Agenda item
Application for a New Premises Licence for Batty Langley's, 12-14 Folgate Street, London, E1 6BX
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 Batty Langley’s, 12-14 Folgate Street, London E1 6BX. It was noted that there had been an objection from one local resident.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Douglas Blain, Chairman of Batty Langley’s acknowledged the concerns of the local resident, Ms Olwen Evans. He explained that initially the development included Ms Evans’s home, however now the premises is next to her home. He explained that they were experienced hoteliers and ran a small chain of luxury and exclusive hotels. It was noted that they had never received a complaint, the hotel had 29 bedrooms, 3 sitting rooms, entry to the hotel was limited, drinks would be for private consumption and served in bedrooms, that there was no bar, no cocktails on the menu and they would not take large bookings or conferences.
It was noted that Ms Evans had been shown around the hotel. Mr Blain further explained that they would not promote or encourage sales of alcohol and this was an ancillary to the hotel experience. He explained that access to the terrace was via the bedroom it was attached to and the room could only be accessed via booking of the room. It was further noted that the courtyard on the ground floor could only be accessed via reception and had a capacity for two people.
Mr Blain concluded that the premises was a luxury and exclusive hotel, attracting good customers, who have a serious purpose usually for rest and recuperation after meetings with average costs of £300 per night.
Members then heard from Ms Olwen Evans, resident objector she accepted that the premises was a well-run and exclusive hotel. She did not object to the hotel, however had concerns of alcohol and smoking outside on the terrace. She stated that this would cause extreme noise nuisance as it was very close to her living room and bedroom.
She stated that apart from guests of the hotel there will also be visitors frequenting the premises which could lead to further noise nuisance. She explained that the bedroom terrace was next to her bedroom and people would drink and smoke and could potentially cause nuisance until 1am.
She suggested that there should be conditions imposed with no drinking or smoking outside on the terrace. She stated that there were 7 other residential properties overlooking the hotel and would all be affected. Ms Evans concluded that she wished to have a good relationship with the owners but has concerns over the use of terrace for drinking and smoking.
There were no questions from Members.
Members retired to consider their decision at 8.15.pm and reconvened at 8.20pm.
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 Home Office Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merits and after careful consideration the Chair stated that the Sub Committee had decided to grant the application. Having heard the representation from the objector, Members did not hear any evidence of crime and disorder or public nuisance. Members noted the condition agreed with the Metropolitan Police for CCTV cameras to be installed and believed that imposing this condition would also address the concerns raised by the objector and help promote the licensing objectives.
Decision
Accordingly, the Sub-Committee unanimously –
RESOLVED
That the application for a new premises licence for, Batty Langley’s, 12-14
Folgate Street, London E1 6BX be GRANTED.
Sale of Alcohol (on sales)
Monday to Sunday from 10:00 hours to 01:00 hours (the following day)
The Provision for Late Night Refreshments
Monday to Sunday from 23:00 hours to 01:00 hours (the following day)
Hours premises are open to the public:
Monday to Sunday – 24 hours
Condition
1. CCTV camera system to be installed and maintained.
2. CCTV camera will be installed throughout the premises including internal HD cameras covering the guest entrance and goods entrance. 2 external HD cameras will cover both entrances, the foot of the property and the approach from both directions on Folgate Street. The system incorporates a recording facility and recordings are securely stored for a minimum of 31 days. The system will be audited on a weekly basis, in accordance with our internal operating policy, to ensure that it is operating correctly and an audit trail will be maintained. The system will comply with essential legislation including clearly displayed signage and as part of our internal operating policy the manager on duty will be trained to operate the system including the downloading of images. The system will be operational 24 hours.
Supporting documents:
- Batty Langley's cover reprot, item 4.2 PDF 106 KB
- Batty Langley's Appendices Only, item 4.2 PDF 8 MB
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OBJECTOR, item 4.2 PDF 15 KB
- Batty Langley's - Supporting Docs Submitted by Objector, item 4.2 PDF 676 KB
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS APPLICANT, item 4.2 PDF 15 KB
- Batty Langley's - Supporting Docs Submitted by Applicant, item 4.2 PDF 2 MB