Agenda and minutes

Godo, 90 Piccadilly, W1

15/10762/LIPN

1.

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

Mr Bouafsoun informed the Sub-Committee during the hearing that Late Night Refreshment was no longer being applied for as it was now being proposed that the premises would close at 23:00 hours Monday to Saturday and 22:30 on Sundays.  Late Night Refreshment is not a licensable activity prior to 23:00 hours.

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

The Sub-Committee was not required to consider this aspect of the application as it was no longer being applied for.

2.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (On)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

The hours set out in the report were clarified and amended to reflect the actual hours as set out in the application form. Later in the hearing, Mr Bouafsoun made the point that he would not be averse to a terminal hour for alcohol of 22:30 hours Monday to Sunday.

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

This was an application for a new premises licence.  Mr Bouafsoun, the owner of the Applicant Company, explained that he was intending to run the premises as an Italian restaurant for a time limited period until 31 March 2016 only.  This would assist his company in advertising the brand online which was the main focus of the business.  He advised that there were amendments to the application including that the proposed terminal hour for the sale of alcohol (on sales only) and closing time would be 23:00 hours Monday to Saturday and 22:30 on Sunday.  Late night refreshment was no longer being applied for and recorded music was also no longer sought.

Mr Nevitt on behalf of Environmental Health stated that he had visited the premises at 90 Piccadilly on a couple of occasions.  He advised that most of his concerns had now been addressed.  The proposed hours for the application had been revised so that they were now within the Council’s Core Hours policy.  The Applicant had agreed the Council’s model restaurant condition so that alcohol was ancillary to substantial table meals and customers would be seated and served by waiter or waitress.  There were no off-sales and the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Shepherds Tavern, 50 Hertford Street, W1

15/10185/LIPV

1.

Layout alteration

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

This was an application for a variation of the premises licence.  The Applicant was seeking to change the layout of the first floor so as to add a bar and remove the restrictions on trading hours on the first floor so they could operate the same hours on Good Friday and Christmas Day as on other days (10:00 to 23:00 on Good Friday and Christmas Day for the sale of alcohol unless Christmas Day was on a Sunday which would mean the hours were 12:00 to 22:30). 

Mr Warne, representing the Applicant, addressed the Sub-Committee.  He stated that Shepherds Tavern is not located in a cumulative impact area and there was therefore no presumption against the application.  It was necessary to demonstrate that the proposals set out in the application would meet the relevant criteria in Policies CD1, PS1, PN1 and CH1.  Mr Warne also confirmed that his client had withdrawn the live music aspect of the application.  Premises are exempt from having to apply for this under the Live Music Act legislation provided it is played to an audience of less than 500 people prior to 23:00 hours.  Mr Warne added that it would be rare that live music was played at the Shepherds Tavern.

Mr Warne advised that four conditions had been agreed with Environmental Health prior to the withdrawal of their representation.  The Sub-Committee noted that one of these included that the premises licence holder would ensure that any patrons drinking and/or smoking outside the premises would 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.  The representation of Global Invest Consult Limited at 45 Hertford Street had referred to patrons spilling over the pavement into the road.  Mr Warne made the point that his client had a management plan to address this and took the matter seriously.  However, this was not directly relevant to what the Applicant was applying for.  The representation also referred to parking on double yellow lines which was not a matter which the Sub-Committee could take into consideration.  Mr Warne disputed that it was the customers of the pub that were parking there.  Most customers tended to walk to the Shepherds Tavern.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.