Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Thursday 15th August, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Rooms 18.01 - 18.03 - 18th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Contact: Jessica Barnett, Committee and Councillor Co-ordinator  Email:  jbarnett@westminster.gov.uk

Media

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 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.

Royal China, 24-26 Baker Street, W1U 3BZ pdf icon PDF 5 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

Marylebone

 

* None

 

** None

Royal China

24-26 Baker Street

W1U 3BZ

 

Premises Licence Review

24/03850/LIREVP

*Cumulative Impact Area

** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO.2

(“The Committee”)

 

Full Review Decision

Thursday 15 August 2024

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chairman), Councillor Judith Southern and Councillor Tim Mitchell

 

Officer Support:       Legal Advisor – Michael Feeney

Committee Officer – Jessica Barnett
Presenting Officer – Kevin Jackaman

 

Application for a Review of a Premises Licence – Royal China, 24-26 Baker Street, W1U 3BZ (Ref:24/03850/LIREVP)

 

List of persons:

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

The Premises Licence Holder (PLH) is Allisgood Ltd. The PLH did not attend the hearing.


Home Office- Immigration Enforcement (‘The Applicant’)

          

Leonard Johnson - Immigration Officer, Central London ICE Arrest Team

The Licensing Authority

 

Karyn Abbott

 

Environmental Health Service

 

Maxwell Koduah

 

Metropolitan Police

 

PC Steve Muldoon

 

Interested Party 

 

One interested party submitted a representation in support of the review. The interested party did not attend the hearing.

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

None

 

Ward

 

Marylebone

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Royal China, 24-26 Baker Street, London W1U 3BZ (“The Premises”) under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).

 

Following intelligence that the Premises was employing illegal workers, Central London ICE Team have now conducted three illegal working enforcement visits between October 2018 and May 2024 and each time arrests of illegal workers have been made. The Premises is consistently failing to comply with right to work checks.

 

The PLH did not submit any representations and did not attend the hearing.

 

Representations

 

The application received a representation in support of the review from the Environmental Health Service (‘EHS’) on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder, protection of children from harm, prevention of public nuisance and public safety.

 

The application received a representation in support of the review from the Licensing Authority on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder, protection of children from harm, prevention of public nuisance and public safety.

 

The application received a representation in support of the review from the Metropolitan Police Service (‘MPS’) on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder.

 

The application received a representation in support of the review from an interested party, stating that the Premises appears to believe that it can operate above the law and the licence should be revoked.

 

Activities and Hours

 

The Premises currently benefits from the following:-

 

Playing of Recorded Music

 

Unrestricted

 

Late Night Refreshment

 

Monday to Saturday: 23:00 to 00:30

Sunday: 23:00 to 00:00

 

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

 

Unrestricted

 

Sale by Retail of Alcohol

 

Monday to Saturday: 10:00 to 00:00

Sunday: 12:00 to 23:30

 

Hearing:

1.          The Chairman introduced the Members of the Sub-Committee and outlined the procedure to the Parties in attendance. 

2.          Mr Jackaman, Presenting Officer, outlined the application to the Sub-Committee. He advised that the PLH would not be attending and would not be represented. The PLH had been advised of the implications of non-attendance and the possible consequences. The PLH was aware  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.