Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (4) - Thursday 11th May, 2023 10.00 am

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Contact: Sarah Craddock, Committee and Councillor Co-ordinator  Email:  scraddock@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 07790980186

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No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1       It was noted that there were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any pecuniary interests or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1       There were no declarations of interest.

1.

The University of Westminster, 16 Riding House, W1W 7EB pdf icon PDF 755 KB

 

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

*None

 

**None

The University of Westminster

16 Riding House

W1W 7EB

 

New Premises Licence

23/00972/LIPN

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 4

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 11 May 2023

 

Membership:           Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair) Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury and Councillor Jim Glen

 

Other Parties:          Horatio Chance (Legal Advisor)

                                Committee Clerk (Jack Robinson-Young)

                                Policy Advisor (Aaron Hardy)

                                Environmental Health Services (Anil Drayan)

Catherine Noble, Solicitor (Mills & Reeves LLP) for the Applicant Westminster University, Mr Matthew Morrison (Director).

 

Application for a New Premises Licence in respect of The Soho Poly Theatre

16 Riding House Street London W1W 7EB 23/00972/LIPN

 

 

Full Decision

 

 

Case Summary

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a New Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”) in respect of The Soho Poly Theatre 16 Riding House Street London W1W 7EB (“The Premises”). 

 

The Premises intends to operate as a theatre under the name of The Soho Poly Theatre and intends to provide contemporary performance space and a hub for community engagement with a proposed capacity of 60.

 

The Applicant sought pre-application advice and has provided further submissions featured in the additional agenda pack. The Premises are within the West End Ward but not located in either the West End Cumulative Impact Zone nor any Special Consideration Zone. There is no policy presumption to refuse the application so the matter was assessed on its individual merits having regard to the evidence before the Licensing Sub-Committee and the promotion of the licensing objectives.

 

Representations were received from the Environmental Health Service and 15 local residents.

 

There is a resident count of 127.

 

Premises

 

The Soho Poly Theatre

16 Riding House Street

London

W1W 7EB

Applicant

 

The University of Westminster

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

N/A

 

Activities and Hours

 

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors)

 

Monday to Sunday: 23:00 to 00:00

 

Seasonal Variation: New Year's Eve: 23:00 to 05:00 on New Year's Day

 

Performance for the Exhibition of Films and Plays (Indoors)

Monday to Sunday: 09:00 to 00:00

 

Seasonal Variation New Year's Eve - licenced hours extended from the end of the authorised hours on New Year's Eve to the start of authorised hours on New Year's Day.

 

Live Music, Recorded Music, Performance of Dance (Indoors)

Monday to Sunday: 09:00 to 00:00

Sundays immediately before a bank holiday: 09:00: -00:24:00. New Year's Eve - licenced hours extended from the end of the authorised hours on New Year's Eve to the start of authorised hours on New Year's Day

Anything of a similar nature

 

Monday to Sunday: 09:00 to 00:00

Seasonal Variation: None

 

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (On) the Premises

 

Monday to Sunday: 09:00 to 00:00

 

Seasonal Variation None

 

Opening Hours to Public

 

Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 00:00

 

Seasonal Variation New Year's Eve extended to closing of New Year's Day

Representations Received

  • Environmental Health Service (Anil Drayan) (EHS)
  • Jennifer Kavanagh 44 Langham Street W1W 7AU
  • 15 local residents.

 

Summary of Representations

 

·       The Regulated Entertainments sought and for the times requested may lead to an increase in Public Nuisance in the area and impact on Public Safety

·       The provision of Late-Night Refreshment for the times requested may lead to an increase  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

The Court, 9 Kingly Street, London, W1B 5PH pdf icon PDF 2 MB

 

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

*West End

 

**None

The Court

9 Kingly Street

W1B 5PH

 

Premises Licence Variation

23/01201/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 4

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 11 May 2023

 

Membership:           Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair) Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury and Councillor Jim Glen

 

 

Other Parties:          Horatio Chance (Legal Advisor)

                                Committee Clerk (Jack Robinson-Young)

                                Policy Advisor (Aaron Hardy)

                                The Environmental Health Service (Maxwell Koduah)

The Licensing Authority (Karyn Abbott)

Metropolitan Police Service (PC Tom Stewart)

The Soho Society (Marina Tempia) (Wendy Hardcastle)

 

 

Application for a Variation of Premises Licence in respect of The Court 9 Kingly Street London W1B 5PH 23/01201/LIPV

 

 

Full Decision

 

Case Summary

 

This is an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  The Premises operates as a Private Members Bar and Club.

 

The Applicant seeks the following:

 

Part A:

 

·       To remove conditions 10 - 12 (Rules of Management), 20 & 21 (membership), and 13 -17 and 22 (various), and replace them with a suite of modern and appropriate model conditions.

·       To increase the capacity to 220 (From 150).

·       To increase the permitted hours on Saturdays to 01:00 and add licensable activities on Sundays until 23:00; and

·       To update the layout of the premises in accordance with the enclosed plans, including changes to fixed seating, increase in WC provision and addition of secondary means of escape.

 

Part B:

 

·       Should the application as above be granted in accordance with this Operating Schedule and Part A, the hours of licensable activities on a Monday to Friday would be reduced to 01:00.

 

The Premises has had the benefit of a premises licence since at least 2005. The current premises licence (22/09921/LIPT) can be viewed at Appendix 3 of the Agenda Report along with the premises licence history. The Applicant has provided further submissions featured in the additional agenda pack.

 

The Premises are located both within the West End Ward and West End CIZ. There is a policy presumption to refuse the application unless the PLH can demonstrate an exception to policy. The matter was assessed on its individual merits having regard to the evidence before the Licensing Sub-Committee and the promotion of the licensing objectives.

 

There is a resident count of 7.

Representations were received from the Metropolitan Police Service, Environmental Health Service, The Licensing Authority and the Soho Society.  

 

Premises

 

The Court

9 Kingly Street

London

W1B 5PH

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

Shaftesbury AV Limited (“PLH”)

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

West End Cumulative Impact Zone (“West End CIZ”)

 

Activities and Hours

 

As per the Premises Licence save for the variations applied for.

 

Representations Received

·       Metropolitan Police Service (PC Tom Stewart)

·       Environmental Health Service (Dave Nevitt)

·       The Licensing Authority (Jessica Donovan)

·       The Soho Society 55 Dean Street

 

Summary of Representations

 

·       The Police submit that, if granted, the following variations to the premises licence would likely undermine the licensing objective ‘the prevention of crime and disorder’, as well as adversely effecting cumulative impact within the West End Cumulative Impact Zone:

a. The removal of condition 22 “After 23:00 hours, the supply of alcohol at the premises shall only be to a person seated at a table”.

b.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

3.

Namaiki, Basement and Ground Floor, 14 Broadwick Street, W1F 8HP pdf icon PDF 557 KB

 

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

*West End

 

**None

Namaiki

Basement and Ground Floor

14 Broadwick Street

W1F 8HP

 

New Premises Licence

23/01192/LIPN

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 4

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 11 May 2023

 

Membership:           Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair) Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury and Councillor Jim Glen

 

 

Other Parties:          Horatio Chance (Legal Advisor)

                                Committee Clerk (Jack Robinson-Young)

                                Policy Advisor (Aaron Hardy)

The Licensing Authority (Kevin Jackaman)

The Soho Society (Marina Tempia) (Wendy Hardcastle)

 

Application for a New Premises Licence in respect of Namaiki Basement and Ground Floor 14 Broadwick Street London W1F 8HP 23/01192/LIPN

 

Full Decision

 

Case Summary

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a New Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”) in respect of Namaiki Basement And Ground Floor 14 Broadwick Street London W1F 8HP (“The Premises”).  The Premises proposes to operate as a restaurant.

 

The Premises has had the benefit of Temporary Event Notices, and the history can be found at Appendix 3 of the Agenda Report.

 

The Applicant has proposed twenty conditions to form part of their operating Schedule featured at Appendix 4 of the Report together with a written submission which can be found in the additional agenda report.

 

The Premises are located within the West End Ward and within the West End Cumulative Impact Zone. There is no policy presumption to refuse the application provided the Applicant can demonstrate that granting the application would not lead to negative cumulative impact. The matter was assessed on its individual merits having regard to the evidence before the Licensing Sub-Committee and the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations were received from the Licensing Authority and the Soho Society.

 

There is a resident count of 78.

 

Premises

 

Namaiki Basement and Ground Floor

14 Broadwick Street

London

W1F 8HP

 

Applicant

 

Namaiki Limited

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

West End Cumulative Impact Zone (“West End CIZ”)

 

Activities and Hours

 

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors)

 

Monday to Thursday: 23:00 to 23:30

Friday to Saturday: 23:00 to 00:00

Sunday N/A

 

Seasonal Variations: From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to

the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day. Sundays immediately prior to bank holidays 23:00-00:00

 

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (On and Off the Premises)

 

Monday to Thursday : 09:00 to 23:30

Friday to Saturday: 09:00 to 00:00

Sunday 09:00 to 22:30

 

Seasonal Variations: From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve

to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day. Sundays immediately prior to bank holidays 09:00-00:00

 

Opening Hours to the Public

 

Monday to Thursday : 09:00 to 23:30

Friday to Saturday: 09:00 to 00:00

Sunday 09:00 to 22:30

 

Seasonal Variations: From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to

the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day. Sundays immediately prior to bank holidays 09:00-00:00

 

Representations Received

  • The Licensing Authority (Angela Seward)
  • The Soho Society 55 Dean Street (Marina Tempia)

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Representations

 

  • The Licensing Authority require the applicant to provide submissions as to how the operation of the premises will not add to cumulative impact in the West End cumulative impact zone, in accordance with policy CIP1.
  • As a new restaurant in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

Micky's Fish Bar Kebab Restaurant, 332 Edgware Road, W2 1EA pdf icon PDF 3 MB

 

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

Church Street

 

*None

 

**None

Micky’s Fish Bar Kebab Restaurant

332 Edgware Road

W2 1EA

 

New Premises Licence

23/01087/LIPN

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Minutes:

This application was Granted under Delegated Authority.