Agenda, decisions and 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: Councillor Shad Choudhury, declared a personal interest on agenda item 4.1, Application for a New Premises Licence for Venue 82, 82a Commercial Street, London E1 6LY on the basis that as a Ward Councillor for Spitalfields and Banglatown, he had received correspondence from, both the applicant and objectors. However he confirmed that he had made no contact/communication with either of the parties in relation to the application.
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To note the rules of procedure which are attached for information. Additional documents: Minutes: The Rules of Procedure were noted by the Sub Committee.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 85 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committees held on 25th September and 2nd October 2018.
Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Licensing Sub Committees held on 25th September and 2nd October 2018 were agreed as a correct record.
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Application for a New Premises Licence for Venue 82, 82A Commercial Street, London E1 6LY PDF 129 KB Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer, introduced the report, which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Venue 82, 82a Commercial Street, London E1 6LY. It was noted that objections had been received on behalf of local residents and Resident Associations.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Sushanta Das Gupta, Applicant, referred to his supporting statement produced in the supplemental agenda and explained that he was applying for a premise licence for the sale of alcohol which would only be ancillary to a meal and he was confident that he had everything in place to maintain and promote the four licensing objectives.
He stated that representations from local residents, was prejudice and that they were under the assumption that he was linked to previous owner from 2012. He confirmed that he was not connected to the previous owner in anyway and the previous owner had no involvement in the business. Mr Das Gupta highlighted his qualifications and experiences to date and explained how he would maintain and uphold the licensing objectives.
He asked residents/objectors to suggest conditions that would help alleviate their concerns and welcomed any suggestions that may help ease their concerns. Mr Das Gupta referred to the supplemental agenda which included a water bill that confirmed that he had been occupying the premises since 2017.
He continued to explain that the premises would be a booking only restaurant and not open to the general public to attend. It was noted that the Responsible Authorities had not objected to the licence and in consultation with the Applicant had agreed to conditions.
He explained that he had four letters of support from renowned groups of the community and asked Members to note these in the supplemental agenda. Lastly Mr Das Gupta confirmed that he had no connection with the previous owners.
Members then heard from local residents, Mr Matthew Piper, Mr David Gadd and Mr Barra Little, who expressed and shared similar concerns regarding the granting of the application. It was noted that in 2012 when this premises were last licenced it caused a huge amount of problems in the local area, anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and public nuisance etc. As a result of a review of the licence triggered by the Police and residents, the premises licence was revoked. It was acknowledged that since the revocation of the licence there has been a drop in ASB in the area and there was a real fear that if this application was granted then problems would return.
It was noted that although the Applicant had stated that there was no connection with the previous owner, the previous owner was still the freeholder/landlord and the landline phone number that is advertised for Venue 82 is the same one as a premises (Bengal Cuisine) that is owned by the previous owner from 2012 and therefore residents believed that it was likely that the Applicant had links with the previous owner. It was noted that the ... view the full minutes text for item 4.1 |
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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.
Minutes: There were no applications that required deadline extensions.
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