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Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
West End   *  West End   ** None	Huckletree Soho Ingestre Court Ingestre Place W1F 0JL	New Premises Licence	23/01909/LIPN
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 24 August 2023

 

          

Membership:           Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury (Chair),

Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Steve Burnett

                                Policy Officer:                     Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer:             Jack Robinson Young

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Kieran O’Shea and Ben Sykes for the Applicant, Huckletree (Soho) Limited

 

Maxwell Koduah – Environmental Health Services (EHS)

Jessica Donovan – Licensing Authority (LA)

 

Richard Brown – Licensing Advice Project on behalf of David Gleeson for the Soho Society and David Kelly for the Ingestre Court Residents’ Association

 

Application for a New Premises Licence for Huckletree Soho, Ingestre Court

Ingestre Place, London W1F 0JL – 23/01909/LIPN

 

Full Decision

 

Premises: 

 

Huckletree Soho,

Ingestre Court

Ingestre Place

London

W1F 0JL

 

Applicant

 

Huckletree (Soho) Limited

 

Ward

 

West End

 

Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ).

 

West End

 

Special Consideration Zone:

 

None

 

There is a resident count of 180

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a new premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  This application seeks to permit the premises to operate as workspace, including private offices but with the benefit of licensable activities.

 

Application

 

To Permit:

 

Sale of alcohol (on sales only)

Mondays to Saturdays 10.00 to 23.00

Sundays 10.00 to 22.30

 

Opening Times

Mondays to Sundays 08.00 to 23.00

 

Representations Received

 

·       PC Dave Morgan – Metropolitan Police Service (Withdrawn 18 May 2023)

·       Maxwell Koduah – Environmental Health Services (EHS)

·       Jessica Donovan – Licensing Authority (LA)

 

·       Cllr Patrick Lilley – Lead Member for Soho

·       Mr Anna Morsy – Resident

·       David Kelly – Ingestre Court Residents Association (ICRA)

·       Simon Osborne-Smith – Resident

·       Marina Tempia – Soho Society

·       David Gleeson – Pargiter Close Residents Association

·       Mark Crossman – Resident

 

Issues raised by Objectors

 

·       As presented, the application would have the likely effect of causing an increase in Public Nuisance and may affect Public Safety within the West End cumulative impact area.

 

·       The Licensing Authority encourages the applicant to provide further submissions as to how the premises will not add to cumulative impact in the West End cumulative impact Zone, in accordance with policy CIP1.

 

·       Holding events underneath this residential block is madness as the areas attracts ASB like a magnet. Day and night there is drug taking and drug dealing.

 

·       Reject this application as no measures proposed by the premises will prevent noise issues impacting residents above.

 

·       Will add to the long-term, chronic, ASB, noise & public nuisance issues that the Police & WCC Neighbourhood Team are aware of.

 

·       Will serve alcohol and discharge additional alcohol-enhanced individuals into the area, potentially exacerbating of the existing chronic public nuisance & safety issues referenced above, on other residents, service contractors, & members of the public with legitimate reasons for being in &/or passing through the area around the block.

 

·       There are 3 large residential blocks & numerous other residential properties in immediate proximity to Huckletree’s premises, all of which house families with children of all ages, who will be impacted.

 

·       This is not a suitable venue for the sale of alcohol being directly below 52  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Ward CIA* SCZ**	Site Name & Address	Application Type	Licensing Reference No.
Marylebone   *  None   ** None	The Pioneer Club 12 Cavendish Place W1G 9DJ	New Premises Licence	23/03514/LIPN
*Cumulative Impact Area ** Special Consideration Zone

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 24 August 2023

 

          

Membership:           Councillor Md Shamsed Chowdhury (Chair),

Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Steve Burnett

                                Policy Officer:                     Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer:             Jack Robinson Young

                                 Presenting Officer:             Karyn Abbott

 

Other Parties:          Craig Bayliss of Keystone Law and Lisa Jordon for the Applicant, Cavendish Place Limited

 

Mark Browning of BA Law for Mr K Maree and Mr G Owen of the Langham Hotel

 

Application for a New Premises Licence for The Pioneer Club, 12 Cavendish Place, London W1G 9DJ – 23/03514/LIPN

 

 

Full Decision

 

Premises: 

 

The Pioneer Club

12 Cavendish Place

London

W1G 9DJ

 

Applicant

 

Cavendish Place Limited

 

Ward

 

Marylebone

 

Cumulative Impact Zone.

 

None

 

Special Consideration Zone:

 

None

 

There is a resident count of 0

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a new premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  This application seeks to permit the premises to operate as a new members club called The Pioneer Club. The vast majority of the premises on all floors as an upmarket shared office/workspace with access only to members of the club or their bona fide guests

 

Application

 

To Permit:

 

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors)

Sundays to Wednesday 10.00 to 01.00

Thursdays to Saturdays 10.00 to 02.00

 

Sale of alcohol (On sales only)

Sundays to Wednesday 10.00 to 01.00

Thursdays to Saturdays 10.00 to 02.00

 

Opening Times

Mondays to Sundays 24 Hours

 

Ground floor restaurant to open Sundays to Wednesday 10.00 to 01.00

Thursdays to Saturdays 10.00 to 02.00

 

Representations Received

 

·       PC Tom Stewart – Metropolitan Police Service (Withdrawn 15 August 2023)

·       The Langham Hotel

 

Issues raised by Objectors.

 

Their principal concern is with the hours proposed by the Pioneer Club. The Langham’s primary concern is towards its resident guests, many of whom have young families. Many of the Langham’s guest rooms are immediately next door to 12 Cavendish Place

 

The Premises are on the border of the West End Buffer Special Consideration Zone.

The hours sought by 12 Cavendish Place are contrary to Policy HRS1.

 

Policy Considerations

 

Policy HRS 1 states:

 

A.    Applications within the core hours set out below in this policy will generally be granted for the relevant premises uses, subject to not being contrary to other policies in the Statement of Licensing Policy.

 

B.    Applications for hours outside the core hours set out in Clause C will be considered on their merits, subject to other relevant.

Policies.

 

Policy PB1(A) state:

 

A. Applications outside the West End Cumulative Zone will generally be granted subject to:

 

1. The application meeting the requirements of policies CD1, PS1, PN1 and CH1.

2. The hours for licensable activities being within the council’s Core Hours Policy HRS1.

3. The application and operation of the venue meet the definition of a Public House or Bar in Clause D.

 

D. For the purposes of this policy a Public House or Bar is defined as a premises, or part of a premises that’s primary use is the sale or supply of alcohol  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.