Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Wednesday 5th February, 2025 10.00 am

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

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

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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  Councillor Karen Scarborough declared that she had made a

      representation regarding the application 81 Edgware Road and reclused herself from this application.

 

1.

81 Edgware Road, W2 2HX pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

Hyde Park

 

* None

 

** Edgware Road

81 Edgware Road, W2 2HX

New Premises Licence

24/06247/LIPN

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

(“The Committee”)

 

Wednesday 5 February 2025

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chair) and Councillor Hamza Taouzzale.

 

Councillor Karen Scarborough declared that she had made a representation

regarding this application and reclused herself from this application.

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Horatio Chance

                                Committee Officer:             Sarah Craddock

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Mr IahianSanian (Applicant)

Ms Burcu Dede (Agent for the Applicant)

                               

                                PC Reaz Guerre (Metropolitan Police Service, MPS)

Ms Maxwell Koduah (Environmental Health Service, EHS)

                     Ms S B ((Hyde Park Estate Residents Association) (HPEA).

Mr Richard Brown, Westminster Citizens Advice Bureau Service, representing the HPEA.

 

Application for a New Premises Licence in respect of 81 Edgware Road

London W2 2HX 24/06247/LIPN

 

FULL DECISION

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a New Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”) in respect of 81 Edgware Road London W2 2HX (“The Premises”). The Premises trades as a Traditional Turkish dessert shop and café in the Hyde Park Ward.

 

This is a new Premises Licence and therefore no premises licence history.

 

The Applicant has provided in support of the application a written submission which can be found at Appendix 2 of the agenda report.

 

The Premises falls within the Edgware Road Special Consideration Zone. The onus is on the Applicant to demonstrate that they have addressed the local issues contained within Paragraphs D51 and D52 on pages 57 of the SLP.

 

Paragraph 51 states:-

 

Edgware Road area is 0.10km² in size, accounting for 0.4% of the borough’s

footprint. The local issues that need to be considered by applicants are:

 

·       Serious violent crimes at night.

·       Incidents relating to ambulance call outs at night to the locations of licensed premises for intoxication, injury related to intoxication and/or assault.

·       Drug dealing at night.

·       Robberies at night.

·       Theft incidents at night.

·       Noise nuisance at night.

 

Paragraph D52 states:-

 

  • The incidents recorded between 2017 and 2019 were nearly four times the

borough’s average rate of incidents per square kilometre.

 

The Applicant has now withdrawn recorded music from the application. The hours for Late Night Refreshment have also been amended as follows:-

 

  • Sunday to Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00.
  • Thursday to Saturday 23:00 to 03:00.

 

Conditions have been agreed with the EHS (revised) and the MPS.

 

There is a resident count of 772.

 

Premises

 

81 Edgware Road

London

W2 2HX

 

Applicant

 

MuhteremTurantaylak

 

Ward

 

Hyde Park

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

Edgware Road Special Consideration Zone

 

Activities and Hours

 

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors and Outdoors)

 

Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 03:00

Saturday to Sunday 08:00 to 21:00

 

 

Amended as follows:-

 

  • Sunday to Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00.
  • Thursday to Saturday 23:00 to 03:00.

 

Seasonal variations: None

 

Recorded Music (Indoors)

 

Monday to Sunday 08:00 to 03:00

 

Seasonal variations: None

 

Opening Hours of the Premises

 

Monday to Sunday 08:00 to 03:00

 

Seasonal variations: None

 

Representations Received

 

  • Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) PC Reaz Guerra.
  • Environmental Health Service (EHS) Maxwell Koduah-Owusu.
  • Planning Authority Christina Sriramula.   
  • Hyde Park Estate Residents Association (HPEA).
  • Ward Councillor Karen Scarborough.
  • One  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Theatre Restaurant, 6 Catherine Street, WC2B 5JY pdf icon PDF 4 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

St James’s

 

* None

 

** East Covent Garden

Theatre Restaurant, 6 Catherine Street, WC2B 5JY

Variation to a Premises Licence

24/07316/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

(“The Committee”)

 

Wednesday 5 February 2025

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chair) Councillor Hamza Taouzzale and Councillor Karen Scarborough

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Horatio Chance

                                Committee Officer:             Sarah Craddock

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Jack Spiegler, Thomas & Thomas Partners (Solicitors on behalf of the Applicant) and Mr Rene Tovar (Project Operations Manager)

 

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Theatre Restaurant 6 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JY 24/07316/LIPN

 

FULL DECISION

 

 

Summary of the Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”) in respect of Theatre Restaurant 6 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JY  (“The Premises”). The Premises trades as a restaurant in the St James’s Ward. The Premises Licence Holder (“PLH”) is Mr Rene Tovar. The Designated Supervisor (“DPS”) is Trevilo Trading Limited.

 

The PLH seeks to vary the Premises Licence as follows:-

 

·       To vary Condition 9 on the existing premises licence (effectively a relaxation of restaurant Model Condition MC66).

·       To add a new condition.

 

A new premises layout plan has been provided showing the area shaded red in accordance with the proposed amendment to Condition 9 which can be found at Appendix 1 of the agenda report.

 

The Applicant has provided in support of the application a written submission which can be found at Appendix 2 of the agenda report.

 

The Premises have had the benefit of a premises licence (23/08951/LIPRW) since 2013.

 

A copy of the licence can be found at Appendix 3 and the full premises history at Appendix 4.

 

 

 

The PLH has provided the following submissions:-

 

·       A Mediation email for the interested party.

·       A presentation.

 

A copy of the submissions can be found at Appendix 2.

 

The Premises falls within the East Covent Garden Special Consideration Zone. The onus is on the Applicant to demonstrate that they have addressed the issues contained within Paragraph D53 on page 58 of the SLP.

 

Paragraph D53 states:-

 

·       The East Covent Garden area is 0.09km² in size, accounting for 0.4% of the borough’s footprint. The local issues that need to be considered by applicants are:

 

Elevated levels of noise nuisance at night surrounding locations of licensed premises.

 

Condition 9 states:-

 

Proposed Condition to be added:-

 

·       There shall be no more than 10 standing customers in the area shaded red on the licence plan at any one time.

 

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 134.

 

Premises

 

Theatre Restaurant

6 Catherine Street

LONDON

WC2B 5JY

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

Trevilo Trading Limited

 

Ward

 

West End

 

 

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

East Covent Garden Special Consideration Zone

 

Activities and Hours

 

As per the Premises Licence

 

Representations Received

 

  • Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) (Withdrawn 23 December 2024).
  • One Interested Party

 

Summary of representations received

 

·       I live backing on to rear of the premises the subject of this application. Since it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.