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Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1      There were no chnges 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      There were no declarations of interest.

1.

Flesh & Buns, 29 - 33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR pdf icon PDF 3 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

1.

West End Ward /Not in Cumulative Impact Area

Flesh & Buns,

29 - 33 Berners Street London W1T 3LR

Premises

Licence

Variation

 

 

19/14111/LIPV

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6

Thursday 16th January 2020

 

Membership:           Councillor Karen Scarborough (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Maggie Carman

 

Legal Adviser:         Barry Panto

Committee Officer:  Artemis Kassi

Policy Officer:          Aaron Hardy

Presenting Officer:  Kevin Jackaman

 

Relevant Representations:    Environmental Health, 3 local residents from Berners Mansions and the Head Lessee of Berners Mansions.

 

Present: Jack Spiegler (Solicitor, representing the Applicant), Steven Hill and Emilie Reynall (Bone Daddies Ltd), Anil Drayan (Environmental Health) , Robert Sutherland (Solicitor, representing Berners MM Ltd, the Head Lessee for Berners Mansions) and Michael Poole and David Offenbach, local residents living in Berners Mansions.

 

Flesh & Buns, 29-33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR

(“the Premises”)

19/14111/LIPV

 

1.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol – On and Off Sales

 

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 to 23:30

Friday to Saturday: 10:00 to 00:00

Sunday: 12:00 to 22:30

 

The proposed variation is to include off sales of alcohol so as to extend the existing sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises to the external seating area on the basis that the consumption of alcohol in that external area will also be ancillary to a substantial table meal.

 

The applicant has also proposd that an additional condition be added to the licence as follows:

 

The supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be to persons seated in the designated external seating area.

 

 

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

None.

 

 

Decision (including reasons if different from those set out in report):

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Bone Daddies Ltd (“the Applicant”) for a variation of the premises licence in respect of Flesh & Buns, 29-33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR.

 

The Presenting Officer introduced the application to vary the licence. Kevin Jackaman advised the Sub-Committee that the Applicant was seeking to authorise the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises and that it was proposed to add a licence condition to allow the supply of alcohol for off-premises consumption in a designated seating area external to the restaurant. Mr Jackaman also advised that representations had been received from the Environmental Health Services and four resident objections (including a representation from David Offenbach, a local resident living in Berners Mansions, whose representation was not included in the agenda papers but was circulated to all those present). The Sub-Committee noted that the premises were located in the West End Ward, which was not in a Cumulative Impact Area.

 

Mr Jack Spiegler, Solicitor, representing the Applicant, advised that this was an application for a variation in premises licence to allow off-sales to a maximum of six persons seated outside the restaurant consistent with Planning and Highways consent. The Sub-Committee heard that those consents authorised service to the six persons seated in the designated outside area until 21:00, with closure of that area at 21:30. 

 

Mr Spiegler advised that the Applicant had offered the condition ‘‘The supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be to persons seated in the designated external seating area.” Mr Spiegler also advised  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Yeo Dairy Café Limited, 20 Queensway London, W2 3RX pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

2.

Lancaster Gate Ward/ Queensway Cumulative Impact Area

Yeo Dairy Café Limited, 20 Queensway London

W2 3RX

Premises

Licence

Variation

19/12450/LIPV

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6

Thursday 16th January 2020

 

Membership:           Councillor Karen Scarborough (Chairman), Councillor Maggie Carman and Councillor Peter Freeman

 

Legal Adviser:         Barry Panto

Committee Officer:  Artemis Kassi

Policy Officer:          Aaron Hardy

Presenting Officer:  Kevin Jackaman

 

Relevant Representations:    Environmental Health Service, Licensing Authority and two Residents’ Associations

 

Present: Charlotte Bowers (on behalf of the Applicant Company), David Inzani (solicitor, Poppleston Allen, representing the Applicant Company), Angela Seaward (Licensing Authority), Ian Watson (Environmental Health Service), John Zamit (Bayswater Residents’ Association and South East Bayswater Residents’ Association)

 

Yeo Valley Dairy Café Limited 20 Queensway, London, W2 3RX

(“the Premises”)

19/12450/LIPN

 

1.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol – On and Off Sales

 

Monday to Saturday: 10:00 to 23:00

Sunday: 12:00 to 22:30

 

Seasonal Variations / Non-Standard Timings:

 

None.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

None.

 

 

Decision (including reasons if different from those set out in report):

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Yeo Dairy Café (“the Applicant”) for a new premises licence in respect of 20 Queensway, London W2 3RX.

 

The Presenting Officer, Mr Kevin Jackaman, introduced the application. He advised that representations had been received from the Environmental Health Service, the Licensing Authority, residents’ associations represented by Mr John Zamit and the Metropolitan Police Service. Mr Jackaman further advised that, following a reduction to the start time for the sale of alcohol, the Police had withdrawn this representation on 4th December. Mr Jackaman noted that further conditions had been proposed by the residents’ associations and it was noted that these had been agreed by the applicant. The Sub-Committee noted that the premises were located in the Lancaster Gate ward in the Queensway Cumulative Impact Area.

 

Mr David Inzani, representing the Applicant, advised that this was an application for a new premises licence.  The Sub-Committee heard that the Applicant, a Somerset-based company focusing on organic produce, had taken a ten-year lease on the premises in Queensway in January 2019 and that the Applicant was using the premises’ office space as its London office hub. Mr Inzani stated that the Applicant was seeking to permit the sale of alcohol (on and off the premises) between 10:00 to 23:00 from Monday to Saturday and between 12:00 to 22:30 on Sundays, with no seasonal variations.

 

Mr Inzani advised the Sub-Committee that changes had been made to the original proposals to bring the application within core hours and further conditions covering nuisance, fumes, odours, deliveries, recycling and closure of windows and doors had been agreed with John Zamit, representing the residents’ associations. Mr Inzani stated that, following the agreed amendments, there would be no vertical drinking, the sale of alcohol would be ancillary to the sale of substantial food throughout the entire Premises and the maximum seated capacity would be 30 persons.

 

The Sub-Committee noted the amended set of conditions and the amended plan that had been submitted by the Applicant. An important aspect of the amendment was the removal of a hatched area on the plan and an amendment to condition 10 on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

3.

The Gaslight Club, 4 Duke of York Street, London, SW1Y 6LA pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

3.

West End Ward/West End Cumulative Impact Area

The Gaslight Club, 4 Duke of York Street, London, SW1Y 6LA.

Sexual Entertainment

Venue Licence

19/12275/

LISEVR

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 6

Thursday 16th January 2020

 

Membership:           Councillor Karen Scarborough (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Maggie Carman

 

Legal Adviser:         Barry Panto

Committee Officer:  Artemis Kassi

Policy Officer:          Aaron Hardy

Presenting Officer:  Kevin Jackaman

 

Objections:                            One anonymous objector

 

Present: Philip Kolvin QC (Counsel representing the Applicant, The Gaslight of St James’s Limited), Suzanne Davies (Solicitor representing the Applicant company), Gary Nichols (General Manager for the Applicant), Paul Philpot (Operations Manager for the Applicant) and Nicola Richards (The Secrets Group)

 

The Gaslight Club, 4 Duke of York Street, London, SW1Y 6LA

(“the Premises”)

19/12275/LISEVR

 

1.

Renewal of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Premises Licence

 

The application was to renew the sexual entertainment venue premises licence to provide relevant entertainment.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

None.

 

 

Decision (including reasons if different from those set out in report):

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by The Gaslight of St James’s Limited (“the Applicant”) to renew a sexual entertainment venue premises licence in respect of The Gaslight Club, 4 Duke of York Street, London SW1Y 6LA.

 

The anonymous objector did not attend the hearing, but the members noted the details of the objection which were set out in full in the report.

 

Mr Philip Kolvin QC addressed the Sub-Committee, advising the members that this was a renewal with no variations of a sexual entertainment venue premises licence for a long-standing sexual entertainment venue. Mr Kolvin stated that the venue entrance was a discreet doorway and that there was no evidence of negative impact on the locality. He observed that the venue had attracted almost no public objection. The one objection that had been made was a generic objection to the existence of any sexual entertainment venues. 

 

The Sub-Committee noted that the premises are situated in an area that is considered to be appropriate for SEVs and that no one, apart from the one anonymous objector, had raised any concerns about the suitability of the area. No problems had been identified with the operation of the premises which had been trading from its current venue for many years. 

The Sub-Committee also noted that there were no objections to the application from the police or the Environmental Health Service. 

 

The Sub-Committee has a duty to consider each application on its individual merits. After carefully weighing the evidence before it and the human rights considerations identified in the report, the Sub-Committee was of the view that there was no basis for refusing the application. It therefore decided to grant the the renewal application accordingly with the standard and special conditions that had previously been imposed on the licence.

 

 

 

Conditions attached to the Licence

Standard Conditions

 

1. Whilst Relevant Entertainment is taking place no person under the age of 18 shall be on the licensed premises and a clear notice to that effect shall be displayed at the entrance in a prominent position so that it can be easily read by persons entering the premises.

 

2. Whenever persons under the age of 18 are  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.