 1000 to 0100 Regulated Entertainment: Live Music & Recorded Music Sunday to Thursday 1830 to 2300 Fridays and Saturdays 1830 to 0000 Late Night Refreshment Friday and Saturdays 2300 to 0030 Supply of alcohol for consumption ON the premises Sunday to Thursday 1100 to 2230 Friday and Saturday 1100 to 0030 Representations had been received from Responsible Authorities and local residents. The premises had previously operated as a church and had not been licenced for licensable activities. A Temporary Event Notice (TEN) had been used in December 2017, and complaints had been made by local residents, with a visit made by the Noise Team. The local residents outlined their objection to the application. Local residents currently experienced noise and public disorder issues and were concerned that an increase in people to the area would on exacerbate this. They referred to the application for licensable activities for seven days per week, and questioned the applicant’s assertion that the premises would only be used for birthday parties and weddings and would surely not need to be in operation seven days per week. The residents requested that the application be refused, or if it were to be granted that a number of conditions be added. The conditions requested were that the hours open for licensable activities would be weekend only and for a maximum number of events per year; a mobile phone number be made available for the management of the premises; and for no re-entry to the premises after 2100hrs. Graeme Hopkins, Applicant Representative, presented the application for a new premises licence. The premises operated as a function suite for weddings and parties, and had a capacity of 150, including staff. There were other licenced premises in the vicinity, therefore it could not be said that all noise and disorder issues could be attributed to these premises. Mr Hopkins informed the Committee that the Noise Enforcement Officer and the Police Licensing Team had withdrawn their representations. Mr Hopkins added that the Applicant would be happy to accept a condition regarding the provision of a mobile phone contact number to residents. He added that there would be appropriate signage at the venue to ask customers to leave quietly, and that all regulated entertainment would cease at midnight on Friday and Saturday. Mr Hopkins referred to the TEN and explained that the Applicant had since installed a noise limiter on the premises, which would need to be set by the Noise Enforcement Team. Mr Hopkins requested that the condition requested by the Licensing Authority in relation to the automatic inclusion of conditions on any Temporary Event Notice not be included in the licence, as he considered this to be unlawful. He ... view the full minutes text for item 57.
58.	APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE ON THE FINSBURY PARK BANDSTAND AREA BY LONDON OKTOBERFEST PDF 52 KB To consider an application for a new premises licence. Additional documents: OKTOBERFEST- REPORT DOCUMENTATION , item 58. PDF 2 MB Minutes: This item was withdrawn from the agenda.
59.	APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE ON THE FINSBURY PARK BANDSTAND AREA BY LONDON OKTOBERFEST View the reasons why item 59. is restricted To consider exempt information pertaining to item 7 on the agenda. Minutes: This item was withdrawn from the agenda.