Agenda item

To consider an application for a new premises licence.

Daliah Barrett, Licensing Officer, introduced the application for a new premises licence at Loven Bakery, unit A, Eagle Heights, Waterside Way, N17.  Ms Barrett explained that the application was only for alcohol and late night refreshment, as any licence permitted to sell alcohol allowed for regulated entertainment until 2300hrs.  Two representations had been received from local residents in objection to the application, and three representations from local residents had been received in support.

Robert Goodwin attended the hearing on behalf of his son, Robert Goodwin, who had written in objection to the application.  The main points of his representation were that the premises would change the whole aspect of the area, and cause noise nuisance late at night.  The premises did not seem appropriate for a highly residential area.  When purchasing his property, Mr Goodwin had been informed that the space would be used for a coffee shop, which would be preferable for the locality.

Kate Allison, Applicant, presented her application for a new premises licence.  She informed the Committee that she lived at Eagle Heights, and that the premises would be run in conjunction with the Church community centre.  The purpose of the premises was to provide a modern café serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with the opportunity for patrons to purchase alcohol with their meals.  The premises would not be a loud music venue, or a late night bar.  There would be CCTV installed, and an incident book would be kept.  The premises was located in a part of Hale Village that could be seen as isolated, and Ms Allison considered that the café would serve to encourage people to use the area.  The premises was located in a new building, which was highly insulated from noise, and there were a number of lobbies and other rooms separating the premises from the outside courtyard so any noise escaping would not affect the outside areas.  Ms Allison informed the Committee that she would be happy to condition the delivery times if it satisfied the Committee, and would remove the request for outside seating.

Rev. Andrew Williams, outlined his support for the application.  He also lived at Eagle Heights and was the priest for the new church.  He was looking to build community space with the church and the local community, and was pleased that Ms Allison had requested to open their premises in the space.  A number of considerations had been made to local residents, particularly those on the ground floor and it was not in the interests of Ms Allison or the church to upset or cause nuisance to their neighbours.

In response to questions from the Committee, Ms Allison explained that the revenue from alcohol sales would help to keep the food prices lower.  Alcohol off-sales had also been requested so that a wider offer could be provided to customers.  There was a Tesco nearby which also sold alcohol, so these premises would not be the only place selling alcohol.  With regards to the delivery service, it was proposed that a lunchtime delivery service would be available.  Ms Allison currently used ‘ubereats’ for deliveries from her other premises, but had not decided whether to continue with this for Loven Bakery, and would explore other options.  However, if this service caused any nuisance to neighbours then it would not be offered.  She added that smokers would be encouraged to smoke away from the premises.

All parties summed up and the Committee adjourned to consider its decision.  The Chair informed all present that the decision would be provided in writing following the hearing.

RESOLVED

The Committee carefully considered the application for a new premises licence, the representations made by local residents, the representations made by the Applicant and their representative, the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and the Licensing Act 2003 s182 guidance.

Having heard the parties’ evidence, the Committee resolved to grant the application as follows:

Late Night Refreshment

Monday to Thursday                       2300 to 2230 hours

Friday to Saturday                           2300 to 2330 hours

Sunday                                              2300 to 2130 hours

Supply of Alcohol

Monday to Thursday                       1000 to 2230 hours

Friday to Saturday                           1000 to 2330 hours

Sunday                                              1000 to 2130 hours

For the consumption ON and OFF the premises

Hours open to the public:

Monday to Thursday                       0700 to 2300 hours

Friday to Saturday                           0700 to 0000 hours

Sunday                                              0700 to 2200 hours

The Committee also decided to attach the following conditions to the licence:

-       There shall be no smoking allowed immediately outside the premises

-       All use of the outside area to cease at 2130hrs

The Committee took into consideration the representations made by the local resident’s representative against the application, along with the representations made by local residents in support of the premises and felt that on balance having regard to the promotion of the licensing objective of promoting the prevention of nuisance that it would be appropriate to reduce the requested operating hours of the premises given the highly residential area in which the premises is situated.

The Committee approached its deliberations with an open mind and only took its decision after having heard all the parties’ representations. The Committee considered that the decision was appropriate and proportionate.

Informative

The Committee noted the Applicant’s desire to be a ‘good neighbour’ and wished to suggest that they should direct smokers to an area away from the premises where there would be no disturbance caused to residents, and that they should provide suitable receptacles for any smoking related rubbish.