Agenda and minutes

Sushi Samba Covent Garden, Units 7 and 35 The Market, Covent Garden, WC2

16/03019/LIPN

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Recorded Music (Indoors)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

Members of the Sub-Committee initially heard from Mr Thomas, representing the Applicant.  He referred to the fact that this was an application for a new premises licence which sought to merge two existing premises licences.  One of the existing premises licences was for the ground floor external seating area, 7 The Piazza (formerly known as The Creperie) and the other was applicable to the first floor area, 35 The Piazza (formerly known as Brasserie Blanc).  The Applicant was proposing that the sale of alcohol was permitted until 23:00 Monday to Saturday and until 22:30 on Sunday in the Ground Floor external seating area which was in line with the existing permission.  The existing premises licence for the First Floor area, containing a restaurant and a bar, permitted alcohol to be sold until midnight Monday to Saturday and 23:30 on Sunday.  

Mr Thomas wished to emphasise during the hearing that he was replacing ‘like for like’ until midnight on the first floor including the bar area where alcohol was not ancillary to a table meal after 11.00 within the area edged in green.  However, there was an additional period sought after midnight Monday to Saturday when the entire first floor area would be required to operate as a restaurant.  A further element of the application was to use the first floor terrace until midnight.   

Mr Thomas addressed the Sub-Committee on the points of difference with the CGCA.  He stated that whilst he accepted that it was up to the Applicant to demonstrate that the application would not add to cumulative impact particularly when the premises operated after the end of Core Hours, it was accepted by the Council’s policy that (as the first floor would be a restaurant after midnight) restaurants have little association with crime and disorder and public nuisance.  He referred to The Ivy Café in Henrietta Street having been granted similar hours and not been considered to have added to cumulative impact.  He made the point that dispersal from the premises was not an issue, particularly as there was an underground station nearby.

Mr Thomas stated that in relation to Sundays, the sale of alcohol would conclude at 23:30.  It was for the Sub-Committee to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Golden Hind Restaurant, 71A-73 Marylebone Lane, W1

16/04033/LIPN

The application was Granted under Delegated Authority as all representations had been withdrawn.