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1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

It was noted that there was 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       There were no declarations of interest.

1.

Street Trading - Isolated Pitch, 938 Wells Street pdf icon PDF 12 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

*

**

Street Trading

Isolated Pitch

938 Wells Street

 

Street Trading application

 

*Cumulative Impact Area: N/A

** Special Consideration Zone: N/A

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 6

 

Thursday 6 July 2023 – ITEM 1

 

Membership:Councillor Iman Less (Chair) and Councillor Melvyn Caplan

 

Officer Support   Legal Adviser:         Michael Carson

                           Policy Officer:         Aaron Hardy

                           Committee Officer:       Jack Robinson-Young

                            Presenting Officer:            Sana Butt

 

 

Application to De-Designate an Isolated Pitch (938 Wells Street)

 

 

Other parties present: Wally Watson (The West End Street Trading Association), Nichola Kerr (The West End Street Trading Association), Robert Munro (Licence holder).

 

                                                     Full Decision

 

Premises

 

Isolated Pitch 938 Wells Street

 

Applicant

 

Westminster City Council

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

N/A

 

Ward

 

N/A

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

N/A

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined a request from Westminster City Council to rescind isolated pitch 938. The licence holder was present at the Sub-Committee.

 

 

 

SUBMISSIONS AND REASONS

 

 

Roxsana Haq presented the Council’s application explaining how the requisite notice of the application had been sent to the relevant parties and two responses had been received, one from the Licence holder and one from the West End Street Trading Service, both confirming their support for the application.

 

The licence holder Mr Robert Munro addressed the Sub-Committee explaining he had no objection to giving up the licence and was happy to take any questions. Mr Wally Watson and Ms Nichola Kerr were also present before Members, from the West End Street Trading Association and confirmed they had no objections. Members of the Sub-Committee had no questions and there was no summing up from any person present before Members.

 

The Committee Meeting was then paused whilst the Members retired to make their decision.

 

The Committee Meeting resumed after a few minutes when the Members returned to confirm the Licensing Sub-Committee’s decision.

 

2.

New Evaristo Club, Basement, 57 Greek Street, W1D 3DX pdf icon PDF 12 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

*

**

New Evaristo Club

Basement

57 Greek Street

W1D 3DX

 

Premises Licence Review

23/03232/LIREVP

*Cumulative Impact Area: West End

** Special Consideration Zone:

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO.6

(“The Committee”)

 

Full Review Decision

Thursday 6 July 2022

 

Membership:           Councillor Iman Less (Chair) and Councillor Melvyn Caplan

          

 

Officer Support:       Legal Advisor - Horatio Chance

Committee Officer   Jack Robinson-Young
Presenting Officer   Roxsana Haq

 

Application for a Review of Premises Licence in respect of Application for a Review of Premise Licence – New Evaristo Club Basement 57 Greek Street London W1D 3DA 23/03232LIREVP

 

Persons attending the hearing:

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

The Premises Licence Holder (PLH) is Ms Patricia Bergonzi and the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS).

 

Counsel: Mr Ryan Dowding (Chambers)

Solicitor: Thomas O’Maoileoin (Thomas & Thomas)

Mr Dani Bergonzi: (Assistant Manager)

Mr Adrian Studd:  (Independent Licensing Consultant)


Metropolitan Police Service (“MPS”)

          

PC Reaz Guerra

PC Steve Muldoon

Counsel: Mr Gary Grant (Francis Taylor Buildings)

 

Environmental Health Service (“EHS”)

 

Mrs Sally Fabbricatore

 

Objectors 

 

894 representations in support of the Premises

 

The Licensing Authority (“The Applicant”)

 

James Joyce (City Inspector)

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

West End Cumulative Impact Zone

 

 

Ward

 

West End

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a Review of a Premise Licence known as New Evaristo Club Basement 57 Greek Street London W1D 3DA(“The Premises”) under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”). The Premises trades as a jazz themed members club and bar and has held a premises licence since at least 2005.

 

The New Evaristo Club, formerly known as Tricia’s, is a basement club with only one entrance and exit using the same stairway. The club is located at the north end of Greek Street, W1, near the junction with Soho Square.

 

The licence holder and Designated Premises Supervisor is Ms Patricia Bergonzi under licence number 18/16088/LIPN. The Premises are within the West End Ward and West End Cumulative Impact Zone. There is a resident count of 69.

 

The Premises have had several recent visits from both Westminster Police Licensing and Westminster City Inspectors in relation to residents’ complaints and customer complaints regarding the management and running of the Premises that has led to the undermining of both the Crime and Disorder Licensing Objective and Public Safety Licensing Objective.

 

Since February 2023 Police Licensing and City Inspectors have tried on several occasions to work with the management of the Premises to ensure compliance with the conditions of their premises licence. Some temporary improvements have been made, however there has been no consistency in following licence conditions.

 

The management of the club have repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for the importance of compliance with their licence conditions and the promotion of the licensing objectives. As a result, the Licensing Authority have no confidence that this is likely to change in the future. A copy of the application for Review and the supporting documents appears at Appendix 1.

 

A copy of the existing Premises Licence (18/16088/LIPN) is attached to the applicant’s supporting documents at Appendix B.

 

These Review proceedings are brought under the licensing objectives on the grounds of Prevention of Crime and Disorder and Public Safety.

 

Representations

 

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