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 declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest.
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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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ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer, explained that that she would introduce both items 3.1 and 3.2 together, as both were Temporary Event Notices for the same premises, with the same objections but for two different dates. Ms Driver introduced the report which detailed the applications for Temporary Event Notices for A Class Events, 33-35 Monier Road, London E3 2PR for 3rd & 30th May 2015.
Ms Driver said that representation had been made by the Police and Environmental Health for both applications. It was noted that the hours applied for were from 2pm to 9.30pm for a capacity of 499 persons. It was also noted that the courtyard was not licensed under the existing premises licence. Ms Driver explained that both objections related to a serious incident which took place on 18th April 2015.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Pete Yardman, Licensing Representative on behalf of the Applicant Mr Philip Kirton, he explained that the premises had been trading for 4 years without any incident or problems all except this one incident which took place on 18th April 2015. He stated that the incident and stabbing was unacceptable but staff from the venue had done everything to help the situation by calling the police, helping the victims etc. He explained that if the premise was to close down then Mr Kirton would go bankrupt. He questioned why the police came to the conclusion that the incident was Mr Kirton’s fault. It was noted that the incident occurred 45 minutes after the event at the premises finished and therefore Mr Kirton and the company were not responsible for the incident.
Members then heard from Mr Kirton who explained that the Courts heard an application for a closure order on 20th April made by the Police, however the Court had refused to grant the application. He explained that CCTV footage were taken from the premises, which did not show any criminal activity at the premises. He reiterated the fact that the incident took place 45 minutes after the closure of the premises. It was noted that the Court did not think there would be a revenge attack following the incident and the ID scanner at the premises helped identify suspects and in turn the Court awarded costs to Mr Kirton.
At the request of the Chair, Members heard from PC Mark Perry, Metropolitan Police, he said that there had been a party at the premises on the date of the incident, that there had been gun shots fired and someone was stabbed in the neck and two people were run over. He stated that it was a case of serious crime and disorder. He said that if premise was to open there would be a risk of repeat incidents and gang related violence. He explained that during previous TENs there had been concerns of dispersal of customers and drug abuse. PC Perry stated that there were fears ... view the full minutes text for item 3.1 |
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Additional documents: Minutes:
Members agreed to adjourn the consideration for this application to a later meeting date.
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC “That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.”
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contained information defined as exempt or confidential in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government, Act 1972.
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Application for Review under Section 53 A of the Licensing Act 2003, for Westferry Arms, 43 West India Dock Rd, E14 8EZ |