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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: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were declared by members.
Councillor Sabina Akhtar stated she had visited the premises in relation to the first application as a customer, but she did not know personally those who run the business.
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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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Additional documents:
Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Corinne Holland, Licensing Officer introduced the report, which detailed the application for a Late Night Refreshment licence for Cookies and Cream, Unit 5, The Chronos Building, 9-25 Mile End Road, London E1 4TP. It was noted that objections had been received on behalf of local residents. The application was seeking a licence to serve hot food after 23:00 hours.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Anthony Edwards, Applicants solicitor briefly explained that the business had been trading for the last nine years selling ice-creams, cakes and hot-drinks, waffles and crepes. It was applying for a licence to sell hot food – waffles and crepes, drinks beyond 23:00 hours, for an extra half an hour weekdays and hour and half on Fridays and Saturdays. Mr Edwards stated the applicant was not seeking a sale of alcohol licence.
Mr Edwards stated that in so far as the objections were concerned, Members ought to disregard the planning document produced in the second supplemental agenda, pages 21-24 as the application was for a late night refreshment licence; and the licensing process is separate from planning. He said the objections in regard to noise and air conditioning whilst valid in their own right, were checked by the Local Authority and it was found that they were not above the Local Authority noise limits. Mr Edwards made reference to the photograph on page 27 of the second supplemental agenda and stated this showed the bin area of Subways rather than of his client’s premises and therefore should also be disregarded. Mr Edwards proposed a number of modifications to the conditions proposed as being consistent with the operating schedule on pages 22 and 23 of the agenda, in order to tighten these up and to reassure the local residents as to the Applicants willingness to support the licensing objectives.
At the request of the Chair, Members also heard from the Objectors present – Ms Karen Chiu, Mr Simon Epstein and Mr Barry Callaghan. Ms Chiu explained that the residents of The Chronos Building had recently set up a Whatsapp group and had begun to collectively catalogue incidents of noise nuisance and complaints. She said the main issue had been the back door which was being kept wedged open. She said the alarm which should have sounded in the event of that door being open had been disabled and residents therefore experienced noise nuisance day and night. She said later opening hours would only exacerbate the noise nuisance experienced.
Mr Callaghan said the photograph on page 27 of the supplement agenda was taken to show the overflow of bins and he had personally witnessed staff from Cookies and Cream disposing of rubbish in the bins of the neighbouring restaurant. Mr Callaghan said the Chronos Buildings were originally designed as office space, with flats above them but had been converted into restaurants and therefore this was not ideal.
Mr Simon Epstein stated he had made complaints to the Noise Team and ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |
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Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Corinne Holland, Licensing Officer introduced the report, which detailed the application for a variation of a premises licence for Angel Convenience, 23 Roman Road, London E2 0HU. It was noted that objections had been received on behalf of the Licensing Authority, Trading Standards, the Metropolitan Police and local residents.
The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Graham Hopkins, the Applicant’s Licensing Representative who firstly put forward amendments to the proposed opening times announcing a reduction of one hour to the proposed times as stipulated on page 108 of the agenda. Mr Hopkins stated the application before the Sub-Committee was in view of the Late Night Levy introduced earlier in the year as well as for the viability of the business. Referring to the objections from the Police at Appendix 7, Mr Hopkins stated that the requirement was for the CCTV to be operational and his clients CCTV was operational, albeit that the Applicant was unable to download the images from the system onto a USB stick. He said his client was unfamiliar with the equipment which had recently been upgraded with a new hard drive. Mr Hopkins stated he had viewed the footage from which it is clear the young person ran into the shop. However, the young person was not known to the Applicant or staff of the convenience store and was thrown out. Mr Hopkins stated the young person in question is barred from the premises and the back door is now closed.
Mr Hopkins made reference to the twenty two enforcement visits made by the Trading Standards team as documented on pages 161 and 162 of the agenda pack. He said that of those visits over five years, only four complaints had been made. Mr Hopkins said his client accepted the non-compliance of 21st May 2014 and 4th July 2015, but disputed the non-compliance of 9th October 2013 and 15th May 2018. With respect to the 9th October 2013 non-compliance, the Applicant stated the two open packets of cigarettes found behind the counter belonged to staff members and single cigarettes were not being sold to under-age young people. With regard to the 15th May 2018, the sale of alcohol was inadvertently sold, as the clock was behind the cashier rather than in front. Mr Hopkins said he had advised the Applicant Mr Alahi to move the clock onto the wall in front so the cashier had a clear view of the time. Mr Hopkins said that of the twenty two visits, seventeen were compliant.
Regarding the representations made by residents, Mr Hopkins said no photographic evidence had been provided and there had been no complaints to the Local Authority or responsible authorities. Mr Hopkins said his client Mr Alahi totally refuted the allegation of drug selling and/or drug use. The Applicant had taken remedial action and has installed a CCTV camera outside the shop as well as displayed a phone number in the shop window, for ... view the full minutes text for item 3.2 |
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EXTENSION OF DECISION DEADLINE: LICENSING ACT 2003 Minutes: The Chair agreed to extend the decision deadlines for the following applications;
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