Agenda and draft minutes

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There were apologies for  absence from Councillor Mallett and Councillor James Patterson substituted.

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 [insert item number here] below).

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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.

The Chair set out the procedure that the Committee would follow for the hearing  which was  being considered under the Licensing Act 2003. A copy of the procedure was attached  for Members to refer to during the hearing.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Introductions: Councillor Carroll[Chair]Councillor BeachamCouncillor Patterson ,Michelle Williams – Principal Lawyer, Daliah Barratt[ Lead Officer Licensing], Mr Eastwood [Enforcement Noise Officer ] Mr Oliver – [Licensee]Mr Aylott - Licensee Representative, Resident 1 and Resident 2[ Local residents]

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Following the Chair’s explanation of the procedure rules, the Enforcement Officer advised that he had additional late information for consideration by the Committee. These were letters sent to the licensee in May 2016 about the noise issues with the premises. Mr Aylott did not agree to this information being presented late, as his client had not had an early opportunity to consider this information.

The Chair considered item 12 of the procedure summary and further questioned why this information had not already been included in the papers. It was agreed that the Officer include in, his verbal presentation, the information contained in this letter and make reference to other documents in the document pack, providing similar information, but without making specific reference to these documents.

Licensing Officers introduction

The Licensing Officer, Daliah Barrett, introduced the report which set out an application for a new premises licence for Chidos, 98 West Green Road London N15. The Licensee had applied for permission to hold regulated entertainment, live music recorded music, and provide late night refreshments. The details of which were set out in the report at agenda item 6, appendix 1.

Representations had been received from local residents and from the police with reference to the licensing objectives: the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of noise nuisance. These were set out at agenda item 6 - appendix2.

The petition at page 40 was deemed valid as it provided a good summation of what the signatories were signing up to, in relation to objecting to the license. There were further representations from the Police and Enforcement response team for the Committee to consider. The Police representations had been agreed so their attendance was not required at the meeting tonight.

The Licensing Officer set out the decision making options open to the Committee which were: granting the application, granting the application whilst imposing conditions, or denying the application.

In completing her introduction, the Licensing Officer mentioned the previous review of the license in January, the number of years the license holder had managed the premises [which was 3], the additional documents supplied to Committee members prior to the meeting. These were: a list of representations of where the representations came from, in relation to the proximity to the premises shown on a map, a list of temporary event notices that have been submitted during course of this year, there were events in Feb which had been refused but not shown in the listing, and the Daniel Thwaite case.

Enforcement Officer Representations

The Enforcement Officer Side described the part of West Green Road where the premises was located, and where complaints about noise from residents living above the premises had been made in the past. He had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.

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