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 deal with at item 8 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 A held on 5^th July 2011 (attached).

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2011 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 Gambling Act 2005.  A copy of the procedure is attached.

Noted

To approve an application to allow provision of late night refreshment at Kentucky Fried Chicken, 278 Muswell Hill Broadway, London, N10 2QR.

Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, presented the report on the application for a premises licence variation in respect of Kentucky Fried Chicken under the Licensing Act 2003. By way of background, Ms Barrett advised the Committee of a number of late night premises in the immediate vicinity of KFC, and outlined the operating hours of these premises. Representations on the application had been received from the Police, Enforcement Response and a number of local residents and businesses.

Sgt David Williams of the Metropolitan Police addressed the Committee, outlining his representation made in objection to the application. Sgt Williams advised that there had been issues in the area for a number of years centring around the nightclubs and fast food premises, involving instances of crime and disorder and anti-social behaviour. In the past year, Sgt Williams reported that there had been approximately 18 incidents recorded which related specifically to the KFC premises, of which around 5 were staff from the KFC calling police. Incidents in the area had included serious assaults and disorder, and there were further issues regarding dangerous and illegal parking outside premises. On Friday and Saturday nights in particular, the pavement outside the premises was very congested, with crowds spilling out into the road itself. It was noted that the location itself posed problems such as the pavement width, road layout and crossing position, and the police were actively looking at ways to make this area safer. Sgt Williams expressed concern that any increase in operating hours would increase the level of problems in the area and advised that police resources meant that it would not be possible to police the extended hours applied for. Sgt Williams asked to submit some photographs of the area to demonstrate some of the issues raised; the applicant did not object to the admission of these images and the Committee took them into consideration.

In response to questions from the applicant’s representative, Mr Glazebrook, Sgt Williams confirmed that all of the 18 incidents related to KFC in the past year had taken place within the premises current opening hours, and that he did not have information on the number of incidents which occurred after KFC’s current opening hours. It was also confirmed that it was not possible to say from which specific premises such problems were originating.

Derek Pearce, Enforcement Response Officer, outlined the Enforcement Response Team’s representation on the application, which focussed on the issue of public nuisance. Mr Pearce noted that the proposed operating schedule did not address the issue of people waiting outside the premises, leaving with food purchased and litter. Mr Pearce echoed the concerns of the Police regarding the large crowds congregating in the area at weekends and illegal parking issues, which tended to start from midnight onwards. It was felt that the hours requested were not appropriate as they would encourage more people to stand out in the street and increase the potential for public nuisance. The Enforcement Response Team recommended that the hours remain as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

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

There were no items of urgent business.

The meeting closed at 22:25hrs.