Agenda item
Application for a New Premises Licence for Chao Zhang, 62 Wentworth Street, London E1 7AL
Minutes:
At the request of the Chair, Ms Corinne Holland, Licensing Officer, introduced the report, which detailed the application for a new premises licence for Chao Zhang, 62 Wentworth Street, London E1 7AL. It was noted that objections had been received from local residents.
At the request of the Chair, Mr Niall McCann, Legal Representative on behalf of the applicant explained that since the application was made the two resident objectors had been written to and two changes were made to the application firstly that off sales would cease at 10pm and that alcohol would be ancillary to a meal.
Mr McCann confirmed that the premises would be named ‘Xian Biang Biang’ named after a Chinese noodle. It was noted that they would be selling Chinese food specialising cuisines from North West China, serving a wide range of street food during lunch and dinner. It was envisaged that alcohol would form 10% of the total sales income.
Mr McCann gave a brief history of the Applicants previous experiences and explained that he had three other premises where there had been no complaints. It was noted that the restaurant was over one floor, with an open kitchen, and a bar which would only be used to serve the drinks and not a seated bar area. Mr McCann highlighted that there were no objections from Responsible Authorities and explained that the objections referred to general issues of the Cumulative Impact Zone in the area and as a result reduced the hours for off sales.
Mr McCann highlighted the fact that the onus lay upon them to prove they would not have a negative impact on the area and therefore would have the following measures in place;
- No vertical drinking
- Takeaway drinks to be sold in sealed containers
- Suitable signage displayed around the premises asking customers to respect the needs of local residents and leave quietly.
- Operate a challenge 25 policy
- Install and maintain a CCTV camera system.
Mr McCann concluded that it was a modest application with modest hours applied for and that there was no specific concerns linked to the premises.
In response to a question, the Applicant agreed to remove off sales from the application.
There were no objectors present at the meeting, Members noted and considered the written objections contained in the agenda.
Members adjourned the meeting at 6.20pm for deliberations and reconvened at 6.30pm.
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 merits and the Chair stated that the Sub Committee in the absence of the objectors had carefully considered the written objections in the agenda and listened to the representations made on behalf of the Applicant by their Licensing Representative.
Members noted the reduction in the hours for the sale of alcohol and welcomed the efforts made by the Applicant to add conditions in consultation with the Police and also the agreement to remove off sales from the application this helped give assurance that the premise would not have a negative impact on the area. Members were satisfied that the condition ‘the supply of alcohol at the premises shall only be to a person for consumption by such a person as ancillary to their meal’ together with the other conditions would help alleviate the concerns of the local residents and promote the licensing objectives.
Therefore Members made a decision and the decision was unanimous. Members granted the application with conditions.
Decision
Accordingly, the Sub-Committee unanimously –
RESOLVED
That the application for a New Premises Licence for, Chao Zhang (Xian Biang Biang), 62 Wentworth Street, London E1 7AL be GRANTED with conditions.
Sale of Alcohol (On sales only)
Monday to Sunday from 11:00 hours to 22:30 hours
Hourspremisesare opentothepublic:
Monday to Sunday from 11:00 hours to 23:00 hours
Conditions
- No off sales.
- Open containers shall not be taken from the premises.
- A challenge 25 proof of age scheme shall be operated at the premises where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence, passport or proof of age card with the PASS Hologram.
- Staff shall undertake regular training and written training records to be kept.
- A CCTV
system to be put in place, the cameras are to be of sufficient
quality so that people’s faces are clearly identifiable from
the footage. The cameras are to be placed in such a way as they
cover areas of the premises specified by the Police. The system is
to record the footage and to keep it for a minimum of 31 days and a
copy of CCTV footage is to be made available to Police or the Local
Authority upon request. (subject to data protection
legislation).
- While the premises are open to the public a member of staff must be on duty who can operate the CCTV system.
- An Incident Report book is to be kept and used to
record all incidents of crime and disorder as well as any incidents
of note. This book is to be made available on request to any Police
officer or representative of a responsible authority.
Supporting documents:
- 62 Wentworth St Cover Report, item 4.2 PDF 101 KB
- 62 Wentworth St Appendices Only, item 4.2 PDF 2 MB
- Letter to Mr Tyler 30.05.18, item 4.2 PDF 189 KB
- Letter to Mr Williams 30.05.18, item 4.2 PDF 197 KB