Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
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79.

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:

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’.

 

80.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were noted from Cllr Carroll. Cllr Mitchell attended as substitute.

 

Cllr Mitchell nominated Cllr Mallet to Chair the meeting. This was seconded by Cllr Beecham.

 

81.

Urgent business

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 considered at item 8 below).

Minutes:

None

82.

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:

None

83.

Summary of procedure pdf icon PDF 196 KB

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 the procedure summary for Licensing Sub-Committee hearings, pages 1-2 of the agenda pack), which the Chair introduced drawing attention to the four licensing objectives.

 

84.

Costcutter 824-828 High Road London N17 0EY pdf icon PDF 54 KB

To consider an application for a premises licence review brought by Trading Standards as a Responsible Authority. 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RECEIVED the application for the review of Costcutter Premises License – 824-828 High Road, London N13 as detailed on pages 3 to 31of the agenda pack.

 

a.         Licensing Officer’s Introduction

 

The Licensing Team Leader, Daliah Barrett, introduced the application for a review of the Costcutter Premises License, referring to the documents contained in the agenda pack.

 

NOTED that the application for review of the premise license was brought by the Licensing Authority; under Sections 51 and 87 of the Licensing Act 2003. The application for review had been made on the grounds that the premises had failed to uphold the licensing conditions and the objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder and public safety. NOTED that the review had been brought against the above named premises for storage and selling of both non-duty paid tobacco and non-duty paid alcohol. In addition, the tobacco did not have the correct statutory health warnings required for the UK market. There was also evidence of alcohol being sold below minimum unit pricing level. Mr Patel was also subject to legal proceedings brought by HMRC.

 

 

b.         Representations from Rebecca Whitehouse, Environmental Health (Commercial) Trading Standards Manager

 

NOTED the representation by Rebecca Whitehouse on behalf of Haringey Trading Standards, including that: On the 14th October 2015 officers of the Trading Standards service and HMRC carried out an inspection of the licensed premises and Mr Patel informed Trading Standards that he was the Premises Licence Holder.  During the inspection 4220 cigarettes were seized together with 385.03 litres of spirits, which represented a duty loss of £5422.35.

 

After the visit the licence of the premises was examined and it became apparent that Mr Amit Patel was not the Premises Licence Holder as he had stated and the matter was referred by Trading Standards to the Licensing team. On 20th October 2015 after an intervention by Licensing officers the Premises Licence was transferred to Anit Patel. The explanation given by Mr Patel was that the Premises Licence was still in the name of the company which managed the business previously and that the failure to transfer the licence over was an oversight by ‘head office’ when the shop had been taken over. On 3rd December 2015, Mr Patel was interviewed under caution and confirmed that the stock was his and that he ran the shop side of the business while his wife ran the post office. Mr Patel stated that the cigarettes were his and that he was using them as a promotional tool giving them away to customers. On 1st July 2016, an inspection of Mr Patel’s shop was undertaken and one line of polish beer was found to be priced below minimum pricing levels.

 

The Trading Standards Manager advised the sub-Committee that Mr Patel had failed to sign up to the responsible retailer scheme when provided with information in both August 2014 and August 2015. Following the pursuit of legal proceedings, Mr Patel signed up to the responsible retailer scheme on 27th  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

85.

N17 Lounge (formerly Pride of Tottenham) 614 High Road London N17 9TB pdf icon PDF 40 KB

To consider an application for a premises licence review brought by the Enforcement Response team as a Responsible Authority. 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RECEIVED the application for the review of N17 Lounge (the Pride of Tottenham) Premises License – 614 High Road, London N17 as detailed on pages 35 to 113 of the agenda pack.

 

a.         Licensing Officer’s Introduction

 

The Licensing Team Leader, Daliah Barrett, introduced the application for a review of the N17 Lounge (the Pride of Tottenham) Premises License, referring to the documents contained in the agenda pack.

 

NOTED that the application for review had been made on the grounds that the premises had failed to uphold the licensing objectives of promoting public safety, preventing crime and disorder and the prevention of public nuisance. NOTED that the review had been brought against the above named premises in relation to a series of noise complaints from the premises over a period of time and flyers being used to advertise events beyond the permitted opening hours of the premises.

 

The premises had operated as a public house and night club since July 2010. The licence was granted with conditions and reduced hours than those the applicant had applied for due to concerns raised by Enforcement Response relating to noise nuisance being a likely problem for nearby residents should later hours have been granted. The reduced hours granted to the premises attracted a small number of complaints during this time. Mr Mufwankolo then applied to vary the licence in 2012; this application went through without being contested. The Committee was advised that the increase in hours lead to a series of complaints relating to noise nuisance.

 

The applicant stepped down as DPS 27 January 2015 and the role was taken over by Ms Basirika. Mr Mufwankolo remained as the Premises Licence Holder and carried overall responsibility for the operation of the premises. There was a subsequent transfer and DPS variation on 17th March 2015 to Lisa Nankunda. The Licensing Authority was not aware of Mr Mufwankolo not being in charge at the premises and contacted him following a series of complaints received in relation to the venue. The applicant subsequently took back the premises from Ms Nankundu   and this matter was subject to a court case. The premises ceased operation for a period of weeks while the applicant attended court. The Licensing Authority was only made aware of this by residents who were happy to see a sign on the premises saying that it was now closed. Mr Mufwankolo took back the licence in his name on 1th August 2015 and named himself in the role of DPS on 5th October 2015. A further transfer of the licence was made to a Mr Illyunga on 12 November 2015. Mr Mufwankolo then re-established himself as the Premises Licence Holder on 30th March 2016.

 

The Licensing Team Leader advised that the premises operating to its current times offering both live and recorded music had caused public nuisance over the years. The Committee considered that whilst Mr Mufwankolo had ‘stepped aside’ at various periods since 2015 the operation and management of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 85.

86.

Items of urgent business

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

Minutes:

None.

 

 

 

 

Meeting finished at 10:00.