Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (5) - Thursday 16th March, 2017 10.00 am

Venue: Rooms 5, 6 & 7 - 17th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6 QP. View directions

Contact: Jonathan Deacon  Email:  jdeacon@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 020 7641 2783

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the Membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Louise Hyams declared an interest in respect of the Basement And Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2 application in her capacity as a Member for St. James’ Ward. She stood down from the Sub-Committee during consideration of the application, and took no part in the discussion or decision.  Councillor Hyams also declared an interest in respect of The Arts Theatre, Unicorn Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2 in her capacity as a Member for St. James’ Ward. She stood down from the Sub-Committee during consideration of the application, and took no part in the discussion or decision.

3.

Foundation, Basement, 5 Langley Street, WC2 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

St James’s Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

Foundation, Basement, 5 Langley Street, WC2

Variation of premises licence

17/00733/LIPV

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 16th March 2017

 

Membership:              Councillor Peter Freeman (Chairman),

                                    Councillor Louise Hyams and Councillor Murad Gassanly

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Andrew Palmer

 

 

Foundation, Basement, 5 Langley Street, London WC2H 9JA

17/00733/LIPV

 

 

The application for variation was withdrawn prior to the Hearing.

 

 

 

4.

Basement And Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2 pdf icon PDF 638 KB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

St James’s Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

Basement And Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2

New premises licence

16/14133/LIPN

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 16th March 2017

 

Membership:              Councillor Peter Freeman (Chairman),

                                    Councillor Louise Hyams and Councillor Murad Gassanly

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Andrew Palmer

Presenting Officer:     Sumeet Anand-Patel

 

Relevant Representations:         Environmental Health, the Metropolitan Police, and 8 other persons.

 

Present:  Mr Jack Spiegler (Thomas & Thomas Partners LLB), Mr Maxwell Koduah (Environmental Health), PC Bryan Lewis (Metropolitan Police), Mr Richard Brown (representing local residents).

 

Declaration:Councillor Louise Hyams declared an interest in this application in her capacity as a Member for St. James’ Ward. She stood down from the Sub-Committee during consideration of the application, and took no part in the discussion or decision.  

 

Basement and Ground Floor, 26 Wellington Street, WC2E 7DD

16/14133/LIPN

 

1.

Proposed licensable activities and hours

 

 

 

Late Night Refreshment - Indoors

 

Monday to Thursday: 23:00 - 23:30

Friday and Saturday:  23:00 - 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.

 

 

 

Sale by retail of alcohol (on and off sales)

 

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 - 23:30

Friday and Saturday:  10:00 - 00:00

Sunday:                                   12:00 - 22:30  

 

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.

 

 

 

Hours premises are open to the public

 

Monday to Thursday: 09:00 - 00:00

Friday and Saturday:  09:00 - 00:30

Sunday:                                   09:00 - 23:00  

 

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.

 

 

 

The application was for a new Premises Licence to enable the premises to operate as a café/restaurant providing the sale of alcohol and late night refreshment within core hours; with an additional half hour for the opening times.

 

Mr Spiegler addressed the Sub-Committee and informed Members that the Applicant was unwell, and unable to attend the Hearing and respond to any issues that may arise in determining the application, or give intructions by telephone. Mr Spiegler accordingly formally requested that the application be adjourned..

 

The Sub-Committee carefully considered the Applicant’s request, and with the consent of the representatives from Environmental Health, the Metropolitan Police and other interested parties, agreed that the application be adjourned to the next available date.

 

 

 

 

5.

15 Maddox Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

3.

West End Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

15 Maddox Street, W1

New premises licence

16/13587/LIPN

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 16th March 2017

 

Membership:              Councillor Peter Freeman (Chairman),

                                    Councillor Louise Hyams and Councillor Murad Gassanly

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Andrew Palmer

                                   

 

15 Maddox Street, W1S 2QQ

16/13587/LIPN

 

 

The application was granted under delegated powers prior to the Hearing.

 

 

6.

The Arts Theatre, Unicorn Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2 pdf icon PDF 997 KB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

4.

St James’s Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

The Arts Theatre, Unicorn Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2

Variation of premises licence

17/00789/LIPV

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 16th March 2017

 

Membership:              Councillor Peter Freeman (Chairman), Councillor Louise Hyams and Councillor Murad Gassanly.

 

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Andrew Palmer

Presenting Officer:     Sumeet Anand-Patel

 

Relevant Representations:  The Metropolitan Police.

 

Present:  Mr Louis Hartshorn (Representing the Applicant) and PC Michael Day (Metropolitan Police).

 

Declaration:Councillor Louise Hyams declared an interest in this application in her capacity as a Member for St. James’ Ward. She stood down from the Sub-Committee during consideration of the application, and took no part in the discussion or decision.  

.

 

The Arts Theatre, Unicorn Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JB

17/00789/LIPV

 

1.

Current and proposed licensable activities, areas and hours

 

 

·         Exhibition of Films

·         Performance of Live Music

·         Performance of Dance

·         Playing of Recorded Music

·         Performance of a Play

·         Anything of a similar description to Live Music; Recorded Music or Performance of Dance

·         Late Night Refreshment

·         Sale by Retail of Alcohol

 

Basement and Ground Floor         

No Change

 

First Floor                                         

No Change, apart from an increase in the terminal hour for the performance of live music from 23.00 (Monday to Saturday) and 22.30 (Sunday) to midnight (Monday to Sunday).

 

·         Hours premises are open to the public

 

 

 

                                                         Whole premises            

No Change

 

 

Layout alteration

 

 

The applicant has applied to remove the seating in rows to allow for cabaret style seating with tables on the first floor of the premises.

 

 

Conditions being varied, added or removed

 

 

Condition 11

All alcohol consumed on the first floor shall be in plastic or paper containers only

 

Remove

 

Condition 13

No single loose seating shall be provided for the audience during a performance. Al seats shall be tied together in six seat bundles.

 

Remove

Condition 19:

A proof of age scheme, such as Challenge 21, shall be operated at the premises. The only acceptable forms of identification are recognised forms of photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence or passport.

Amended:

A proof of age scheme, such as Challenge 25, shall be operated at the premises. The only acceptable forms of identification are recognised forms of photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence or passport.

 

Condition 54:

The premises shall have a comprehensive dispersal policy in action.

 

To be added

 

 

 

 

  Adult entertainment:  Not applicable.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

Suggested conditions agreed with the police prior to the hearing:

 

1.    An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an authorised officer of the City Council or the Police, which will record the following:

 

(a)   all crimes reported to the venue

(b)   all ejections of patrons

(c)   any complaints received concerning crime and disorder

(d)   any incidents of disorder

(e)   all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons

(f)   any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning equipment

(g)   any refusal of the sale of alcohol

(h)   any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

 

2.    A record shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol. The record should  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.