Agenda item
Application for a New Premises Licence for (Pilpel Spitalfields), 38 Brushfields Street, London E1 6NG
Minutes:
At the request of the Chair, the Principal Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Pilpel Spitalfields, 38 Brushfields Steet, London, E1 6NG and noted that a representation had been made by the Police and the Licensing Authority, responsible authorities under the Act.
The Chair the invited the applicant’s representative to make his representations accompanied by the premises manager and he provided the following information in support of the application for a new premises licence. Members noted:
• conditions were offered at Annex A to the application; in particular, substantial CCTV equipment beyond the standard required would be installed.
• two temporary events under the Act had been held at the premises which had caused no issues of crime and disorder or public nuisance.
• it was not intended that the premises would operate and a bar or off licence but the primary business remained that of a hot food outlet. Therefore there would be no late hours.
• a small range of specialist beers only would be offered for sale and all alcohol would be stored away from customer access.
• off sales of alcohol was requested to enable customers to purchase beer with hot food which was the main offer.
• as speciality beers were intended to be sold, any litter could be easily traced to the premises should any such incident occur.
Members heard from the objector, the Metropolitan Police that:
• objections from the Licensing Authority and Police were made on the basis that the application was in a cumulative impact zone on the grounds of crime and disorder and public nuisance. In the case the premises were in the Brick Lane cumulative zone.
• no Licensing Authority representative attended to respond to Members in support of the submission.
• the objection from the Police was due to its policy to object to all new licences and variations in such zones, however no specific evidence of how this premises would contribute to the cumulative effects was given. Members were informed the premises raised no cause form concerns in relation to alcohol sold for consumption with food but there were concerns in relation public nuisance such as littering and outdoor drinking in connection to off sales.
They also noted the written representation from the Licensing Authority which argued against the application also on the basis that the application was in the cumulative impact zone.
The Sub-Committee retired at 7.20pm to consider its decision and reconvened at 7.31pm.
The Licensing Objectives
In considering the application for a new premises licence, Members were required to consider the same in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 (as amended), the Licensing Objectives, the Licensing Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merits and the Chair stated that the Sub Committee had carefully considered all of the written information placed before them and had taken account of the evidence submitted by the responsible Authorities under the Act and the applicant.
Members noted that the applicant had offered measures in the operating schedule of the application that address the promotion of the Licensing Objectives. They considered the schedule and how effective these measures would be in promoting the licensing objectives and mitigate any potential impact in the cumulative impact zone in relation to the increase in capacity. They determined it was appropriate that alcohol off sales terminate at 9.00pm.
Members reached a decision and this decision was unanimous. Members decided to grant the application incorporating all of the conditions offered. Members noted that the premises was within the cumulative impact zone, however, Members were satisfied that having seen the evidence provided prior to and at committee, the Applicant’s measures were sufficient to mitigate further impact within the cumulative impact zone and Members were content that the conditions proposed would promote the licensing objectives.
Decision
Accordingly, the Sub-Committee unanimously –
RESOLVED
That the application for a new premises licence for, (Pilpel Spitalfields), 38 Brushfields Street, London E1 6NG be GRANTED for the following activities with conditions stipulated in Annex A.
The sale by retail of alcohol (On and off sales)
• Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 hours to 21:00 hours
Hours open to the public
• Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 hours to 21:00 hours
Conditions
The measures offered in Annex A of the application to be incorporated into the Premises Licence
1. the supply of alcohol at the premises shall only be to a person taking a meal there and for consumption by such a person as ancillary to their meal.
2. A direct telephone number for members of management at the premises shall be made available to the local resident s associations and to any person wishing to comment on the operation of the premises
3. CCTV mist be installed at the premises. Tapes and visual images recorded shall be retained for a period of 31 days and the system installed at the premises must be at least in accordance with the specification issued by the Licensing Authority. Access to the system must be made available to an Authorised officer on request.
4. All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only.
5. Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of n the local residents and leave the area quietly.
6. No rubbish including bottles, shall be moved, removed or placed in outside areas between 2300 hours and 0800 hours.
7. substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages, including drinking water, shall be available in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.
8. A proof of age scheme, such as Challenge 21, shall be operated at the premises where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence or passport.
9. an incident log shall be kept at the premises and made available on request to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police which will record the following
a. all crimes reported to the venue
b. all ejections of patrons
c. any complaints received
d. any incident s of disorder
e. seizures of drugs or offensive weapons
f. any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning equipment
g. any refusal of the sale of alcohol or
h. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service
10. No noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises which gives rise to a nuisance
Supporting documents:
- Pipel Spitalfields cover report, item 4.3 PDF 94 KB
- Pipel Spitalfields Appendices Only, item 4.3 PDF 3 MB
- Statement of Case, item 4.3 PDF 62 KB
- Appendix 1 Menu, item 4.3 PDF 654 KB
- Appendix 1 a, item 4.3 PDF 62 KB
- Appendix 1 b, item 4.3 PDF 66 KB
- Appendix 1 c, item 4.3 PDF 60 KB
- Appendix 2, item 4.3 PDF 862 KB