Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (3) - Wednesday 6th November, 2024 10.00 am

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

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Items
No. Item

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       It was noted that there were no declarations of interest.

1.

Basement Floor and Ground Floor, Byron House, 7-9 St James's Street, London pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

St James’s

 

* N/A

 

** N/A

Basement Floor and Ground Floor

Byron House

7-9 St James's Street

London

 

 

Premises Licence Variation

24/05380/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 3

(“The Committee”)

 

Wednesday 6th November 2024

 

Membership:           Councillor Robert Eagleton (Chair) and Councillor Melvyn Caplan.

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:                    Steve Burnett

                                Committee Officer:             Sarah Craddock

                                 Presenting Officer:             Kevin Jackaman

 

Other Parties:          Mr Philip Kolvin KC (Counsel, representing the Applicant)

Ms Lana Tricker (Solicitor, representing the Applicant)

                                Mr Scott Chester (Director and DPS of Pirana)

 

                                Mr Maxwell Koduah (Enivornmental Health Service, EHS)

                               

Mr Gary Grant, (Counsel, representing 73 St James Street RTM Company Ltd)

                                Mr N T (Chair of RTM and resident)

                                Mr P T (Managing Agent)

                                Mr P H (Architect and Town Planner)

 

Application for a VARIATION of a Premises Licence in respect of AGENDA ITEM 1 – Pirana, Basement Floor And Ground Floor, Byron House, 7 - 9 St James's Street, London SW1A 1EE.  -  24/05380/LIPV

 

Full Decision

Premises

 

Pirana,

Basement Floor And Ground Floor,

Byron House

7 - 9 St James's Street,

London

SW1A 1EE.

 

Applicant

 

Strongarm Dining Lease Co Ltd.

 

Ward

 

St James’s

 

Cumulative Impact

 

N/A

 

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

N/A

 

Summary of Application

 

This is an application for a variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”).  The Premises currently operates as a restaurant.

 

This variation application is to extend the permitted terminal hours for already permitted licensable activities (Late Night Refreshment and Sale by Retail of Alcohol) to match the current permitted hours Mondays to Saturdays to Sundays.

 

Current Hours:

 

1.     Sale of Alcohol (On and off) Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 01:00 and Sundays 12:00 to 23:30.

2.     LNR (indoors) Monday to Saturday 23:00 to 01:00 and Sundays 23:00 to 00:00.

3.     Opening Times:  Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 01:30 and Sundays 12:00 to 00:00.

 

Proposed Variation:

 

On Sundays only, the Applicant seeks to extend the hours to:

 

1.     Retail sale of alcohol shall be 1000-0100 (on Sales only)

2.     late night refreshment (indoors) shall be 2300-0100.

3.     Opening hours will also be extended to 1000 to 01.30am.

 

No extension is requested for recorded music or private entertainment as they have unlimited hours and so an extension is not needed.

 

As part of the variation the applicant seeks to add a list of conditions to update the licence and promote the licensing objectives.

 

The applicant has also requested that conditions 12 and 15 of the existing Premises Licence be removed.

                      

Proposed Conditions to be added:

 

1. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an authorised officer of the City Council or the Police, which will record the following: (a) all crimes reported to the venue (b) all ejections of patrons (c) any complaints received concerning crime and disorder (d) any incidents of disorder (e) all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons (f) any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning equipment (g) any refusal of the sale of alcohol (h) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

 

2. Off sales shall cease at 2300.

 

3. A Challenge 25 proof of age  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.