Agenda, decisions and minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 67 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: Councillor Peter Golds, declared a personal interest on agenda item 4.1, Application for a Variation of the Premises Licence for Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, London E14 6TL on the basis that he was a member of the Development Committee and present at the meeting which considered the planning application for this particular premises. However he confirmed that he was considering this application with an open mind and would consider the application in relation to the Licensing Objectives.
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To note the rules of procedure which are attached for information. Additional documents: Minutes: The Rules of Procedure were noted by the Sub Committee.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 121 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committees held on 16th & 30th October 2018.
Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Licensing Sub Committee meetings held on 16th and 30th October 2018 were agreed and approved as a correct record.
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Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Mr Mohshin Ali, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a variation of the premises licence for Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, London E14 6TL. It was noted that objections had been received on behalf of local residents. The application was to amend the premise layout plan and amend conditions of the current licence to include the outdoor patio area.
As a point of clarification it was noted that the maps contained in the agenda were the correct maps, however had been descaled down as it was printed on A4 paper.
At the request of the Chair Mr Josef Cannon, Legal Representative on behalf of the Applicant, explained that the objections related to only one of the licensing objectives, the prevention of public nuisance. He gave a brief history of Poplar HARCA Housing Association, and explained that the premises itself was situated on the ground floor of a 10 floor building with residents living on the 9 floors above the premises, the ground floor had the café and part of it was used as a community open space. It was noted that the premises has had a licence since April 2017, however the Applicant was seeking to extend their licence to include the outside patio area.
Mr Cannon explained that it was an extremely popular café and hosted a variety of events (a catalogue of events was included in the supplemental agenda). He explained that the application to include the outdoor patio area was to allow customers to eat and drink outside during good weather conditions. It was noted that Environmental Health had concerns about the application at first, however having consulted with them, conditions and reduced hours were suggested which were agreed and therefore they withdrew their representation.
It was agreed that licensable activities would stop at 8pm, and alcohol would only be served to seated customers and any outdoor furniture would be put away by 8pm.
Mr Cannon further explained that the business has been trading for two years as a responsible operator and has had no complaints. He explained that that there were conditions on the licence which had measures to stop people going beyond the designated licensable area. Mr Cannon drew Members attention to the petition from residents regarding noise nuisance after 11pm and asked Members to treat this with caution as they were not applying for a licence beyond 8pm and therefore it was unlikely there would be noise breakout.
Mr Cannon concluded that it was a modest application and was supported by customers, that there was an agreement with Environmental Health and that the licence would only be effective during the summer. He explained that the Applicant was a well known operator, has had no complaints in the past and was a community asset. It was also noted that no residents living above the premises had made an objection.
In the absence of the objectors, Members noted and considered the written objections contained in the ... view the full minutes text for item 4.1 |
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Additional documents: Minutes: This item was resolved prior to the hearing and therefore did not require consideration by the Licensing Sub Committee.
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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.
Minutes: The Sub Committee agreed to extend the decision deadlines for the following applications;
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