Agenda item

Caffe Fratelli, 106-108 Wigmore Street, W1

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

Marylebone High Street Ward /

not in cumulative impact area

CaffeFratelli, 106-108 Wigmore Street, W1

New Premises Licence

17/07583/LIPN

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 3

Thursday 24th August 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Chairman), Councillor Susie Burbridge and Councillor Shamim Talukder.

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Toby Howes

Presenting Officer:  Yolanda Wade

 

Relevant Representations:    A local resident.

 

Present:  Mr Antonio Motisi (Company Director, Applicant Company).

 

CaffeFratelli, 106 Wigmore Street, W1

17/07583/LIPN

 

1.

Sale by retail of alcohol: On and Off Sales

 

 

Monday to Friday:                              11:00 to 19:30

Saturday:                                             11:00 to 19:00

Sunday:                                               11:00 to 18:00

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

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

 

 

Mr Antonio Motisi (Company Director, Applicant Company) addressed the Sub-Committee and advised that the Applicant Company had operated at the premises for 10 years. Coffee accounted for around 60% of total sales. However, the increased costs involved in operating the premises had led the Applicant Company to consider additional streams of income, as well as increasing the customer offer. It was considered that the sale of alcohol would achieve both these objectives and increase the customer base. Mr Motisi confirmed that no additional hours were sought and all alcohol consumption on the premises would be ancillary to a seated table meal.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that the resident objecting to the application had not responded to attempts by the Licensing Service and the Applicant Company to contact him to discuss the matter. The Sub-Committee did have regard to the objections that he had made but was satisfied that the conditions agreed with the responsible authorities fully addressed the concerns that had been raised.

 

The Sub-Committee granted the application. In determining the application, the Sub-Committee noted that Environmental Health and the Metropolitan Police had withdrawn their representations following agreement of conditions with the Applicant Company. In addition, the hours applied for were well within core hours and the premises was not located in a cumulative impact area. The Sub-Committee also noted that all alcohol consumption at the premises (including consumption in the external areas) would be ancillary to a seated table meal and that all supplies of alcohol would be by aiter or waitress service. In granting the application, the Sub-Committee considered that the conditions agreed would assist the Applicant Company in upholding the promotion of the licensing objectives (prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance, public safety, and protection of children from harm).

 

2.

Hours premises are open to the public

 

 

Monday to Friday:                                            07:00 to 19:30

Saturday:                                                          08:30 to 19:00

Sunday:                                                            11:00 to 18:00

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

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

 

 

Granted, subject to conditions as set out below (see reasons for decision in Section 1).

 

 

 

 

Conditions attached to the Licence

Mandatory Conditions

 

1.            No supply of alcohol may be made at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of this licence.

 

2.         No supply of alcohol may be made at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or the personal licence is suspended.

 

3.         Every supply of alcohol under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

 

4.        (1)        The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

 

(2)       In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises—

 

(a)       games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to;

 

(i)         drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or

(ii)        drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);

 

(b)       provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

 

(c)        provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

 

(d)       selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner;

 

 (e)      dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

 

5.         The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

 

6.        (1)        The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

 

(2)       The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

 

(3)       The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either—

 (a)      a holographic mark, or

 (b)      an ultraviolet feature.

 

7.         The responsible person must ensure that—

(a)       where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures—

            (i)         beer or cider: ½ pint;           

(ii)        gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

                        (iii)       still wine in a glass: 125 ml;

 

(b)       these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

 

(c)        where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

 

A responsible person in relation to a licensed premises means the holder of the premise licence in respect of the premises, the designated premises supervisor (if any) or any individual aged 18 or over who is authorised by either the licence holder or designated premises supervisor.  For premises with a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity that which enables him to prevent the supply of alcohol.

 

8(i)      A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

 

8(ii)     For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 8(i) above -

 

(a)       "duty" is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

 

(b)       "permitted price" is the price found by applying the formula -

 

P = D+(DxV)

 

Where -

           

(i)         P is the permitted price,

(ii)        D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty     were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

(iii)       V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

 

(c)        "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -

                       

(i)         the holder of the premises licence,

(ii)        the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

(iii)       the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of    alcohol under such a licence;

 

(d)       "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

 

(e)       "value added tax" means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

 

8(iii).   Where the permitted price given by Paragraph 8(ii)(b) above would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

 

8(iv).    (1)      Sub-paragraph 8(iv)(2) below applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph 8(ii)(b) above on a day ("the first day") would be different from the permitted price on the next day ("the second day") as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

(2)       The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

 

Additional Conditions

 

9.         The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of the Westminster Police Licensing Team. All entry and exit points will be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises is open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping. Viewing of recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of Police or authorised officer throughout the entire 31 day period.

 

10.       A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises is open. This staff member must be able to provide a Police or authorised council officer copies of recent CCTV images or data with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.

 

11.       The supply of alcohol shall be by waiter or waitress service only.

 

12.       The supply of alcohol at the premises shall only be to a person seated taking a table meal there and for consumption by such a person as ancillary to their meal.

 

13.       All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only, and shall not be consumed on the premises.

 

14.       Alcohol consumed outside the premises building shall only be consumed by patrons seated at tables and for consumption by such a person as ancillary to their meal.

 

15.       No super-strength beer, lagers, ciders or spirit mixtures of 5.5% ABV (alcohol by volume) or above shall be sold at the premises, except for premium beers and ciders supplied in glass bottles.

 

16.       No more than 15% of the sales area shall be used at any one time for the sale, exposure for sale, or display of alcohol.

 

17.       There shall be no self-service of alcohol.

 

18.       Sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be supplied with, and ancillary to a take-away meal.

 

19.       Substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages, including drinking water, shall be available in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.

 

20.       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.

 

21.       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. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and 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

            (g) any refusal of the sale of alcohol

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

 

22.       The premises licence holder shall ensure that any patrons drinking and/or smoking outside the premises do so in an orderly manner and are supervised by staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction of the public highway.

 

 

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