Agenda item
Licensing Act 2003 Application for a New Premises Licence for Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, London, E14 6TL
- Meeting of Licensing Sub Committee, Tuesday, 25th April, 2017 6.30 p.m. (Item 4.1)
- View the background to item 4.1
Licensing Objectives
· Crime and Disorder
· Public Nuisance
Representations
· Local residents
Minutes:
In attendance
Andrew Woods (applicant’s legal representative)
Patrick Harrison, Poplar HARCA (applicant)
BabuBahattacherjee, Poplar HARCA (applicant)
This hearing was reconvened on 25th April 2017. The previous hearing on 14th February 2017 was adjourned to allow the applicant to provide further clarification and/or propose further conditions in respect of:
· Appropriate hours for the sale of alcohol
· Operation of Challenge 21 or Challenge 25 Policies
· The segregation of licensed and unlicensed activities
· Entrance and Egress from the premises
· Staffing levels
· Measures to ensure that no alcohol is taken outside the premises
· Supervision of young children when licensed activity is taking place
· Risk assessment arrangements
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 and in particular to have regard to the promotion of the four licencing objectives:
- The Prevention of Crime and Disorder;
- Public Safety;
- Prevention of Public Nuisance; and
- The Protection of Children from Harm
Consideration
Each application must be considered on its own merit. The Sub Committee has carefully considered all of the evidence before them and considered written and verbal representations on behalf of the applicant and written presentations from objectors with particular regard to the licensing objections of prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm.
The Sub Committee noted that since the adjournment of the previous hearing, the applicants had met with residents, six Temporary Event Notices had been granted and that these events had run smoothly without any complaints or concerns being raised. It was also noted that the applicant had proposed conditions to address the concerns raised by Members and objectors at the previous hearing and that none of the objectors who had attended the previous hearing were in attendance at this reconvened hearing.
Members noted that the patio area would be used by a maximum of 15 smokers at a time and this would be offered as an additional condition to those stated in writing and the applicants further offered a condition to lock the door in the partition wall during non-compatible uses of the different parts of the premises. The applicant’s offer to display a colour plan setting out the hours of use for the different areas was also noted.
There was agreement to amend condition 15, deleting all words after the word ‘premises’.
Decision
The Sub Committee was satisfied that the conditions proposed by the applicant had addressed the concerns raised by objectors and Members and would promote the Licensing Objectives particularly in respect of the prevention of public nuisance and protection of children from harm.
Accordingly, the Sub Committee unanimously
RESOLVED
That the application for a New Premises Licence for Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street, London, E14 6TL be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:
Hours premises is open to the public:
· Monday to Saturday from 08:00hrs to 23:00hrs
· Sunday from 09:00hrs to 21:00hrs
Hours for supply of alcohol (on sales only) in red hatched area on plan
· Monday to Friday 17:00hrs to 22:30hrs
· Saturday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 22:30hrs
· Sunday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 20:30hrs
Hours for supply of alcohol (on sales only) in blue hatched area on
plan
· Monday to Saturday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 22:30hrs
· Sunday from 12:00hrs (noon)to 20:30hrs
Hours for provision of live/recorded music in red hatched area on plan
· Monday to Friday 17:00hrs to 22:30hrs
· Saturday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 22:30hrs
· Sunday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 20:30hrs
Hours for provision of live/recorded music in blue hatched area on plan
· Monday to Saturday from 12:00hrs (noon) to 22:30hrs
· Sunday from 12:00hrs (noon)to 20:30hrs
Conditions
1. CCTV system to be in place with the cameras of sufficient quality so that people’s faces are clearly identifiable from the footage. The cameras are to be placed in such ways they cover areas of the inside of the venue and the entrance. The system is to record the footage and to keep it for a minimum of thirty one days, a copy of the CCTV footage is to be made available to the Police or the Local Authority upon request and supplied within 24 hours. Whilst the premises are open to the public a member of staff must be on duty who can operate the CCTV system.
2. The premises will operate a Challenge 25 policy and all those who look under 25 years of age will be asked for proof of age.
3. An incident book will be kept at the premises which will record all refusals of the sale of alcohol, all disorder and crimes that occur either in the premises or involve the premises’ customers or any other incident of note.
4. Loud speakers shall not be located in the entrance lobby or outside the premises’ building.
5. All windows and external doors shall be kept closed after 21:00 hours OR at any time when regulated entertainment takes place except for the immediate access and egress of persons.
6. No unaccompanied persons under the age of 16 shall be permitted on the licensed premises after 21:00 hours.
7.
Staff training will include training on the
protection of the vulnerable which will include persons under the
age of 16 at the premises.
8. Alcohol will only be consumed inside the premises and within the red line shown on the plan. Customers will not be permitted at any time to take alcoholic drinks either in a drinking vessel or unopened outside the premises (this includes the patio area and the park).
9. The premises licence holder will risk assess at all times the requirement for additional staff to be employed so as to prevent customers taking alcohol off the premises (and in particular onto the patio area and the park). Staff will at all times ensure that customers do not take alcohol outside the premises.
10. The premises licence holder will risk assess the requirement to employ SIA licensed door supervisors to be on duty at certain events and certain times so as to ensure compliance with all conditions.
11. No customer will be permitted to be outside the premises (red line area) after 21:00 hours except for those customers who wish to smoke in a managed area on the patio and the premises licence holder will ensure compliance with this condition. Customers who go outside to smoke will not be permitted to take any drinks with them. A maximum of 15 people shall be permitted to smoke on the patio at any one time.
12. Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.
13. (a) A direct telephone number for an operations manager at the premises shall be publically available and operational (capable of being answered / any message left returned quickly) at all times the premises are open. The telephone number is to be made available to residents and businesses in the vicinity.
(b) An e mail address for an operations manager at the premises shall be publically available to residents and local businesses and operational at all times.
(c) Quarterly meetings with be held with local businesses and residents with details of the time and date of the meeting posted on a public notice board at the premises.
14. No super strength beer, lagers, ciders of 5.5% ABV or above shall be sold at the premises.
15. Substantial food including drinking water shall be available in all parts of the premises where alcohol is available.
16. In the area hatched red on the attached plan the hours for licensable activities will be Monday to Friday 17:00 - 22:30, Saturday 12:00 – 22:30 and Sunday 12:00 - 20:30.
17. In the area hatched blue the hours for licensable activities will be Monday to Saturday 12:00 (midday) - 22:30 and Sunday 12:00 (midday) - 20:30.
18. When the area hatched red is being used for non-licensable activities or by vulnerable persons or persons under the age of 16 it will be separated from the area hatched blue by a floor to ceiling screen with the adjoining door locked and alcohol will not be permitted in that area during those times.
19. The Premises Licence Holder will at all times Risk Assess all activities and events at the premises in particular with regard to the protection of children and the vulnerable and not permit the sale of alcohol if it does not promote the Licensing Objectives. The Premises Licence Holder will Risk Assess whether it is appropriate to allow children on the premises when alcohol is being sold to customers.
20. The floor plan showing the hours of use for the different areas of the premises shall be displayed.
Supporting documents:
- 3.1a Poplar Union rpt, item 4.1 PDF 99 KB
- 3.1b Poplar Union App, item 4.1 PDF 8 MB
- Poplar Union supplement, item 4.1 PDF 907 KB
- SKM_C45817021511520 (002), item 4.1 PDF 144 KB
- Poplar Union - Proposed Conditions (3), item 4.1 PDF 193 KB