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Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership and to appoint a Chairman.

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:

There were no declarations of interests from any of the members present.

3.

Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

West End Ward / not in cumulative impact area

Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, W1

New Premises Licence – LA03

17/03516/LIPN

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6

Thursday 15th June 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Shamim Talukder

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Tristan Fieldsend

Presenting Officer:  Heidi Lawrance

 

Relevant Representations:    Environmental Health, All Saints Margaret Street Parochial Church, four Local Residents and the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association,

 

Present: Mr Julian Skeens (Solicitor, representing the applicant), Mr Guy Ivesha (Applicant), Mr Anil Drayan (Environmental Health), Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project, representing the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association), Mr Linus Rees (Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association) and Mr Alan Moses and Mrs Theresa Moses (local residents).

 

Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JH

17/03516/LIPN

1.

Late Night Refreshment – Indoors

 

Monday to Sunday: 23:00 to 01:30

 

Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:

 

Supply of Late Night Refreshment to members of the public in the restaurant until 00:00 only (23:30 on Sundays).

 

Supply of Late Night Refreshment to members and their guests and at private pre-booked events as shown.

 

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

None.

 

 

Decision (including reasons if different from those set out in report):

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by 37-41 Mortimer Opcp Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JH.

 

The Licensing Officer provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee was advised that the Metropolitan Police had withdrawn their representation based on the conditions agreed with the applicant.

 

Mr Skeens, representing the applicant, introduced the application and informed the Sub-Committee that planning permission had been granted to use the premises as office space with a restaurant located on the ground floor. The Sub-Committee was advised that the section of the application requesting the use of the basement for licensable activities had now been withdrawn. The basement would now be operated as ancillary to the office space. The floors above the restaurant would all contain office space aside from floor 6 which was an event space. The concept of the premises was designed to offer a space to suit changing business circumstances and specifically cater for entrepreneurs. People would apply for a membership to use the office space and they would have to abide by the rules and conditions of the premises. It was a new concept which would allow the premises to not only act as a work space but an area for entrepreneurs to exchange and develop ideas. The 6th floor event space would mostly be reserved for members and guests and would provide the premises some commercial flexibility. The basement section of the application had been withdrawn along with the proposal for off sales. Also, the suggestion that any music would be played outside had also been withdrawn and it was confirmed that no speakers would be located on the balcony area.

 

Mr Skeens explained that the new premises licence had first been applied  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

Mubao Beauty Ltd, 26 Wardour Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 901 KB

App

No

Ward

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

St James’s Ward

Mubao Beauty Ltd, 26 Wardour Street, W1

New Special Treatment Licence – London Local Authorities Act 1991

16/11243/LIMSTN

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

The application was withdrawn and would be rescheduled to a future Sub-Committee meeting.

5.

The Union, 88-90 George Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 10 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

3.

Marylebone High Street Ward / not in cumulative impact area

The Union, 88-90 George Street, W1

Review of Premises Licence – LA03

17/04023/LIREVP

 

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6

Thursday 15th June 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Shamim Talukder

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Tristan Fieldsend

Presenting Officer: Heidi Lawrance

 

Representations:       Environmental Health, the Licensing Authority and one local resident.

 

Present:  Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project representing the Applicants), Mrs Rosemary Hook and Mr Robert Hook (Applicant and her husband), Mr Maxwell Koduah and Mr Anil Drayan (Environmental Health), Mr Steven Rowe Licensing Authority), Mr Glyn Franks (Licensing Inspector), Mr Tim Shield (Solicitor, representing the premises) and Mr Renato Pelizza and Ms Katarina Perera (representing the premises company).

 

The Union, 88-90 George Street, London, W1U 8PA

17/04023/LIREVP

 

 

An application was submitted by Mrs Rosemary Hook for a review of the premises on 18 April 2017 on the grounds of Public Safety and Prevention of Public Nuisance. The main concern related to noise emanating from the outside area to the rear of the premises in which patrons congregated to drink and smoke. A photograph at page 103 of the report, taken at 18.40 hours in March 2017, was a recent example of the problem being experienced. The Environmental Health Service and the Licensing Authority supported the review application on the grounds of Public Safety and the Prevention of Public Nuisance.

 

 

Decision:

 

The Sub-Committee carefully considered the review application, the various statements that had been made by the applicant and supporting neighbours and all of the material received from the parties involved.  The Sub-Committee also heard submissions and evidence at the hearing prior to Members retiring to reach a decision.

 

Mr Brown, from the Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau, addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the applicant. It was explained the application had been submitted in April 2017 after a number of years of noise nuisance experienced by residents. The main issue was in fact very narrow in scope and centered on three areas at the rear of the premises, i) the terrace area, ii) the narrow pavement area and iii) the car park. Large numbers of customers congregated in these rear areas generating lots of noise. Uncontrolled use of these areas had therefore given rise to noise disturbance to local residents which included preventing them from enjoying the use of their balconies. Due to the ‘canyon effect’ of the area noise levels were greatly increased for neighbours, particularly for those living in the higher flats. With regards to the car park there were two main reasons why the licence holder would not want customers congregating in this area. Firstly due to public safety as the car park was used by large lorries to drop off deliveries. Secondly, residents had been working with the Police to combat drug dealing in the area. Therefore what the applicants were requesting were conditions added to the licence prohibiting the use of the rear area after 21:00 hours in line with another nearby licenced premises, Carousel.

 

Mr Brown provided the Sub-Committee with a background to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.