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At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for E14 Lounge Ltd. to be held in respect of Code, Floor 3-4, Westferry Circus, London, E14 8RR (“the Premises”). The application sought authorisation for the sale by retail of alcohol, regulated entertainment, and the provision of late night refreshment. With the exception of late night refreshment, which commences at 23:00 hours, the hours sought for all licensable activities were 12:00 hours to 02:00 hours seven days per week. The premises would close to the public at 02:30 hours although the report before the Sub-Committee incorrectly stated this to be 02:00 hours.

The application attracted representations against it from the police, Environmental Health, the Licensing Authority, and local residents. The representation from the residents was in the form of a letter undersigned by eighty people.

The Sub-Committee was informed at the start of the meeting that conditions had been agreed with the Environmental Health officer and the Police. As a result, the representation from Environmental Health was withdrawn, however the police objection remained. The objections were based predominantly on the licensing objectives of public safety and the prevention of public nuisance.

The Sub-Committee heard from Frank Fender on behalf of the applicant. He reminded the Sub-Committee that the Premises were not located within a Cumulative Impact Zone and that the presumption was in favour of granting unless there were good reasons to refuse. The Premises operated only on two floors. Th fourth floor would be a restaurant only with no regulated entertainment and only background music. The third floor was intended to be a lounge bar with regulated entertainment. There was no dance floor or flashing lights; it was intended to be a cabaret-style operation. It was not to operate as a disco.

The applicant stated that the main entrance, located by the riverside, had the potential to give rise to noise disturbance later in the evening and so this entrance and exit would be used only to 22:30 hours. After that time, entry and exit would be via the underground car park only. Security staff would patrol in the car park, which would address any noise concerns. All the proposed police conditions were agreed.

The applicant had various policies in place except for a transport management plan. The applicant was willing to accept a condition that a plan be produced and agreed with the police and the licensing authority before licensable activity takes place.

Mr. Fender suggested that the residents may not have been fully aware of what they were signing, as this was common with petitions. The representation expressed a number of concerns and the applicant has sought to address those concerns. Mr. Fender also explained that an agreement for no entry or exit after 22:30 hours applied only to the riverside entrance, not to the premises as a whole.

At the request of the Chair PC Mark Perry explained that conditions had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.1

At the request of the Chair, Ms Corinne Holland, Licensing Officer introduced the report which detailed the application by Litle LND Ltd. for a new premises licence to be held in respect of Studio 2, Unit 3a, 39 Autumn Street, London, E3 2TT (“the Premises”). The application sought authorisation for licensable activity as follows:

Sale by retail  of alcohol (on-sales only)

Monday to Sunday 09:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Regulated entertainment (films, recorded music, dance (indoors))

Monday to Sunday 06:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Live music (indoors)

Monday to Sunday 12:00 hours to 03:00 hours

The opening hours would be Monday to Sunday 0600 hours to 03:00 hours. Non-standard timings were sought for licensable activity and opening in respect of Christmas, New Year and bank holidays.

The application attracted representations against it from the Licensing Authority, Environmental Health, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and from a number of local residents. The police had agreed a number of conditions to be imposed in the event that the licence was granted. The objections were concerned with the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public nuisance, and public safety,

At the start of the meeting, the Sub-Committee was informed that Appendix 18 (Pages 313-400 of the main pack) had been updated and replaced with plans provided in a supplemental agenda.

At the request of the Chair, Mr Robert Sutherland, informed the Sub-Committee at the commencement of his submissions that the times sought for licensable activity were being amended. These were:

Sale by retail of alcohol (on-sales only

Monday to Thursday          09:00 hours to 23:30 hours

Friday and Saturday          09:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Sunday                              09:00 hours to 22:30 hours

Regulated entertainment

Friday and Saturday 06:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Live music

Friday and Saturday 12:00 hours to 03:00 hours

The Premises would close to the public thirty minutes after the cessation of licensable activity.

Mr. Sutherland drew the Sub-Committee’s attention to the conditions proposed and agreed which appeared in sections 6 and 7 of the report pack. The police were satisfied that these conditions would suffice to promote the licensing objectives. He drew particular attention to conditions 19 and 21 and the effect in particular of condition 19, which would allow the hours to be reduced by the Council and the  police in the event of the transport plan not working effectively. The applicant, Mr. Blewitt, would be on-site and would provide his mobile number to local residents so that he could be contacted in the event of problems.

Kathy Driver explained that the Licensing Authority welcomed the reduction in hours. However, her main concern related to the potential for public nuisance. The LLDC, which is the local planning authority, had imposed a planning condition that restricted use of the premises to the hours of 09:00 to 23:30 and that this had been imposed in order to avoid the risk of public nuisance. The area had been changing and continues to do so and is becoming increasingly residential. The Premises  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.2

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.

The following application decision deadlines were extended to 31^st July 2024;

·       We Are Bard Books 341-343 Roman Road London E3 5QR

·       Perfecto Pizza, 391 Cambridge Heath Road,  London, E2 9RA

·       Fabwick, Unit 4a Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN

·       The Yard Theatre, Unit 2a Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN

·       Victoria Park Market), Land between Bonner Gate and Gore Gate, London E3 5TB