Items
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Membership
To report any changes to the membership.
Minutes:
It was noted that there were no
changes to the membership.
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2. |
Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations by
Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in
matters on this agenda.
Minutes:
There were no declarations of
interest.
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Hipchips, 49 Old Compton Street, W1 PDF 489 KB
App
No
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Ward/ Cumulative
Impact Area
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Site Name and
Address
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Application
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Licensing Reference
Number
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1.
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West End Ward / West
End Cumulative Impact Area
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Hipchips, 49 Old Compton Street,
W1
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New Premises
Licence
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17/01079/LIPN
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Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 1
Thursday
23rd March 2017
Membership:
Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Jan Prendergast and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Horatio Chance
Committee Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officer: Sumeet
Anand-Patel
Relevant Representations: Environmental Health, Metropolitan Police,
Westminster City Council Licensing Service and the Soho
Society.
Present:
Ms Heather Oliver (Barrister, Representing the Applicant), Ms
Charlotte Edgeworth and Mr Scott Davies (representing the applicant
company), Mr Maxwell Koduah (Environmental Health
(‘EH’), Mr Steven Rowe (Licensing Authority) and PC
Bryan Lewis (The Metropolitan Police (“The
Police”).
Hipchips,
49 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 6HL
17/01079/LIPN
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1.
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Sale by
Retail of Alcohol – On and Off Sales
Monday to Saturday: 12:00 to 21:00
Sunday: 12:00 to 20:00
Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:
Not
applied for.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
None
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Decision (including
reasons if different from those set out in report):
The
Sub-Committee considered an application by Hipchips Ltd for a new
premises licence in respect of 49 Old Compton
Street, London, W1D 6HL.
The Licensing Officer
provided an outline of the application to the
Sub-Committee.
Ms Oliver,
representing the applicant, introduced the concept of how the
premises would provide “high-end crisps” served with
sweet or savoury dips which had been fully prepared on site. The
sale of alcohol would be ancillary to this food provision. It was
stated that this food provision would not be a snack shop offering
a ‘Walkers’ crisp offer but would be served in
substantial portions accompanied with various elaborate dips. The
portion sizes were significant with the medium portion proving the
most popular. Details of the various size portions were provided to
the Sub-Committee. The crisps were served in a paper wrapping and
the dips were provided in lidded containers. It was effectively a
tapas style offer with small plate service and had proven very
popular as a pre-theatre meal and was listed on restaurant review
websites.
Ms Oliver highlighted
how there would be a focus on British produce with the aim of
elevating a British food classic to a high-end level. The premises
was designed as a restaurant and whilst there were no tablecloths
it was a high-end well-conceived approach to a niche product. Even
though the restaurant had a large floor area it was limited in
space as a large portion of the space was taken up by the service
counter. Details of the premises floor plan were shown to the
Sub-Committee. At the back of the premises was a small capacity for
fourteen people to sit. There were also tables adjacent to the
counter which had no seats available and these would be excluded
from the sale of alcohol. This was because the sale of alcohol
would only be to those customers seated in order to ensure there
was no vertical drinking. This would mean that there would be a
total capacity of twenty customers at the premises at any one time.
A condition requiring the number of persons permitted on the
premises to not exceed twenty had been agreed following discussions
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Jewel Of London - Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium Pier, Millbank, SW1 PDF 14 MB
App
No
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Ward/ Cumulative
Impact Area
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Site Name and
Address
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Application
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Licensing Reference
Number
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2.
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Vincent Square Ward /
not in cumulative impact area
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Jewel Of London -
Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium
Pier, Millbank, SW1
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New Premises
Licence
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17/00773/LIPN
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Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 1
Thursday
23rd March 2017
Membership:
Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Jan Prendergast and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Horatio Chance
Committee Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officer: Sumeet
Anand-Patel
Relevant Representations: The Metropolitan Police.
Present:
Mr Gareth Hughes (Barrister, Representing the Applicant), Mr Robert
Cairns and Mr John Williams (Applicants), PC Bryan Lewis (The
Metropolitan Police (“The Police”).
Jewell of
London Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium Pier, Millbank,
London, SW1P 4QP
17/00773/LIPN
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1.
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Live Music
– Indoors and Outdoors
Monday to Sunday: 07:00 to 01:00
Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:
Not
applied for.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
None
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Decision (including
reasons if different from those set out in report):
The
Sub-Committee was due to consider an application by London Party
Boats Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of
the Jewel of London – Passenger Vessel,
Millbank Millenium Pier, Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
With the agreement of all parties it was decided to hear
applications 17/00773/LIPN and 17/00570/LIPN at the same time as
they related to the same applicant.
The Sub-Committee was
informed that additional information relating to both applications
had been submitted by the Police. The applicant confirmed that he
would like to address the Sub-Committee concerning the extra
information submitted.
Mr Hughes,
representing the applicant, confirmed he had seen an email from the
Police containing the additional information but was unaware of any
further information submitted. Mr Hughes confirmed an incident had
occurred on 22 March 2017 and the Sub-Committee could decide to
adjourn the meeting to allow further information to be submitted.
If the Sub-Committee was minded to adjourn it was requested that
this be for a short period of time only as it could have potential
damaging financial impact on the applicant, Mr Cairns’
business. Mr Hughes explained that Mr Cairns was the joint owner of
three boats, two were currently in dry dock and the Jewel of London
was currently operating under Temporary Event Notices (TENS). This
was the case as the boat had originally been licenced by Southwark
London Borough Council for the previous fourteen years but the
licence had recently been declared void as it related to an area
outside Southwark.
Mr Hughes informed the
Sub-Committee that a cordon on a certain section of the River
Thames had been implemented due to the Westminster terror attack on
22 March 2017. Mr Cairn’s boat was moored within the cordon
but he required his boat to undertake a booking and discussed his
situation with the Police present on the river. Mr Cairns stated
that the Police escorted him to his vessel and he then proceeded to
manoeuvre it outside of the cordon, with the Police’s
permission, in order to reach Putney where the party who had booked
the boat could embark.
Mr Cairns confirmed
that he was aware a cordon was in place from Vauxhall Bridge to
Charing Cross Bridge and explained how the Police escorted him to
his vessel at approximately 17:00 hours and gave him permission to
pilot the vessel ...
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5. |
Pearl Of London - Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium Pier, Millbank, SW1 PDF 14 MB
App
No
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Ward/ Cumulative
Impact Area
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Site Name and
Address
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Application
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Licensing Reference
Number
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3.
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Vincent Square Ward /
not in cumulative impact area
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Pearl Of London -
Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium
Pier, Millbank, SW1
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New Premises
Licence
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17/00570/LIPN
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Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 1
Thursday
23rd March 2017
Membership:
Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Jan Prendergast and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Horatio Chance
Committee Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officer: Sumeet
Anand-Patel
Relevant Representations: The Metropolitan Police.
Present:
Mr Gareth Hughes (Barrister, Representing the Applicant), Mr Robert
Cairns and Mr John Williams (Applicants), PC Bryan Lewis (The
Metropolitan Police (“The Police”).
Pearl of
London Passenger Vessel, Millbank Millennium Pier, Millbank,
London, SW1P 4QP
17/00570/LIPN
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1.
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Live Music
– Indoors and Outdoors
Monday to Sunday: 07:00 to 01:00
Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:
Not
applied for.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
None
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Decision (including
reasons if different from those set out in report):
The
Sub-Committee was due to consider an application by London Party
Boats Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of
the Pearl of London – Passenger Vessel,
Millbank Millenium Pier, Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
With the agreement of all parties it was decided to hear
applications 17/00773/LIPN and 17/00570/LIPN at the same time as
they related to the same applicant.
The Sub-Committee was
informed that additional information relating to both applications
had been submitted by the Police. The applicant confirmed that he
would like to address the Sub-Committee concerning the extra
information submitted.
Mr Hughes,
representing the applicant, confirmed he had seen an email from the
Police containing the additional information but was unaware of any
further information submitted. Mr Hughes confirmed an incident had
occurred on 22 March 2017 and the Sub-Committee could decide to
adjourn the meeting to allow further information to be submitted.
If the Sub-Committee was minded to adjourn it was requested that
this be for a short period of time only as it could have potential
damaging financial effects on the applicants, Mr Cairns, business.
Mr Hughes explained that Mr Cairns was the joint owner of three
boats, two were currently in dry dock and the Jewel of London was
currently operating under Temporary Event Notices (TENS). This was
the case as the boat had originally been licenced by Southwark
London Borough Council for the previous fourteen years but the
licence had recently been declared void as it related to an area
outside Southwark.
Mr Hughes informed the
Sub-Committee that a cordon on a certain section of the River
Thames had been implemented due to the Westminster terror attack on
22 March 2017. Mr Cairn’s boat was moored within the cordon
but he required his boat to undertake a booking and discussed his
situation with the Police present on the river. The Sub-Committee
was advised that the Police escorted Mr Cairns to his vessel and he
then proceeded to manoeuvre it outside of the cordon, with the
Police’s permission, in order to reach Putney where the party
who had booked the boat could embark.
Mr Cairns confirmed
that he was aware a cordon was in place from Vauxhall Bridge to
Charing Cross Bridge and explained how the Police escorted him to
his vessel at approximately 17:00 hours and gave him permission to
pilot ...
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Basement And Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2 PDF 638 KB
App
No
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Ward/ Cumulative
Impact Area
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Site Name and
Address
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Application
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Licensing Reference
Number
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4.
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St James’s Ward
/ West End Cumulative Impact Area
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Basement And Ground
Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2
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New Premises
Licence
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16/14133/LIPN
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 1
Thursday
23rd March 2017
Membership:
Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Jan Prendergast and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Horatio Chance
Committee Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officer: Sumeet
Anand-Patel
Relevant Representations: Environmental Health, Metropolitan Police,
six local residents, Florin House Management Ltd and the Covent
Garden Community Association.
Present:
Mr Jack Spiegler (Solicitor, representing the applicant), Ms Jackie
Wilkinson (representing the applicant company), Mr Maxwell Koduah
(Environmental Health (‘EH’), PC Bryan Lewis (The
Metropolitan Police (“The Police”), Mr Kaner (Covent
Garden Community Association) and Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor,
Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project, representing two
local residents and the Covent Garden Community
Association).
Basement
and Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7DD
16/14133/LIPN
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1.
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Late Night
Refreshment – Indoors
Monday to Thursday: 23:00 to 23:30
Friday to Saturday: 23:00 to 00:00
Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:
From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the
start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
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Decision (including
reasons if different from those set out in report):
The
Sub-Committee considered an application by Shaftesbury Covent
Garden Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of
Basement and Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street,
London, WC2E 7DD.
The Licensing Officer
provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee and
confirmed that all the parties were content to hear the application
following its adjournment from 16 March 2017.
Mr Spiegler,
representing the applicant, explained that the application for the
premises had been submitted by Shaftesbury following the granting
of planning permission to develop two cafes into a single premises.
It was confirmed that the building was listed. The marketing of the
premises would begin shortly and it was hoped for it to be occupied
by June 2017. It was envisaged for an independent operator to
occupy the premises and operate a restaurant that complimented the
local area. The premises would offer a limited range of hot food
and would potentially focus primarily on providing a raw seafood or
charcuterie offer that would be complimented with the provision of
alcohol. No extract equipment would be installed and the applicant
was content to work within the planning permission granted. The
application was therefore made to secure a licence so the premises
could be marketed and any potential operator would know the
parameters they had to work within. Shaftesbury owned thirty
properties in the immediate area and was very hands-on with their
management of the properties in order to deal with any issues that
arose. Most of the residential properties in the area were owned by
Shaftesbury and they worked very closely with their tenants. The
Sub-Committee’s attention was drawn to the letters sent by
the applicant to local residents agreeing to remove late night
refreshment from the licence and reduce the terminal hour for the
sale of alcohol to 23:00 hours. It was stated to the Sub-Committee
that no responses had been received to the letters sent out. The
Sub-Committee was invited to consider the ...
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