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There were no declarations of interests made.

The rules of procedure were noted.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 8^th March 2022.

The minutes of the Licensing Sub Committee held on 8^th March 2022 was agreed a correct record of proceedings.

This application was resolved prior to the meeting.

At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Principal Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a variation of the premises licence for Brick Lane Coffee Shop, 47 Brick Lane, London E1 6PU. Ms Driver explained that the application sought late night refreshments for additional hours for delivery only. It was noted that objections had been received by Officers on behalf of Licensing Authority and Environmental Health

At the request of the Chair, Mr Keith Lumley, Agent on behalf of the Applicant, Ms Azize Avmedoska explained that there may have been a confusion when making the application as to what the Applicant’s understanding of late night refreshments meant and there was no dispute that the sale of alcohol ceased at 11.00pm. He said that due to a demand from customers to stay open until late, an application for late night refreshments to be provided until 00:30 hours. It was noted that the hours for sale of alcohol would remain the same, and the Applicant only wanted the hours for late night refreshments and the opening hours to be extended Monday to Sunday till 00:30 hours to sell hot drinks and hot desserts etc. 

Mr Lumley stated that the hours applied for were similar to the Council’s framework hours and explained that there were other premises in close proximity with longer hours than applied for. He said that Brick Lane was changing and becoming far less restaurant and bar orientated with Indian restaurants closing down and more fashion outlets and bookshops opening, that the café would be simply providing a service due to demand from customers, and that the hours would be for delivery only.

Members then heard from Ms Nicola Cadzow, Environmental Health Officer, she explained that the premises were in the Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ) and granting of a variation for later hours would be likely to cause noise disturbance as the area was a mix of residential and business properties. The hours applied for were over the Council Framework hours and there was nothing in the application to show how the application if granted would not add to the cumulative impact in the CIZ. She stated that Environmental Health did not support the application for the increase in hours, particularly as the premises is in the Brick Lane CIZ, and if the Sub Committee were minded to grant the application, she questioned how the Applicant would demonstrate how the premises would not add to the cumulative impact on the CIZ by operating at a later hour.

Members then heard from Mr Mohshin Ali, Licensing Officer, who explained that the onus was on the Applicant to demonstrate how they would not negatively add to the cumulative impact in the CIZ. He said that need and demand for a business was not a licensing objective, and so not a relevant consideration. Mr Ali referred to his representation on page 132 of the agenda papers and said that on 28^th January 2022 an anonymous complaint  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.2

The hearing for the application was adjourned at the request of the Applicant.

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.

Nil items.