Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (5) - Friday 27th January, 2017 10.00 am

Venue: Rooms 1A, 1B & 1C - 17th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6 QP. View directions

Contact: Jonathan Deacon  Email:  jdeacon@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 020 7641 2783

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Gassanly declared that he had sat as a Member of the Sub-Committee hearing on 6 January to consider whether to impose interim steps.  Councillor Harvey and Councillor Burbridge declared that they had sat as Members of the Sub-Committee on 12 January at the hearing to consider the Licence Holder’s representation against the interim steps. 

 

It was noted that Mr Kolvin is Chair of the London Mayor’s Night Time Commission and is a legal adviser to the Night Time Industries Association.   

 

3.

Rah Rah Rooms, 215-217 Piccadilly, W1 pdf icon PDF 26 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

St James’s Ward / not in cumulative impact area

Rah Rah Rooms, 215-217 Piccadilly, W1

Full Review

17/00074/LIREVX

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Friday 27th January 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Angela Harvey (Chairman), Councillor Susie Burbridge and Councillor Murad Gassanly. 

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Jonathan Deacon

Presenting Officer:  Heidi Lawrance

 

Present:    Mr Philip Kolvin QC (representing the Licence Holder), Mr Andrew Woods (Solicitor, on behalf of the Licence Holder), Mr Tony Flynn (Licensee and Designated Premises Supervisor), Mr Alan Dugard (Chairman of company which owns premises), Mr Arron Curtis (Operations Director), Ms Joanne Ronan (Events Manager), Mr Mark Halton (Licensing Consultant), Sgt Paul Hoppe, PC Adam Deweltz and PC Reaz Guerra (Metropolitan Police).

 

Declarations: Councillor Gassanly declared that he had sat as a Member of the Sub-Committee hearing on 6 January to consider whether to impose interim steps.  Councillor Harvey and Councillor Burbridge declared that they had sat as Members of the Sub-Committee on 12 January at the hearing to consider the Licence Holder’s representation against the interim steps. 

 

                          It was noted that Mr Kolvin is Chair of the London Mayor’s Night Time Commission and is a legal adviser to the Night Time Industries Association.   

 

Full review of the premises licence for Rah Rah Rooms, 215-217 Piccadilly, W1

17/00074/LIREVX

 

In the early hours of the morning on New Year’s Day, serious crime and disorder took place at the premises.  Three males sustained serious stab wounds.  An application was made by the Metropolitan Police on 4 January 2017 to review the premises licence.  A hearing was scheduled within 48 hours of the Police submitting the application.  The Sub-Committee after considering the report and the evidence presented at the hearing was required to consider whether it was necessary to take interim steps in order to promote the licensing objectives.  Members decided to suspend the premises licence pending the full hearing.  On 10 January the Licence Holder submitted a representation against the interim steps.  The hearing was required to take place within 48 hours of the representation.  The Sub-Committee considered at the hearing on 12 January that it was appropriate for the suspension to remain in place, pending the full review hearing.

 

At the beginning of the full review hearing it was pointed out that there was an error in the Sub-Committee report. Various options were set out on page 2 of the report, stating that the Sub-Committee could take such steps as it considered necessary for the promotion of the licensing objective. The correct requirement was for the Sub-Committee to take such steps as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. The parties were then asked whether they were satisfied that the decision sheet for the hearing held on 12 January was accurate and how they wished to proceed.  Sgt Hoppe advised that the Police were content with the decision sheet.  They wished to show Members of the Sub-Committee further CCTV footage and make a number of points in relation to the incidents of 3 September 2016 and 1 January 2017.  Mr Kolvin, representing the Licence Holder, informed Members that his  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.