Agenda and draft minutes

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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 9 below).

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To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee B held on 31 August 2017.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 31 August 2017 be approved as a correct record.

Noted.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a new premises licence.  The hours sought by the applicant were shown at page 11 of the agenda pack.  There had been a number of noise complaints received from local residents, and the Licensing Authority had put forward recommended hours to the applicant to address these complaints.  The applicant had not agreed to the suggested hours.

Representations had been received from local residents, Licensing Authority and Metropolitan Police.

PC Mark Greaves presented the objection from the Metropolitan Police Licensing Team.  There had been a number of complaints relating to the previous venue, and on previous attempts to visit the premises, the Police had been unable to gain access due to the lock on the main door.  The application did not mention the use of SIA door supervisors, and PC Greaves considered that due to the previous issues at the premises, there was a requirement for SIA door supervisors.  PC Greaves informed the Committee that when he had discussed the application with the applicant, he had been advised that customers would be able to buy alcohol without a meal, and this was not clear on the application.

Mr Graeme Hopkins, Applicant Representative, advised the Committee that there was some confusion on the initial application and that alcohol sales were not restricted to ancillary to food only, and that the lock on the main door would be removed.

Pooja Raithatha, local resident, presented her objection to the application.  The premises was located in a largely residential block, and the previous venue had created noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour.  There had been recent incidents under the management of the current owner of loud music at 5.24am, which Ms Raithatha had reported to the noise nuisance team.  Ms Raithatha requested that the Committee refuse the licence, as the venue was unsuitable for the area it was situated in.  In response to the Committee, Ms Raithatha confirmed that she and her family had experienced issues with noise from the premises every weekend since 2004.

Clerks note:  There was some confusion regarding a whether a representation had been submitted by Neena Khiroya – the representation was found in the agenda pack and Ms Khiroya was able to address the Committee.

Neena Khiroya, local resident, presented her objection to the application.  She had made a number of complaints to the Local Authority regarding the noise nuisance from the premises.  Ms Khiroya had previously lost tenants from her property due to the anti-social behaviour from the premises.  The previous premises had attracted undesirable clientele, who would congregate at the entrance to the residential premises, which could be intimidating to residents.  The premises was located on a mezzanine level between the ground floor and residential properties, which caused noise to travel to the residential properties.

Graeme Hopkins, Applicant Representative, presented the application for a new premises licence.  He referred to the allegations of intimidation against residents and stated that the Police had not made any reference to this in their representation.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a new premises licence as set out on page 57 of the agenda pack.  Representations had been received from the Local Authority, Metropolitan Police and local residents.  The representation made by Enforcement Response had been withdrawn.

The premises was situated in an old warehouse, with no planning permission as an entertainment venue.  The Licensing Authority had concerns regarding the hours and 600 person capacity, and had set out alternative hours at page 59 of the agenda pack.  The alternative hours were based on the impact of 600 people – the noise generated and dispersal – and the suitability of the premises as a music venue.

PC Mark Greaves, Metropolitan Police, presented the objection to the application.  The main concern were the hours sought by the applicant – there were no issues with the use of the venue during the day for training, corporate fundraising events, etc – but there were concerns that a late night venue Wednesday to Saturday would attract the wrong type of clientele.  The venue had no previous history of operating, so there were no assurances that there would be no noise transmission, and no nuisance caused by it.

In response to an email from the applicant, PC Greaves confirmed that the Police would accept the hours requested for Friday and Saturdays, but that there were still concerns in relation to the requested closing times for Thursdays.  PC Greaves added that he had discussed SIA staff with the applicants and had agreed that a minimum of 3 SIA was suitable if the venue was divided in half for an up to 300 person event, and a minimum of 6 SIA for bookings of up to 600 people, from 2100 until the event concludes, and clients had dispersed.

PC Greaves requested that the Committee follow Haringey Council guidelines for licensed venues in a residential area on weekdays and cease licensable activities at 2330, and closure at 0000 on Sunday to Thursdays.

Martin Ball, Interested Party, presented his objection to the application.  Whilst there was no objection to the uses proposed by the applicants for the daytime hours, the premises was unsuitable for a late night venue.  Allowing the venue to operate as a late night venue would cause noise from both the premises and dispersal of customers, excessive parking issues, litter and general disturbance to residents.

Rhys Rose, applicant (proposed Designated Premises Supervisor and Operations Manager), presented the application for a new premises licence.  He advised the Committee that he had agreed with most of the conditions put forward by the Responsible Authorities, with the exception of the hours requested, and condition 12 put forward by the Metropolitan Police.  Following discussion with the Enforcement Response team, Mr Rose had agreed to the conditions out forward, with a change to condition three, which now read

“A sound limiting device within the premises shall be installed to control amplified sound levels on the premises.  The device shall be approved by and set  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.

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