Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Beacham, for whom Cllr Reid was substituting.

To consider any new items of urgent business.  New items will be deal with at item 8 below.

There were no new 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.

Cllr Reid declared a personal interest as a member of the Alexandra Palace and Park Advisory Committee, and that he had excluded himself from any discussions in relation to the premises licence at Alexandra Palace held by the Advisory Committee.

Cllr Demirci declared a personal interest as a member of the Alexandra Palace and Park Advisory Committee, and that he had excluded himself from any discussions in relation to the premises licence at Alexandra Palace held by the Advisory Committee.

To approve the minutes of the Licensing Sub Committee B held on 26^th May 2011.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 May 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 consider the application by Buckingham Lodge 2004 for a review of the premises licence at Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY.

The Licensing Officer, Dale Barrett, presented the report on an application by Buckingham Lodge 2004 Ltd for a review of the premises licence at Alexandra Palace on the grounds that the premises has failed to uphold the licensing conditions and the objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance. A letter of representation had been received from Environmental Health in respect of this application, four letters had been received from interested parties in support of the application and one letter had been received in support of the existing premises licence. Mr Winnington, representing the applicant, Buckingham Lodge 2004 Ltd, asked to submit a late email received in support of the application. With the agreement of Alexandra Palace, this was received by the Committee.

Mr Winnington addressed the Committee on behalf of Buckingham Lodge 2004 Ltd, which represented the residents of Buckingham Lodge. On the nights of 27^th and 28^th May 2011, many residents had been disturbed by the antisocial behaviour of people leaving an event held at Alexandra Palace, who had trespassed on their property, causing a disturbance to residents as well as damage.

In response to questions from the Committee, Mr Winnington advised that there had been some disturbances from Alexandra Palace in the past, but nothing of this scale, and they had not had cause to complain previously. Mr Winnington clarified that the copies of leaflets supplied in the paperwork were a sample of those that had been littered around Buckingham Lodge after the event. In response to a further question from the Committee, it was confirmed that correspondence between residents and the Palace had been in written form only, and that there had been no face to face discussions.

Mr Simon Taylor, representing Alexandra Palace, asked Mr Winnington whether stationing two SIA-registered stewards at the car park entrance by Buckingham Lodge would address the problems reported. Mr Winnington stated that this would help, but that it was not possible to predict whether it would prevent the same issues occurring in future.

Derek Pearce, Enforcement Response, addressed the Committee and advised that the service had received complaints, particularly during the weekend of 27^th and 28^th May 2011, when 10 complaints had been made. It was noted that there was a greater potential for noise complaints where events continued after midnight, and also for large events, where there could be up to 10,000 people leaving the venue at one time. Mr Pearce reported that, when the Palace had been approached regarding complaints, they had been responsive, and noted the noise management plan and crowd dispersal review documents produced by the Palace in response to the issues raised, which were felt to be valuable. Mr Pearce suggested that a condition be added to the licence to the effect that the noise management plan and crowd dispersal review be disclosed to the licensing authority and interested parties on request and reviewed by the licence holder every 12 months  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

To consider the application for a premises licence variation at Banana African Restaurant and Bar, 594B Tottenham High Road, London, N17 9TA.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda as outstanding issues had been mediated and did not require a hearing.

There were no new items of urgent business.

The meeting concluded at 21:10hrs.