Agenda and draft minutes
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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: Noted. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None. |
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Urgent Business It being a special meeting of the Sub Committee, under Part Four, Section B, Paragraph 17, of the Council’s Constitution, no other business shall be considered at the meeting. Minutes: None. |
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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. |
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Summary of Procedure 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: The Chair outlined the procedure to be followed during the hearing. |
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PEP CORNER, 2 HIGH ROAD, WOOD GREEN, N22 To consider an application for a new premises licence. Additional documents: Minutes: Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a new premises licence for Pep Corner, 2 High Road, N22. Representations had been made by the Metropolitan Police, the Licensing Authority and Public Health, due to ongoing concerns relating to Anti-Social Behaviour in and around the premises. Police had visited the premises in 2015, and found that the premises licence had not been transferred to the new owner, and alcohol sales were continuing. Police also found evidence of sales of counterfeit tobacco. The owner then applied for a transfer of the premises licence, which was refused, and so the premises was sold to the current applicant, Mr Narinder Singh Chopra. Representations had also been made by local residents.
PC Mark Greaves, outlined his representation against the application. He referred to his written representation as set out at pages 27-30 of the agenda pack. The area surrounding the premises had a history of serious crime, violence and disorder, and was well known for antisocial behaviour and street drinking. A specialist operation had been set up to combat these issues, with police patrolling Ducketts Common and surrounding streets. PC Greaves referred to a statement made by PC Gareth Powell, which made reference to the removal of the premises licence, and a reduction in antisocial behaviour and street drinking. PC Greaves accepted that this was a new owner and that the previous issues were not linked to him, however it was his opinion that in order to control the issues in the area it would be appropriate for the licence to included a number of conditions around CCTV, and for the hours relating to the sale of alcohol be changed to 0700-2100 Monday to Sunday.
Monica Ukandu, Public Health, outlined her representation against the application as set out in pages 34-38 of the agenda pack. The area surrounding the premises had a high volume of alcohol related incidents, and it was considered that the provision of alcohol by these premises would exacerbate the issues already experienced in the area. Public Health were of the opinion that the application should be refused, however, if the Committee were minded to approve the application, a number of conditions had been put forward for inclusion on the licence.
SurendraPanchal, Applicant Representative, presented the application for a new premises licence. The Applicant, Narinder Singh Chopra had taken over the premises on 2 June, and all previous members of staff had stopped working for the premises by 9 June following a handover. Mr Chopra had many years experience of running an off licence, and would be providing a training manual to all members of staff detailing how the premises should be run in order to promote the licensing objectives. Mr Panchal advised the Committee that Mr Chopra was happy to accept all of the conditions put forward, and suggested that he could reduce the trading hours to midnight if the Committee were minded to grant the application.
In response to questions from the Committee, PC Greaves explained ... view the full minutes text for item 25. |