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Taza Take Away, 35A Queensway, London, W2 4QJ

 

 

Meeting: 14/03/2019 - Licensing Sub-Committee (1) (Item 1)

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App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

Lancaster Gate/

Bayswater Cumulative Impact Area

Taza Take Away, 35A Queensway, London, W2 4QJ

Premises Licence

Variation

19/01149/LIPV

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

 

 LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 1

Thursday 14th March 2019

 

Membership:              Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Louise Hyams and Councillor Rita Begum

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Kerry Simpkin

Committee Officer:      Tristan Fieldsend

Presenting Officer:      Kevin Jackaman

                                   

 

Relevant Representations:         The Licensing Authority, Environmental Health, The Metropolitan Police, three local residents, Happybadge Ltd, Councillors Margot Bright and Andrew Smith, the South East Bayswater Residents Association, the Bayswater Residents Association, the Queens Court North Residents Association and the Queensway Residents Association

 

Present: Mr Abie Shahrtash (Applicant), Mr Ivan Shahrtash (Premises Manager), Miss Yasmine Shahrtash (representing the Applicant), Mr Papa Okoh (local resident supporting the application), PC Reaz Guerra (Metropolitan Police), Mr Maxwell Koduah (Environmental Health), Ms Roxsana Haq (Licensing Authority), Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project, representing the South East Bayswater Residents Association, the Bayswater Residents Association and the Queens Court North Residents Association), Mr John Zamit (South East Bayswater Residents Association, Mr Robert Jarman (Queens Court North Residents Association) and Councillor Margot Bright (Lancaster Gate Ward Councillor)

 

Taza Take Away, 35A Queensway, London, W2 4QJ (“The Premises”)

19/01149/LIPV

 

1.

Late Night Refreshment – Indoors and Outdoors

 

Current:

 

Monday to Saturday: 23:00 to 00:00

 

Proposed:

 

Monday to Sunday: 23:00 to 02:00

 

 

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 Mr Abie Shahrtash for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Taza Take Away, 35A Queensway, London, W2 4QJ.

 

Mr Simpkin, the Council’s Licensing Policy Adviser, set out for all parties the following policies which applied to the application:

 

  • CIP1 – It was the Licensing Authority’s policy to refuse applications in Cumulative Impact Areas (CIA) for fast food premises;
  • HRS1 – Applications for hours outside of core hours will be considered on their merits, subject to other relevant policies; and
  • FFP2 - It was the Licensing Authority’s policy to refuse applications in Cumulative Impact Areas, other than applications to vary hours within core hours.

 

The Chairman confirmed that all parties had received and read the additional information submitted by the applicant.

 

Mr Shahrtash, the applicant, requested to call a local resident, Mr Papa Okoh, and his (Mr Shahrtash’s) daughter, Ms Yasmine Shahrtash, as witnesses. The Sub-Committee agreed the request following the agreement of all parties present. Mr Shahrtash’s son, Ivan, was also present and was later allowed to assist his father in giving evidence to the Licensing Sub-Committee, as he is also the manager of the premises.

 

Mr Shahrtash explained that he had applied to extend the provision of late night refreshment at the Premises by two hours to 02:00 Monday to Sunday. It was not proposed to alter how the Premises operated and it would continue to provide the same services it had done since 1988 when Mr Shahrtash had taken over the business. It predominantly operated as a Premises providing hot and cold food and drinks, with a particular focus on kebabs and fresh fruit juices. Mr Shahrtash stated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1