Agenda and minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST 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: Councillors Victoria Obaze, Faroque Ahmed and Shah Ameen declared a personal interest on 3.1, Application for a renewal of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence for Whites Gentleman’s Club, 32-38 Leman Street, London E1 8EW on the basis they were ward councillors for Whitechapel in which this premises was situated in. They confirmed that they had not discussed this application prior to the meeting.
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RULES OF PROCEDURE - LICENCES FOR SEXUAL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES To note the rules of procedure relating to determinations of licenses for sexual entertainment venues.
Minutes: The rules of procedure were noted.
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Mr Tom Lewis introduced the report for the renewal application for Whites Gentleman’s Club, 32-38 Leman Street, London E1 8EW. He referred Members to the report contained in the agenda and explained that the current renewal application is to permit the premises to operate as a sexual entertainment venue. It was noted that the premises was visited on the 1st February 2018 and a checklist of questions was completed with the Applicant which covered a range of points from the code of conduct of performers to CCTV coverage etc. it was noted that the Licensing Officers were satisfied that all conditions of the licence had been met and management at the premise were cooperative and records had been kept in working order.
Mr Lewis went on to explain the assessment and information for the locality, he explained that Appendix 11, page 98 -110 contained the Ward Profile for Whitechapel produced by the corporate research unit in May 2014 to provide Members with details in relation to the locality of the premises. It was noted that though this was produced in 2014 it was the most up-to-date information available. He also referred Members to Appendix 12 page 111 which provided details of the character and location of venues in 2017 and Appendix 13 page 113 provided the changes to the character of the area from 2015-2017. The relevant locality was assessed as being within a 100 metre radius centred on the premise. It was noted that the vicinity was a mix of commercial and residential accommodation and had around 5.8% of Borough’s resident population.
The consultation process was explained and it was noted that no Responsible Authority had objected to the application. However, there was one objection from a local resident, the objection was on the basis that the premise location was in close proximity to a local school and this premise would have no contribution to the area or local community.
Mr Lewis concluded by informing Members that they should consider the relevant legislation, the Council’s SEV Policy and standard conditions when making their decision.
Members then heard from Mr John Fitzsimons, Counsel for the Applicant, he explained that Mr Lewis had summarised the report in full and was content with the details provided. He stated that there has been a licence at the premises since 2006 and at the last renewal licence in 2017 further conditions were added to the licence which were specific to the premises. It was noted that the visit in February 2018 by Licensing Officers found the premises to be compliant with all conditions. It was noted that over the last year there has been no enforcement actions, no issues, no complaints and no objections from Responsible Authorities or Ward Councillors.
He explained that there was only one single objection from a local resident, who was not present at the meeting and it was noted that attempts had been made to mediate with the objector. Mr Fitzsimons stated ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |