Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Cllr Carroll substituted for Cllr Peacock. |
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Urgent Business 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: N/A. |
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Declarations of Interest 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: No declarations of interest were made. |
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Summary of Procedure 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. |
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To consider an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence at Golden Sands, 433-435 West Green Road, London N15. Additional documents: Minutes: Licensing Officer and Responsible Authorities
Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a variation of a premises licence to amend the opening times and hours of retail sale of alcohol. The Committee were requested to disregard the proposed hours on pages 3 and 4 and instead use the proposed hours as set out by the applicant on page 13. The Committee was informed that the existing conditions on the premises license was set by the Magistrates Court in 2016 when the current owner was not in charge of the venue. It was previously operated by Nile Bar which was a club that had late night nuisance concerns and so conditions were imposed that limited the operating hours.
Representations had been received from the Licensing Authority, the Metropolitan Police and Public Health. A representation had also been received from the Building Control Officer who cited issues with exit doors opening inwards that meant the maximum capacity had to be set at 60, in case of an emergency and people needed to exit.
The Committee were referred to the licensing officer comments, the options available to them, and finally the considerations they must have when making their decision.
Mark Greeves, on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, highlighted the concern of an increase in noise complaints if the opening hours were extended until the hours the applicant sought. He conceded crime and disorder were not a particular concern at this venue but noted there had been a fight at the venue on 23 September 2018 which resulted in one person being arrested and charged. The overarching concern was the increased risk of public nuisance in the surrounding residential area if people were exiting the venue late at night.
Applicant Submissions
The Committee next heard from the Applicant’s legal representative, Mr Tom Day.
Mr Day highlighted the following to the Committee:
· Recognised that the license had been reviewed in 2015 by another licensing sub committee and then again in 2016 by the Magistrates court, but contested that whilst the same conditions applied, this was a different venue with a different clientele. The previous venue was a nightclub whereas Golden Sands was a bar that served Mediterranean food, typically to Bulgarian clients. It was conceded that the venue had previously had difficulty with clients leaving the venue by car and disturbing local residents. It was argued that the new clientele were likely to arrive by foot and not by cars, minimalizing that risk of disturbance. Mr Day noted the issues a premises may face was heavily affected by the clientele, which he argued had changed from the previous venue. The conditions reflected the requirements of the previous operator of the premises license and Golden Sands was having to operate under stringent conditions, such as having to have a street martial to deter public nuisance. The Committee was therefore asked to make the changes to the conditions on the premises license that reflected the change in operator and supervisor. · Stated that this was the second ... view the full minutes text for item 37. |