Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
Venue: The Council Chamber, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Antoinette Duhaney, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4120, E-mail: antoinette.duhaney@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 68 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 were made.
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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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Licensing Objectives · Crime and Disorder · Public Nuisance
Representations · Local residents
Additional documents: Minutes: Attendees Andrew Woods, Woods Whur 2014 Ltd (legal representative) Patrick Harrison, Poplar HARCA (applicant) BabuBahattacherjee, Poplar HARCA (applicant) Tony Portacio (objector) Roxanna Ong (objector)
The report was introduced by Andrew Heron, Licensing Officer who advised that this application was for a premises licence for new premises, Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, E14 6TL.
Andrew Woods addressed the meeting on behalf of the applicant and advised that the new premises was a community resource which would promote the licensing objectives and provide visibility to deter crime and disorder and anti-social behaviour. Amended hours had been agreed in consultation with the Metropolitan Police and Environmental Health along with additional conditions set put in the operating schedule on pages 46 – 52 of the agenda pack. The applicant had also received emails supporting the application.
Tony Portacio addressed the meeting objecting to the application on the grounds of concerns about the impact of long hours for alcohol sales in a building adjacent to Bartlett Park which had a history of anti-social behaviour issues. Although the provision of a new community resource venue was supported in principle, Mr Portacio was concerned that whilst the premises was in use, patrons consuming alcohol could leave the premises and spill out into Bartlett Park, potentially causing nuisance to residents and park users and encouraging anti social behaviour.
Roxanna Ong addressed Members and advised that a new community resource was a great idea. However she had concerns about the impact of live recorded music and how events would be managed. Coupled with the sale of alcohol, Ms Ong stated that she was not convinced that the premises would have no negative impact on the locality.
In response to questions and comments from Sub Committee Members, Mr Woods and the applicants stated that
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Alcohol sales would be “on sales” only
and that conditions could be agreed to so that no unaccompanied
children were allowed on the premises after 9pm.
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Staff on duty would ensure that there was no
conflict between alcohol consumers and children by segregating the
different types of users of the premises and using
partitions
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The applicant had applied for extended hours for
alcohol sales to provide flexibility.
However the applicant was willing to agree to no alcohol sales
before11am and no off sales.
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Responsible Authorities were satisfied that the
premises would not contribute to anti
social behaviour and all suggestions from the Metropolitan
Police, Environmental Health and Childrens’ Services had been acted
on.
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The applicant was willing to agree to conditions to
ensure that no alcohol was consumed in areas of the premises where
children or young people were involved in non
licensable activities.
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Staff on duty would monitor entrances/exits to
ensure that doors were only opened for access/egress. As the premises were fully air conditioned, room
temperatures could be regulated without the need to open
windows/doors.
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The premises would operate in a cafe environment
selling alcohol and trained Youth Workers would be on the
premises · As responsible operators, robust management of ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |
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Licensing Objectives · Crime and Disorder · Public Nuisance
Representations · Local residents
Additional documents: Minutes: Attendees Mohammed Chowdhury, KC Solicitors (legal representative) Shahin Ahmed, Original Taste (applicant) No objectors were in attendance
The report was introduced by Tom Lewis, Licensing Team Leader who advised that this application was for a premises licence variation for Original Taste, 74 Bow Road, E3 4DL. Mr Lewis reported that since 2013, the Council had received no complaints regarding the management of the premises.
Mr Chowdhury addressed the meeting on behalf of the applicant and advised that a variation was being sought to allow the premises to open until 12 midnight on Friday and Saturday. Mr Chowdhury referred to other nearby premises with a late licence as listed on pages 123 – 125 of the agenda pack and argued that extending the licence for an extra hour to provide late night refreshment would not contribute to noise disturbance or anti social behaviour.
There was no evidence to suggest that the premises was associated with littering as effective litter control measures were already in place including signage to encourage customers to dispose of litter appropriately. Allegations that a person had been stabbed on the premises were incorrect as the stabbing had occurred outside a pub near the premises. Measures already in place under the current licence including CCTV would ensure that the licensing objectives continued to be met.
The applicant responded to questions and comments from Sub Committee Members and the Legal Services Advisor sought clarification on the conditions set out on pages 97 - 98 of the agenda pack.
Deliberations
The Licensing Objectives
In considering the application, Members were required to consider the same in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 (as amended), the Licensing Objectives, the Home Office Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and in particular to have regard to the promotion of the four licencing objectives:
1. The Prevention of Crime and Disorder 2. Public Safety 3. Prevention of Public Nuisance 4. The Protection of Children from Harm
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merit. The Sub Committee has carefully considered all of the evidence before them and considered written and verbal representations from the applicant and written representations from local residents (no objectors attended to make oral representations).
The Sub Committee noted that it was requested to grant a variation to a Premises Licence for Original Taste, 74 Bow Road, E3 4DL. Members heard from the applicant’s legal representative that a variation to opening hours was being sought to allow the premises to open until midnight on Friday and Saturday in order to provide late night refreshment. The Legal representative stated that the premises was not associated with Anti-Social Behaviour and the extended hours would still promote the Licensing Objectives. Furthermore adequate measures were already in place to ensure that the premises did not cause disturbance to residents.
Having considered all the written and oral representations, the Sub Committee noted that no representations had been made by any responsible authority and that no written or verbal evidence had been presented to ... view the full minutes text for item 3.2 |
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Licensing Objectives · Crime and Disorder · Public Nuisance
Representations · Local residents
Additional documents: Minutes: Attendees Shibli Alam, Director Sakana Sushi (applicant) No objectors were in attendance
The report was introduced by Tom Lewis, Licensing Team Leader who advised that this application was for a new premises licence for Sakana Sushi, Unit E, 43A Commercial Street, E1 6BD. Mr Lewis reported that the premises was located within the Cumulative Impact Zone and that the Council had no record of any complaints regarding the management of the premises under a previous license which became void on 23 February 2016.
The Sub Committee was concerned that the application did not address the presumption that any new premises within the Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ) would have a detrimental impact on the CIZ.
RESOLVED – That the application for a New Premises License for Sakana Sushi, Unit E, 43A Commercial Street, E1 6BD, be DEFERRED until 11 April 2017 to allow the applicant to provide further information on measures to rebut the presumption that the application will impact on the Cumulative Impact Zone.
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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: RESOLVED –That due to the volume of applications to be considered by the Licensing Sub Committee. the decision deadline for Trade Union, Grand Union Company Ltd, Units 1,2 & 3 Thomas Moore Square, E1W 1YN, be extended from 03.03.17 to 14.03.17.
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