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There were no declarations of interest.

The rules of procedure were noted.

This review application has been withdrawn by the Applicant, however, this will need to be formally noted at the meeting.

This application was resolved prior to the meeting. The agreement between all parties was noted.

At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new club premises certificate for Globe Town Community Association, 152-156 Roman Road, London E2 0RY. It was noted that the premise was a members club and therefore the general members of the public did not have access to the club. It further noted that representations had been received by both objectors and supporters. 

At the request of the Chair, Mr Graham Hopkins, Licensing Agent on behalf of the Applicant, explained that the premises was a non-profit charity/community association and the sale of alcohol would help cover the overheads and services provided at the premises. Mr Hopkins explained that the premises had been in existence since the 1970’s without any incidents or complaints. He said the premises had air conditioning and central heating, had speakers for background music only, and that the premises had undergone sound insulation.

It was noted that there were currently 80-100 members of club, all were local residents and over the age of 30. He said the premises operated a Challenge 25 policy and each club member was allowed one guest only, whom the club member had to sign in. He explained that the venue provided a whole range of activities such as a book club, yoga sessions, painting classes, and self-defence classes with no charges. He emphasised how the premises was providing a service and a safe haven for local elderly and vulnerable residents.

Mr Hopkins highlighted the fact that there had been 4 objections and 6 representations in support of the application. He said they wanted to amend the application by reducing the terminal hour for sale of alcohol by 15 minutes allowing a drinking up time, the hours were within the Council’s framework hours and offered a number of conditions listed in the application. He believed that the concerns raised by the objectors would be alleviated by the conditions proposed and the modest hours applied for. He confirmed that the premises was not a pub, but a community club for local residents, the premises had good history and was a positive venue for the area. 

Sub-Committee Members then heard from Mr Derek Burges, Mr Mashud Kobir and Mr Ken Maulkerson, local residents, all in support of the premises. They all expressed similar support for the premises, highlighting the fact that it was a community hub for the area, a safe place for the elderly residents in the community to socialise and meet others. They were of the view that there had been no issues of noise nuisance or public nuisance associated with the premises in the past and the operators were of good nature and character. The supporters expressed their strong support for the premises and believed the premises to be a safe and friendly place for locals to meet and socialise and were they provide services to the elderly and vulnerable.

It was noted that the objectors were not present at  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.2

This application was resolved prior to the meeting.

This application was resolved prior to the meeting.

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.

Members agreed to extend the decision deadlines for the applications below to the dates stated; Licensing applications were extended due to the impact of the pandemic, and were adjourned under regulation 11 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, it was in the public interest to do so, and did not require representation from parties to the applications.