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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: This application was deferred and will be considered at a future Licensing Sub Committee meeting.
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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 provisional statement for Boxpark, Shoreditch, Unit 37-41, 2-10 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6GY. It was noted that objections had been received by officers on behalf of Licensing Authority, Environmental Health and Community Safety.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Ewen MacGregor, Legal Representative on behalf of the Applicant explained that the objections related to concerns of public nuisance and not one of crime and disorder, so prevention of crime and disorder should not be a relevant consideration, as the Police had not objected, and they were the main source for reporting crime and disorder. Mr MacGregor highlighted the issues around planning permission and stated that planning permission for the premises had been granted. He then referred to the relevant regulations that supported planning matters having some bearing on licensing applications. He said that there was no distinction between planning and licensing in relation to the role of Planning Officers, who would have also been asked to review the application as it is done with licensing applications.
Mr MacGregor gave a background of the Boxpark Shoreditch units, an independent business offering units to established independent businesses. Reference to the conditions offered by the applicant and those agreed in consultation with the Police were highlighted. It was noted that there would be no vertical drinking, no off sales of alcohol except with delivery orders, these were small premises with approximately 39 covers indoors and 8 covers for the outside area. Mr MacGregor stated that these features pointed to the exceptional circumstances mentioned in paragraph 19.8 of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Licensing Policy, rebutting the presumption against grant. He said that it was not possible to have conditions to manage patrons when they had left and were not in the immediate vicinity of the premises, limiting conditions to what happened when patrons enter, remain on and leave the premises and its immediate vicinity.
It was noted that there would be no takeaway sales except with delivery orders, and the Applicant was agreeable to the conditions suggested by the Environmental Health Officer. Mr MacGregor concluded that it was better to have a licensed premises with conditions in place to regulate and have accountability.
Members then heard from Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer who explained that the venue was within the Brick Lane Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ). She acknowledged the applicant’s offer of conditions, but expressed concern that this was an area with high levels of anti-social behaviour. It was noted that there had been 183 reports of anti-social behaviour over the last year, in January to December 2019, and there had been 483 reports of anti-social behaviour near the premises, making the area a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. She stated that it was not just licensable premises, but other events in and around the area which attracts anti-social behaviour and has an adverse effect on the area. It was ... view the full minutes text for item 3.2 |
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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.
Additional documents: Minutes: Nil items.
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