Agenda item

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

RESOLVED

The Committee carefully considered the application for a new premises licence, the representations of the Metropolitan Police, Public Health, licensing authority and Trading Standards teams and the applicant’s representative, the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the s182 guidance.

The Committee resolved to grant the application for the

Supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises

Sunday to Thursday                        0800 to 0000 hours

Friday to Saturday               0800 to 0100 hours

Hours open to the public

Sunday to Thursday                        0800 to 0000 hours

Friday to Saturday               0800 to 0100 hours

Subject to the following conditions which were considered to be appropriate and proportionate in order to fulfil the licensing objectives:

1.    That a CCTV recording system be installed inside the premises, positioned to capture the sale of alcohol and tobacco. A library of recordings taken by the system shall be maintained for a minimum of 31 days and made available to authorised officers upon request. A member of staff trained to operate the CCTV system and download images shall be on duty at all times the premises are open to the public.

The conditions set out on page 21 of the agenda pack at paragraph 6 a to e related to notices will form part of the conditions.

2.    The premises licence holder shall not purchase alcohol or tobacco from any door to door sellers and only source alcohol, tobacco and other products from authorised or bona fide suppliers and refuse access to hawkers of counterfeit products.

3.    The premises licence holder shall ensure all receipts for good bought include the following details:

i)             The sellers name and address

ii)            Sellers company details if applicable

iii)           Sellers VAT details if applicable

Such receipts are to be made available to officers of the local authority or the Police upon request.

4.    Mr Haydar Erdogan shall be excluded from the premises at all times. For the avoidance of doubt, he shall not sell or supply for sale alcohol or any goods at the premises whether by himself or instructing others.

5.    The premises licence holder will ensure that the ages of purchasers of alcohol will be verified and that individuals who appear to be under 18 years of age will be required to produce photographic identification which includes their date of birth and a holographic mark. The conditions as set out on page 22 of the agenda pack at section e, points 1 to 6 shall also be imposed for the protection of children from harm.

The Committee carefully considered the representations of the responsible authorities and had particular regard to the serious incidents of crime and disorder that had been associated with the premises. The Committee gave serious consideration to refusing this application in light of the matters that were put before it but saw fit to grant the licence on the understanding that the licence holder would in due course become a director of the business such that he would be in a position to exert control over the events that take place at the premises. The Committee recommends that the licence holder’s status as a director is verified to the responsible authorities as soon as possible.

The Committee approached its enquiries with an open mind and only made its decision after having heard from all parties.