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Membership
To report any changes to the membership.
Minutes:
1.1 There were no
changes to the membership.
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Declarations of Interest
To receive
declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial
interests in matters on this agenda.
Minutes:
2.1 There were no
declarations of interest.
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Sophisticats, 3-7 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0RD  PDF 2 MB
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App
No
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Ward
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Cumulative Impact Area
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Site Name
and Address
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Application
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Licensing
Reference Number
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1.
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West End
Ward/ Core CAZ North
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Sophisticats, 3-7 Brewer Street, London, W1F
0RD
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Sex
Establishment
Licence
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18/11064/LISEVR
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6
Tuesday
26th February 2019
Membership:
Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Chairman), Councillor Jim Glen and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Barry Panto
Committee
Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officers: Angela
Seaward
Daisy Gadd
Objections:
The Licensing Authority, three anonymous objections and Mr Simon
Warr
Present: Ms Sarah Le Fevre (Counsel,
representing the Applicant),Mr Jack Spiegler
and Mr Thomas O’Maoleoin (Solicitors, representing the
Applicant),Mr John McKeown (on behalf of the
Applicant company), Ms Carmen Alonso (Designated Premises
Supervisor), Mr Philip Kolvin QC (Counsel, representing Mr Simon
Warr), Ms Lana Tricker (Solicitor,
representing Mr Simon Warr), Mr Simon Warr (Objector), and Mr Steve
Rowe and Mr James Hayes (Licensing Authority)
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Sophisticats, 3-7 Brewer Street, London, W1D 0RD
18/11064/LISEVR
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1.
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Renewal of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Premises
Licence
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The
application was to renew the sexual entertainment venue premises
licence made by Devine Restaurants Ltd. It was
noted that the licence had since been transferred to John
McKeown Clubs Ltd.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
None
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Decision (including reasons if
different from those set out in report):
The Sub-Committee considered an
application by Devine Restaurants Ltd for a renewal of a sexual
entertainment venue premises licence in respect of Sophisticats,
3-7 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0RD. The licence had since been transferred to John McKeown Clubs
Ltd.
The Licensing Officer provided
an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee and advised that
on 6 December 2018, the Licensing Service had received an
application to transfer the SEV Premises Licence from Devine
Restaurants Ltd to John McKeown Clubs Ltd. The consultation period
for the transfer application had now ended and no objections
had been received.
The Licensing officer also
informed the Sub-Committee that five objections had been received to the application for the renewal
of the SEV licence. One of the objections (from Simon Warr)
had been received outside of the
statutory 28-day consultation period and this consisted of
additional documents and witness statements.
The Chairman advised that
before the Sub-Committee could consider the application it was
important to hear from Mr Warr, who had submitted the late
objection, and the applicant on whether the late submission should
form part of the evidence before it.
Mr Kolvin, representing Mr
Warr, provided a background to the objection and the reasons why it
should be considered a significant piece
of evidence. It was explained that Mr
Warr operated the SEV premises called Platinum Lace. In October
2018, Mr Warr had received an anonymous objection to the renewal of
his SEV licence consisting of serious allegations against the
premises and him personally. It was the third time such objections
had been received and the non-renewal of
the licence would be catastrophic to his business. To understand
why such persistent objections were being received Mr Warr employed
a former Police Officer to conduct an investigation into who was
making the objections and their motivations. By the 31 December
2018 the investigation, which formed part of the late submission,
had been finalised and collated and ...
view the full minutes text for item 1.
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Sophisticats, 77 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 9BN PDF 2 MB
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App
No
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Ward
/
Cumulative Impact Area
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Site Name
and Address
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Application
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Licensing
Reference Number
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2.
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Marylebone Ward/ Core
CAZ North
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Sophisticats, 77 Welbeck Street, London, W1G
9BN
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Sex
Establishment
Licence
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18/11062/LISEVR
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6
Tuesday
26th February 2019
Membership:
Councillor Melvyn Caplan (Chairman), Councillor Jim Glen and
Councillor Shamim Talukder
Legal
Adviser:
Barry Panto
Committee
Officer: Tristan
Fieldsend
Presenting Officers: Angela
Seaward
Daisy Gadd
Objections:
The Licensing Authority, one anonymous objection and Mr Simon
Warr
Present: Ms Sarah Le Fevre (Counsel,
representing the Applicant),Mr Jack Spiegler
and Mr Thomas O’Maoleoin (Solicitors, representing the
Applicant),Mr John McKeown (on behalf of the
Applicant company), Ms Carmen Alonso (Designated Premises
Supervisor), Mr Philip Kolvin QC (Counsel, representing Mr Simon
Warr), Ms Lana Tricker (Solicitor,
representing Mr Simon Warr), Mr Simon Warr (Objector), and Mr Steve
Rowe and Mr James Hayes (Licensing Authority)
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Sophisticats, 77 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 9BN (“The
Premises”)
18/11062/LISEVR
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1.
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Renewal of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Premises
Licence
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The
application was to renew the sexual entertainment venue premises
licence made by Mondrealm Ltd. It
was noted that the licence had since
been transferred to John McKeown Clubs Ltd.
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Amendments to
application advised at hearing:
None
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Decision (including reasons if
different from those set out in report):
The Sub-Committee considered an
application by Mondrealm Ltd for a
renewal of a sexual entertainment venue premises licence in respect
of Sophisticats, 77 Welbeck Street, London,
W1G 9BN. The licence had
since been transferred to John McKeown Clubs Ltd.
The Licensing Officer provided
an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee and advised that
on 6 December 2018, the Licensing Service had received an
application to transfer the SEV Premises Licence from Mondrealm Ltd to John McKeown Clubs Ltd. The
consultation period for the transfer application had now ended and
no objections had been
received.
The Licensing officer also
informed the Sub-Committee that four objections had been received to the application for the renewal
of the SEV licence. One of the objections (from Simon Warr)
had been received outside of the
statutory 28-day consultation period and this consisted of
additional documents and witness statements.
The Chairman advised that
before the Sub-Committee could consider the application it was
important to hear from Mr Warr, who had submitted the late
objection, and the applicant on whether the late submission should
form part of the evidence before it.
Mr Kolvin, representing Mr
Warr, provided a background to the objection and the reasons why it
should be considered a significant piece
of evidence. It was explained that Mr
Warr operated the SEV premises called Platinum Lace. In October
2018, Mr Warr had received an anonymous objection to the renewal of
his SEV licence consisting of serious allegations against the
premises and him personally. It was the third time such objections
had been received and the non-renewal of
the licence would be catastrophic to his business. To understand
why such persistent objections were being received Mr Warr employed
a former Police Officer to conduct an investigation into who was
making the objections and their motivations. By the 31 December
2018 the investigation, which formed part of the late submission,
had been finalised and collated and ...
view the full minutes text for item 2.
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