Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 64 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 apologies for absence.
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To note the rules of procedure which are attached for information. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Mr Aylott for the licensee requested confirmation that the Sub-Committee had received proposals which he hoped would narrow the issues for the Members. It was confirmed that they had.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Alex Lisowski, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a review of the premises licence for Best Kebab, 275 Commercial Road, London E1 2PS. It was noted that the review had been triggered by Trading Standards and supported by the Metropolitan Police.
At the request of the Chair, Mr John McCrohan, Trading Standards and Licensing Manager explained the concerns which led to the review. Mr McCrohan explained that there were also concerns of dealing in illicit tobacco which was a serious crime as referenced in 6.11 of the Licensing Policy. There were also a number of breaches of legislative requirements at the premises, including non-display of the premises licence, no CCTV cameras in working condition and trading outside licensable hours.
He said that good management of the premises and the promotion of licensing objectives was crucial to any business. Therefore Mr McCrohan suggested a reduction in opening hours as later opening hours posed a greater risk and potential for anti-social behaviour and raised more concerns about responsibility of managment.
Members then heard from PC Alan Cruickshank, Metropolitan Police, he said that he supported the Trading Standards review and it was clear from visits made at the premises by PC Brendan O’Rourke that the Premises Licence Holder was often exceeding opening hours. He then referred to page 64 of the agenda which detailed the number of incidents at the premises including a drunk assault where there was no CCTV footage available to investigate and another incident in December 2014 at 02:52 hours when the shop should have been closed. He also suggested a reduction in hours to help promote the licensing objectives as all the incidents had occurred during the early hours of the morning. PC Cruickshank suggested a closing time of 1am Friday and Saturday and 12 midnight on Sunday to Thursday.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Alan Aylott, Representative for Mr Ibrahim Kocager, Premises Licence Holder, asked Members to note the conditions offered which was tabled at the meeting such as removing the sale of alcohol from the licence and conditions to prevent illicit purchase of alcohol or tobacco.
Mr Aylott said that Mr Kocager had had the premises for 10 years and when the licence was first granted he had been under the assumption that he could sell food any hour but the licensable hours were only for the sale of alcohol.
He noted the two out of hours sales but said that there had been no prosecutions. He advised that in accordance with section 11 of the Home Office Guidance the sub-committee were not here to determine on guilt. The purpose of the hearing is to address the issues.
It was noted that the summary licence was now correctly displayed at the ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Mr Alex Lisowski, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Tomorrow Bar and Restaurant, 132 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6DG. It was noted that objections had been received by the Metropolitan Police and the Licensing Authority.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Teerun Ramlochun, Legal Representative for the Applicant stated that they already had a licence till 10.30pm and wanted an extension till 1am. He said that the objection from the Police was because some of the information was missed out from the application.
He said that they were not asking for exceptional hours, only hours that other premises have in the area. He said that the notice went up and there were no objections from local residents and that his client had demonstrated what he would do to promote the licensing objectives in his application. He stated that he did not see now the licence would result in more people staying longer in the cumulative impact zone given the number of other premises in the area. Mr Ramlochun proposed that the applicant would appoint two SIA door staff, would promote responsible drinking, he also mentioned that they would not have any offers or discounts on the drinks. He said the premises itself had a licence in 2008 and was trading under a different company as a karaoke bar and restaurant and there were no noise complaints therefore believed the premises to be sufficiently sound proofed. He said that the manager of the premises had 6-7 years of experience working in China Town.
Mr Ramlochun concluded that it would be unfair if the hours applied for were not granted as all competitors had late hours and there had been no complaints from the previous licence. He said that there were CCTV cameras in place and would comply with everything the Police had asked for.
Members then heard from PC Alan Cruickshank, Metropolitan Police, he explained that the Council had adopted a saturation policy/cumulative impact policy for the Brick Lane area. This policy was adopted due to the concerns about the number of licensed premises in such a small area and the resulting number of ASB calls and the potential for disorder. He explained that in regards to the policy an application would be refused unless the applicant can demonstrate there will be no negative cumulative impact on one or more of the licensing objectives.
He said that the availability of alcohol all week until 01:00 hours would mean more people staying for longer within the CIZ with the potential for ASB and violence. He stated that he was not sure that the applicant had explained or demonstrated that there would be no negative impact. He said there was no mention of CCTV cameras in the application and had only heard of the SIA staff at the meeting today. PC Cruickshank questioned whether it was a bar or restaurant and suggested reduced hours, 22:30 ... view the full minutes text for item 3.2 |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: There was no other business considered urgent.
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