Agenda and draft minutes

Special Licensing Sub Committee
Monday, 15th April, 2019 10.00 am, NEW

Venue: Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22 8LE. View directions

Contact: Glenn Barnfield, Principal Committee Co-ordinator

Items
No.	Item
13.	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.
14.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 14. Minutes: None.
15.	Urgent Business View the background to item 15. 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: N/A.
16.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 16. 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.
17.	Summary of Procedure PDF 155 KB View the background to item 17. 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.
18.	MRH WELLINGTON, 513 ARCHWAY ROAD, N6 PDF 218 KB To consider an application for a variation of the premises licence. (report to follow) Additional documents: MRH WELLINGTON 513 ARCHWAY ROAD N6 REPORT , item 18. PDF 5 MB Minutes: Licensing Officer Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a variation of a premises licence by MRH Wellington at 513 Archway Road, London, N6 4HX, to supply alcohol Monday to Friday from 08:00 until 00:00. The Licensing Officer outlined the report prepared for the Committee as set out at pages 1-4. The Licensing Officer noted that the Applicant had previously requested the supply of alcohol to be between 00:00 until 00:00 but had since revised the application to request the supply of alcohol between 08:00 to 00:00 hours. Due to the reduction in proposed hours for the supply of alcohol and successful mediation (which resulted in the proposed conditions to be added to the premises license, found at page 25, 26 and 53), representations by the Metropolitan Police and Public Health had been withdrawn. The Licensing Officer noted the application was brought before the Committee as there were representations outstanding from members of the public. There was concern that, if the application were to be approved, the supply of alcohol could see an increase in noise and anti-social behaviour at or around the premises. The Chair next invited the Applicant to address the Committee. Applicant Robert Botkai, Counsel for the Applicant, highlighted the following to the Committee: The premises was a petrol station that had never held an alcohol license. The Applicant had submitted a 24 hour alcohol license but, following dialogue with the Metropolitan Police and Public Health, this was reduced to address concerns raised. The variation of the layout of the premises was a reflection of the plan being updated. Government guidance allowed for shops to match their open hours with the sale of alcohol. MRH Wellington was broadly in line with existing Haringey Council policies. All the Responsible Authorities had seen the application and only the Metropolitan Police and Public Health had raised concerns. The Applicant had since successfully mediated with the those two opposing Responsible Authorities and they had withdrawn their objections, following the proposal of new conditions. Public Health had requested a condition which forbade the promotion of super-strength beer, lagers or ciders of 6.5% ABV (alcohol by volume) or above. The Applicant had gone further than this and proposed a condition that forbade the promotion of super-strength beer, lagers or ciders of 5.5% ABV or above. One of the proposed conditions was for the entrance door to the shop be closed to customers between the hours of 2400 and 0600, and for any sales between those hours to be made through the night pay window. Residents had raised concerns surrounding the 24 hours alcohol license. However, those concerns were now mitigated as the Applicant had reduced the request to supply alcohol to between 08:00 and 00:00. There had been concern over staff smoking in the forecourt however, this had been checked and it was found that no staff member was doing this, nor would it be permitted. Another concern raised by a resident stated the petrol station employed vulnerable young men from ... view the full minutes text for item 18.