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Contact: Kisi Smith-Charlemagne, Senior Committee and Governance Officer  Email:  kscharlemagne@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 07817054613

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1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1. There were no changes to the Membership of the Sub Committee

1.2. For the purposes of this meeting, the Chairman proposed that Councillor Arzymanow be appointed Substitute Chairman. Councillor Less seconded the nomination and Councillor Arzymanow was duly appointed substitute Chairman.

 

 

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. 

2.1. There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

1.

Catsteps Cafe, 33 D'Arblay Street, London, W1F 8EU pdf icon PDF 2 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

1.

West End Ward / Not in Cumulative Impact Area

Catsteps Cafe

33 D'Arblay Street

London

W1F 8EU

New Premises Licence

20/07106/LIPN

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday, 8 October 2020

 

Membership:                         Councillors Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Barbara Arzymanow and                                                Aicha Less.

 

Legal Officer:                        Viviene Walker

Policy Officer:                       Aaron Hardy

Committee Officer:             Toby Howes

Presenting Officer:              Jessica Donovan

 

APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE 20/07106/LIPN

 

Present:                                 Mr David Inzani, Poppleston Allen, Solicitors, for the Applicant                                               (Catsteps Café Ltd); Jonathan Arana-Morton, Company Co-                                               founder & George Whitaker, Finance Director, Applicant;                                                Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing      Project                                                (representing residents); Daisy Gadd, Licensing Authority; and                                                Ayesha Bolton, Environmental Health Service.

 

Applicant:                                  Catsteps Café Ltd (trading as “The Breakfast Club”)

Ward:                                          West End
Cumulative Impact Area:         West End

Summary of Application

The application was for a new premises licence to operate a family run café/bar with external tables and chairs for which it had the benefit of a Tables and Chairs licence. This was a new premises application with no premises licence history. However, the premises had previously been granted Temporary Event Notices which were detailed in Appendix 3 of the report.

Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (On and Off Sales)

Monday to Saturday:  10:00 hours to 23:30 hours
Sunday:                                   12:00 hours to 22:30 hours

 

Hours Premises Are Open to the Public

Monday to Sunday:     09:00 hours to 23:00 hours

Seasonal variations/non-standard timings: from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

Representations Received

1.     Environmental Health (Ayesha Bolton)
Licensing Authority (Angela Seaward)

2.     Other Persons

3.     Representation Received through Public Access, 10 September 2020

Summary of Issues Raised by Objectors

Environmental Health

There was an objection to the application by Westminster City Council’s Environmental Health Service on the grounds that granting the application would have the likely effect of causing an increase in Public Nuisance and impact on Public Safety within the area. Officers were of the view that the conditions provided in support of the application did not address their concerns.

Licensing Authority

The premises was located within the West End Cumulative Impact Area (CIA). The operating hours applied for licensable activities fell outside Westminster’s Core Hours and there was, therefore, a presumption against granting the application, although each case would be considered on its merits.

As the application was for On and Off Sales, and there was no condition before 20:00 hours potentially allowing alcohol to be a significant part of the operation, the Licensing Authority encouraged the Applicant to make further submissions on how the premises would not add to the CIA. In addition, how the conditions relating to the operation of the premises as a restaurant would be applied to customers from 20:00 hours, preventing the premises, or a part thereof, from operating as a bar.

Other Persons

Representations were received from several persons objecting to inter alia the application to play amplified recorded music (now withdrawn); the failure of the application to meet guidelines for staff and customer toilet facilities; that Companies House records indicated that this was not a family run café/bar as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Sophisticats, Basement & Part Ground Floor, 3-7 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0RD

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

2.

West End Ward/ West End Cumulative Impact Area

Sophisticats

Basement & Part Ground Floor 3-7 Brewer Street London W1F 0RD

New Premises

Licence

20/06824/LIPN

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday, 8 October 2020

 

Membership:               Councillors Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Barbara Arzymanow       and Aicha Less.

 

Officer Support:          Legal Officer:                                      Viviene Walker

                                      Policy Officer:                                      Aaron Hardy

                                      Committee Officer:                                       Toby Howes

                                      Presenting Officer:                                      Jessica Donovan

 

APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE 20/06824/LIPN

 

Present:                       Michael Bromley-Martin, QC (Counsel for the Applicant), Jack Spiegler, Thomas & Thomas Partners LLP (Solicitors for the Applicant), John McKeown (Applicant), PC Bryan Lewis, Metropolitan Police Service, Daisy Gadd, Licensing Authority, Anil Dryan, Environmental Health Services, Richard Brown, CAB Licensing Project (on behalf of The Soho Society), Jane Doyle, The Soho Society, Marcus Lavell, Complete Licensing (representing Tony Nash, Objector).

Representations:        Representations were received from the Metropolitan Police Service; Environmental Health Service; the Licensing Authority; The Soho Society (representing a resident); and Complete Licensing (representing an objector)

Applicant:                     John McKeown Clubs Ltd
Ward:                            West End
CIA[1]:                              West End

Summary of Application

The application proposed a new premises licence on the same terms, conditions, layout and hours as the existing premises licence, save for the removal of Condition 9 viz. The sale of intoxicating liquor shall be ancillary to the provision of striptease entertainment and whilst the premises is operating under a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence.

Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

Live Music, Recorded Music, Performance of Dance, Anything of a Similar Description (indoors)

Monday to Saturday:  09:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Sunday:                                   09:00 hours to 23:00 hours

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

An additional hour when British summertime commences.

Late Night Refreshment (indoors)

Monday to Saturday:  23:00 hours to 03:00 hours

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

An additional hour when British summertime commences.

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

Monday to Saturday:  09:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Sunday:                                   09:00 hours to 22:30 hours

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

An additional hour when British summertime commences.

Hours Premises Are Open to the Public

Monday to Saturday:  09:00 hours to 03:00 hours

Sunday:                                   09:00 hours to 23:00 hours

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

An additional hour when British summertime commences.

Representations Received

1.     Metropolitan Police Service (represented by PC Bryan Lewis)

2.     Licensing Authority (represented by Ms Daisy Gadd)

3.     Environmental Health (represented by Mr Anil Dryan)

4.     Ms Jane Doyle of the Soho Society (represented by Mr Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Bureau, Licensing Project)

5.     Mr Tony Nash (represented by Mr Marcus Lavell, Barrister, Complete Licensing)

 

Summary of Issues Raised by Objectors

Metropolitan Police Service

That, if granted, the application would undermine the Licensing Objectives viz it would exacerbate policing problems in the location of the venue in the West End Cumulative Impact Area where, traditionally,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.