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Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
St James’s   * West End   ** None	Lio London Basement and Lower Ground Floor 3-4 Coventry Street W1D 6BL	Premises Licence Variation	23/00332/LIPV
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO.1

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 16 March 2023

 

Membership:      Councillor Aziz Toki (Chair) Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury and Councillor Caroline Sargent

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:              Viviene Walker

                                Policy Officer:               Kerry Simpkin

                                Committee Officer:      Sarah Craddock

                                 Presenting Officer:            Kevin Jackaman

 

 

Other Parties:  Alun Thomas (Solicitor, Thomas & Thomas, on behalf of the Applicant), Allana McCabe, (Applicant) Kayleigh Sanotos (Operations Director), Jessica Donovan (Licensing Authority), Sally Fabbricatore (Environmental Health Service) and PC Reaz Guerra (Metropolitan Police Service)

 

Application for a Variation of Premises Licence in respect of Lio London Basement and Lower Ground Floor 3-4 Coventry Street London WID 6BL

23/00332/LIPV

          

Full Decision

 

Premises

 

Lio London

Basement and Lower Ground Floor

3-4 Coventry Street

London W1D 6BL

 

Applicant

 

Lio London Limited

 

Ward

 

St James’s

 

Cumulative Impact Zone

 

West End

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

None

 

 

Summary of the Application

 

This is an application for a variation of Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).   The premises are a performance venue and night club featuring singers, dancers, acrobats and international artists.  The premises have had the benefit of a premises licence at least since 2005.  The current licence reference is 23/00905/LIPVM.  The premises also have the benefit of a “shadow licence” reference 20/11986/LIPN.  There is a resident count of 26.

 

The application sought the following:

 

·       To extend the terminal hour for sales of alcohol by one hour Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 04:00 hours Sunday 10:00 to 00:30 hours

 

·       Sundays before bank holidays only 12:00 to 04:00 hours. 

 

·       To remove conditions 9 and 18 from the Current Licence

 

·       The request to add the exhibition of film has been withdrawn.

 

Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

 

·       Sale by Retail of Alcohol

Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations: Sundays before Bank Holidays 12:00 to 04:00.     

·       Late Night Refreshment

Monday to Saturday 23:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations: Sundays before Bank Holidays 23:00 to 04:00 hours

 

·       Performance of Dance

Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations: Sundays before Bank Holidays 12:00 to 04:00 hours

 

·       Performance of Live Music

Monday Saturday 09:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations:  Sundays before Bank Holidays 12:00 to 04:00 hours

 

·       Anything of a similar description to live music, recorded music

or performance of dance

Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations:  Sundays before Bank Holidays 12:00 to 04:00 hours

 

·       Private Entertainment consisting of dancing, music or other entertainment of a like kind for consideration and with a view to profit

Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 04:00 hours

 

Seasonal variations:  Sundays before Bank Holidays 12:00 to 04:00 hours

 

·       Hours Premises are open to the Public

Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 04:30 hours

 

Representations Received

 

·       Metropolitan Police Service (PC Reaz Guerra)

·       Environmental Health Service (Sally Fabbricatore)

·       Licensing Authority (Jessica Donovan)

 

Issues raised by Objectors

 

·       It is our belief that if granted the application would undermine the licensing objectives.  There is insufficient detail contained within the operating schedule to promote the licensing objectives.

·       The hours sought exceed Westminster’s Core Hours Policy.

·       The extension of hours  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.