Agenda and draft minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Thursday 22nd November, 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Room 3.1, 3rd Floor, 5 Strand, London, WC2 5HR. View directions

Contact: Kisi Smith-Charlemagne, Senior Committee and Governance Officer  Email:  kscharlemagne@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 020 7641 2783

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1       There were no changes to the Membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1       There were no declarations of interest.

1.

Roast Restaurant Group, Basement and Ground Floor, 94 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NU

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

West End Ward/ West End Cumulative Impact Area

Roast Restaurant Group Basement and Ground Floor, 94 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NU

New Premises Licence

18/07245/LIPN

 

Minutes:

 

 LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 22 November 2018

 

Membership:                      Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Aziz Toki

 

Legal Adviser:                    Barry Panto

Committee Officers:           Georgina Wills

Presenting Officer:             Michelle Steward

 

Relevant Representations: Environmental Health, Citizen Advise Bureau, All 

Souls College, Oxford, Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association, Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Forum, the Marylebone Association, Portland Apartments Ltd, Managing Agents on behalf of the landlord for a residential building located on Great Portland Street, a local Ward Councillor, C & L Trustees Ltd and  50 other representations (one of which was supporting the application)

 

Present: Mr Gloag (Licensing Agent, representing the Applicant), Mr Marc

Bevan (Supervisor, Applicant) and Mr John Turner (Applicant) and Mr Maxwel Owusu Koduah (Environmental Health), Richard Brown (Citizen Advice Bureau representing two local residents, Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association and Sharon Palazzo), Natalie (Surname not provided at the Hearing), (Managing Agent, 30 Langham Street), Austin Carlson (Resident), Councillor Timothy Barnes

 

Roast Restaurant Group Basement and Ground Floor 94 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NU (“The Premises”)

18/07245/LIPN

 

1.

Sale of Alcohol : On Sales Only

 

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 to 23:30

Friday to Saturday: 10:00 to 00:00

Sunday: 12:00 to 22:30

 

From the terminal hour for the sale of alcohol on New Year’s Eve to 02.00 on New Year’s Day

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

Monday to Thursday:         10:00 to 23:00

Friday to Saturday:             10:00 to 23:30

Sunday:                              12:00 to 21:00

 

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Marc Bevan and John Turner on behalf of the Roast Restaurant Group for a new premises licence in respect of Basement and Ground Floor 94 Great Portland Street London W1W 7NU. The Premises was not situated in the Cumulative Impact Zone. 

 

The Licensing Officer introduced the application to the Sub-Committee and advised that the original  application had been amended significantly so as to withdraw the application for both live and recorded music and also the ‘Off’ sales of Late Night refreshment and alcohol. The Metropolitan Police Service was reported to have withdrawn their representation and this was due to the Applicant agreeing to set conditions. The Environmental Health Service were maintaining their representation.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that late representations had been received from Mr Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Bureau, on behalf of local residents and Councillor Pancho Lewis and both had been circulated to all parties.

 

Mr Gloag, (Applicant’s Representative) advised the Sub-Committee that there had been further developments with the Application. He commented that the concerns raised by interested parties could be grouped and largely related to noise emitted from the premises and the measures being put in place to minimise such levels, licensing activities taking place in the Premises’ basement, deliveries and refuse collection. There was also a dispute between parties about when the Premises’ windows should be opened and closed in particular those which face and lead to Great Portland Street.

 

Mr Gloag gave a brief description of the Premises layout and advised that a sealed noise barrier  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Billy and the Chicks, 27-28 St Anne's Court, London, W1F 0BN pdf icon PDF 2 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

West End Ward/ West End Cumulative Impact Area

Billy and the Chicks

27-28 St Anne's Court, London, W1F 0BN

New Licence Variation

18/11821/LIPV

 

Minutes:

 

 LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 22 November 2018

 

Membership:                         Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Aziz Toki

 

Legal Adviser:                       Barry Panto

Committee Officers:             Georgina Wills

Presenting Officer:               Michelle Steward

 

Relevant Representations: Environmental Health and 8 local residents.

 

Present:                                 Ms Sophia Firovia, (Owner and Applicant), Mr Massimo Matoni (Management Consultant), Mr Alun Thomas (Applicant’s Representative), Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Westminster (Representing residents - Niall MacAnna, Rebecca Taylor, Brooke Bailey, Luke Dixon and Mark Allen) 

 

Billy And The Chicks, 27 – 28 St Anne’s Court, London W1F 0BN (“The Premises”) 18/11821/LIPV

 

1.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol

On or Off Sales

Current:

Proposed:

On

Off

 

Current Hours

Proposed

Hours

Licensable Area

Start:

End:

Start:

End:

Current:

Proposed

Monday

10:00

00:00

No Change

Ground Floor

Ground Floor and external seating area

Tuesday

10:00

00:00

 Wednesday

10:00

00:00

Thursday

10:00

00:00

Friday

10:00

00:00

Saturday

10:00

00:00

Sunday

12:00

23:30

Seasonal variations/ Non -standard timings:

Current:

Proposed:

(a)       On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year's Eve from 10.00 to 00.00

(b)       On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year's Eve, and on Good Friday: 12.00 to 23:30

(c)        On Christmas Day: 12.00 to     22.30

(d)       On New Year's Eve, except on a Sunday, 10.00 to 00.00

(e)       On New Year's Eve on a Sunday, 12.00 to 23.30

(f)        On New Year's Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).

 

No Change.

 

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 Bowls London Limited, for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Billy And The Chicks, 27 – 28 St Anne’s Court, London, W1F 0BN.The Premises was situated in the Cumulative Impact Zone. 

 

The Licensing Officer introduced the application to the Sub-Committee and advised that the Metropolitan Police Service had withdrawn their representation and this was due to the Applicant agreeing to set conditions. Representations were also made by the Environmental Health Service.

 

The Sub-Committee was advised that representations had been received from Mr Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Bureau, on behalf of local residents on 19 November 2018 and the Applicant on 20 November 2018 and both had been circulated to all parties.

 

Mr Thomas (Applicant’s Representative) explained that Billy and the Chicks was no longer operating and that the premises would operate under the trading name of Bowls. He had previously provided a document setting out the concept for the new restaurant. Mr Thomas advised the Sub-Committee that a Planning Application for external tables and chairs had been submitted and details of the application had been circulated to all parties. He advised that the Applicant had a culinary background and that Bowls was the first restaurant which Ms Firovia (Applicant) had opened. The Applicant planned to expand the chain.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.