Agenda, decisions and minutes
Venue: The Council Chamber, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Simmi Yesmin, Senior Democratic Services Officer Tel: 020 7364 4120, E-mail: simmi.yesmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 117 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 interests 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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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 234 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 1st October 2019.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 1st October 2019 were agreed and approved as a correct record.
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Samantha Neale, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Rule Zero, 3 Succession Walk, Roach Road, London E3 2RX. It was noted that objections had been received by local residents, however two of the objectors had withdrawn their representation prior to the meeting and only one objection remained.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Tim Willoby, Applicant, explained that the premises would be used as a community space, gaming station for people to come and play games. He explained that it would not be a pub or a late night venue and more of a destination to meet and socialise, with alcohol being ancillary to the business concept. He explained that they have not experienced any level of disruption although he appreciated that the introduction of alcohol can lead to anti-social behaviour.
He explained that the outside space would be closed to customers by 9pm as his business want to be good neighbours. Mr Willoby confirmed that alcohol consumption was unlikely to be excessive. He explained that the Police had concerns as to the premises’ proximity to the West Ham Football Stadium, and therefore he had agreed to conditions in relation to this. Mr Willoby confirmed that it was not a sports bar and therefore should not be a target for football fans.
It was noted that the applicant was currently installing CCTV cameras and the camera coverage would be extended to oversee the streets to provide extra security.
Mr Willoby concluded that the main objection was relating to the hours applied for. However, they had reduced the hours applied for in consultation with Environmental Health. It was noted that there was no intention making this premises into a late night venue.
It was noted that the objector was not present at the meeting, and therefore the Sub Committee noted and considered the written objection contained in the agenda pack.
In response to questions the following was noted;
· That the applicant did not anticipate football crowds attending the premises. · That the frontage of the premises was glass and well lit and easy to observe customers outside the premises.
Members adjourned the meeting at 6.55pm for deliberations and reconvened at 7.05pm.
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:
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merits. The Chair confirmed that the Sub-Committee had carefully considered all of the evidence before them and the oral representations from the Applicants, and in the absence of the objector, Members noted and considered the written representation contained in the agenda.
Members welcomed ... view the full minutes text for item 4.1 |
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Samantha Neale, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Yo Yo Oriental, 61a Alie Street, London E1 8EB. It was noted that an objection had been received by a local resident.
At the request of the Chair, Ms Yiqun Xin, Director of the business, explained that it was a mini supermarket selling oriental foods, and alcohol would only make up 5% of the sales. She explained that Alie Street was a commercial area, the shop was next to student halls, and 40-50% of the customers were from the student halls, with the rest from Korean, Japanese and Asian families. She explained that there was a big demand for oriental foods.
She explained that since opening the store, the average spend for a customer was around £9-15, there was no parking available and so their customers were local people providing walk in trade. It was noted that the hours would be from 10am to 10pm, there was no regulated entertainment or similar activity, and notices would be displayed asking customers to leave quietly and to respect the needs of local residents.
Ms Xin explained that they would operate a Challenge 25 policy, have a bin placed inside the shop for any rubbish. She said that staff would clean inside and outside the shop, that they had all the security alarms in place, they would maintain an incident log and provide training for staff. Ms Xin said that they had the training manual in Chinese in order to help staff fully understand the policies and procedures, as they were employing staff who came from mainland China.
It was noted that the objector was not present at the meeting and therefore The Sub Committee noted and considered the written objection contained in the agenda pack.
In response to a question, Ms Neale confirmed that the Applicant, Mr Xianyuan Ma had been issued a personal licence (licence number confirmed) and was waiting to receive the personal licence card.
Members adjourned the meeting at 7.30pm for deliberations and reconvened at 7.40pm.
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:
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merits. The Chair confirmed that in the absence of the objector the Sub-Committee had carefully considered all of the evidence before them including the written objection contained in the agenda pack and the oral representations made by the Applicants present at the meeting.
Members welcomed the efforts made by the Applicant in keeping with the promotion of the licensing objectives, in particular offering robust and effective training and training ... view the full minutes text for item 4.2 |
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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 extensions to decision deadlines.
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