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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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 89 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committees held on;
28th July 2015 18th August 2015 1st September 2015
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Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 28 July, 2015, 14 August 2015 and 1 September 2015 were agreed and approved as a correct record..
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Additional documents: Minutes: At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a variation of a Premises Licence for KFC, 84 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX.
It was noted that representations had been received from the Metropolitan Police and the Licensing Authority. They considered that an extension of the terminal hour to 03:00 hours was not acceptable for a takeaway restaurant in such a busy area and that on the balance of probabilities there was a greater likelihood of anti-social behaviour if the premises were open in such a late hour.
At the request of the Chair Ms Anna Mathias, Legal Representative, accompanied by Tariq Sortaz explained that the proposed extension was to extend the provision of late night refreshment from the current hours of Friday and Saturday 23:00 hours to midnight to the proposed hours of Sunday to Thursday, 23:00 hours to 00:00 hours and Friday and Saturday, 23:00 hours to 03:00 hours the following day.
In support of the application, Ms Mathias highlighted the applicant’s good management and accepted good practices by the KFC franchise.
The applicant was aware that the premise was located in premises were situated in the Cumulative Impact Zone, however he had demonstrated in his application that the premises did not undermine any of the licensing objectives. Ms Mathias underlined that although the premise was one of the busiest KFC restaurants in the Borough and had been operating without incidence, in particular, late at night and was not under the Metropolitan Police radar. There had been no incidents of serious disorder at the site, (except for a recent incident of the theft of a mobile phone) and this was due to the experience of the manager, careful operational provisions, good management and having robust security in place. Ms Mathias submitted that the applicant had robust measures in place and pointed to the installation of CCTV at the premises, management and training policies, security, signage and awards won by the premises. In recognition of the concerns raised by the objections on the application, the applicant had offered measures in the operating schedule of the application that addressed the promotion of the licensing objectives. Furthermore, there were a number of premises opened until 01.30 hours. The premises were close to transport links with a bus stop just outside, making the early dispersal of customers after the closing hours simple and trouble-free.
Members then heard from PC Alan Cruickshank, Metropolitan Police, in objection to the application and in response to questions stated that there had not been any issues with the premises and there was no doubt that they were reputable. However, the main concern was the location of the premises within the Cumulative Impact Zone, the potential for disorder and the cumulative impact of the extension of hours in a busy night-time economy, in particular, an area notable for street drinkers and people begging along the pavements and at the bus stop which was within close proximity ... view the full minutes text for item 4.1 |
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Minutes: Please note that Item 6 and 7 were considered together as agreed by all parties in view of the fact that they were linked and managed by the same operators and management.
At the request of the Chair, Ms Kathy Driver, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the applications for a review of the Premises Licence for Aladin Restaurant, 132 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU and Nazrul Restaurant - 130 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU.
Members heard that both reviews at the Aladin and Nazrul Restaurants were triggered by the Metropolitan Police and that both reviews sought revocation of the respective licences. The reviews were supported by Trading Standards, the Licensing Authority and a local residents’ association, Spire. The review arose after two separate incidents over the Bank Holiday weekend of 22 - 25 May 2015 and an accumulation of past incidents involving one or both of these premises.
It was noted that representations had been received from the Metropolitan Police and the Licensing Authority. They considered that an extension of the terminal hour to 03:00 hours was not acceptable for a takeaway restaurant in such a busy area and that on the balance of probabilities there was a greater likelihood of anti-social behaviour if the premises were open in such a late hour.
PC Alan Cruickshank appeared on behalf of the Metropolitan Police and was accompanied by Mr Leo Charalambides, Legal Representative for the Metropolitan Police. John McCrohan was in attendance representing Trading Standards, Andrew Heron represented the Licensing Authority and Jon Shapiro represented the Spires Residents Association.
At the request of the Chair, the Legal Representative for the Metropolitan Police, Mr Charalambides made representations that the licencing applications should be considered in light of the location of the premises which were in o the Brick Lane Cumulative Impact Zone, an area of stress and saturation.
He explained that the premises licence holder of Nazrul was 'Nazrul Restaurant Ltd'; its directors were brothers Raju and Sabir AHMED. Aladin Restaurant Limited was the previous premises licence holder of Aladin, the company was dissolved on 22 July 2014. The directors were Raju, Sabir and Suhal AHMED. Juhal AHMED became director of Aladin Brick Lane Ltd (company 08590574) on 01 July 2013, when the company was incorporated. An application to transfer the premises licence was only made on 14 August 2014, after Licensing Authority wrote to the premises licence holder to remind them of the dissolution. Their premises licence would otherwise have become null and void on 19 August 2014. In the incidents that were referred to in the review, all four brothers would have been the premises licence holder at one time or another.
Mr Charalambides submitted that although the review had been instigated after the following two incidents, there had been a series of past violent incidents. Over the Bank Holiday weekend of the 22nd - 25th May 2015 there had been two grievous bodily harm incidents(GBH) either involving staff from Nazrul (and ... view the full minutes text for item 4.2 |
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Minutes: Please see decision at Item 6 above.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: There was no such business.
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