Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 67 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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To note the rules of procedure which are attached for information. Additional documents: Minutes: The rules of procedure were noted.
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ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Corinne Holland, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the variation application for Wood Mangal Restaurant, 329 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6AH. It was noted that objections had been received on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, Environmental Health Noise and local residents.
The Chair then invited the Applicant, Mr Fokru Uddin to make his submission, Mr Uddin explained that the premises had been trading for the past 12 months with licensable activities. He explained that at the previous hearing they were granted framework hours and advised that they could apply for a variation once they had experience of running the business. He stated that they had been running this business for 12 months it had been maintained and managed well with no direct complaints from the Police or Environmental Health.
Mr Uddin then went on to highlight the following
- That the business was a family friendly restaurant and the majority of the customers were local residents. - That the premises was located in a very busy high road with major developments and close links to the city and therefore could not stop the flow of movement running through the area. - That other restaurants in the area had late night licences. - That the majority of the customers were residents of the borough and were aware of respecting the needs of local residents. - That the business was contained indoors and had no services conducted outside the premises. - Neighbouring businesses had longer opening hours and have had customers congregate outside their premises - That their counter was by the door and therefore easier to advise customers to leave the premises quietly. - They had suitable signage asking customers to respect the needs of local residents. - The hours applied for were for late night refreshments only and not for sale of alcohol - Other venues such as the Working Men’s Club had late night events with customers spilling on to the streets and majority of the time causing noise nuisance which could often be mistaken as noise from their premises. - The photos circulated by residents were of flattened boxes ready to be tied up and collected for recycling. - Photos of the oil spill had been dealt with straight away. - That the tenants living on Pollard Row were frequently changing and they were not permanent residents - That any traffic that was on the high street were out of their control - That when residents had complained about the smoking it was actioned straightaway and staff were now going over to the open green area for smoke breaks. - That they had a strong management team to combat any issues that may arise. - CCTV cameras were in operation to help deter crime and disorder - The later opening hours would accommodate customers who work late and want to dine later on in the night. - The hours applied for mirrored the hours of a business across the ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |
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EXTENSION OF DECISION DEADLINE: LICENSING ACT 2003 The Sub Committee may be requested to extend the decision deadline for applications to be considered at forthcoming meetings due to the volume of applications requiring a hearing. Where necessary, details will be provided at the meeting.
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