Agenda item
Application for a premises licence for Grill Villa - 226 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Minutes:
At the request of the Chair, Mr Mohshin Ali, Licensing Officer, introduced the report which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Grill Villa, 226 Mile End Road, London E1 4LJ. It was noted that objections had been made by local residents.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Mufti Rashid, Licensing Representative on behalf of the Applicant briefly stated that the application was only for the provision of late night refreshments, that there was only two objections made, and that the advert was published on the East London Advertiser on 25th September 2014. He stated that the concerns raised by the residents were general concerns which related to all the food outlets in the area. Mr Rashid stated that Mile End Road had ample parking available in the early hours of the morning and therefore residential streets would not be used.
Members then heard from Mr Richard Poole, local resident who expressed concerns of anti-social behaviour, litter, noise nuisance, and public nuisance. He stated that a 2am closing time was too late especially for a residential area. He explained that cars parked outside his house, causing noise and public nuisance, eating food, throwing litter on the streets, and were often abusive towards him and other residents. He suggested that there should be a reduction in the time applied for especially during the weekdays, that notices should be displayed asking customers to respect the needs of local residents and not to litter on the streets and not to allow customers entry half an hour before closing time.
In response to questions the following was noted;
- The opening hours for other licensed premises in the area especially the fast food premises.
- That the Applicant wanted later opening hours in order to compete with local business and that the main busy period was between the hours of 10pm to 2am.
- That as a result of more late night premises there was more anti-social behaviour, litter and public nuisance in the area.
Members retired to consider their decision at 7.00pm and reconvened at 7.10pm.
The Licensing Objectives
In considering the application, 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 evidence before them and had taken account of the evidence submitted by both the Objector and the Applicant’s Representative.
It was noted that the objections were general in nature and Members were very aware of the problems in the area as well as the types of premises that cause a problem. Members were sympathetic towards the types of public nuisance associated with late night food establishments and therefore Members considered it appropriate to reduce the hours applied for to keep in line with other local premises in the area and imposed conditions to help promote the licensing objectives.
Decision
Accordingly, the Sub-Committee unanimously –
RESOLVED
That the application for a New Premises Licence for Grill Villa, 226 Mile End Road, London E1 4LJ be GRANTED with conditions.
The Provision of Late Night Refreshments
Monday to Sunday from 23:00 hours to 01:00 hours (the following day)
Hours premises is open to the public
Monday to Sunday from 10:00 hours to 01:00 hours (the following day)
Conditions
- CCTV camera system covering both internal and external to the premises is to be installed.
- The CCTV recordings are to be maintained for 31 days and to be provided upon request to either a Police Officer or an officer of any other Responsible Authority.
- At all times when the premise is open, a person who can operate the CCTV system must be present on the premises.
- Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and leave the area quietly.
- Last orders to be placed by 00:30 hours.
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