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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:

There were no declarations of interest.

1.

Garrick House, 63-66 St Martin's Lane, WC2 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

St James’s Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

Garrick House, 63-66 St Martin's Lane, WC2

New Premises Licence

17/15038/LIPN

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 22 February 2018

 

Membership:              Councillor Peter Freeman (Chairman), Councillor Julia Alexander and Councillor Jan Prendergast

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Jonathan Deacon

Presenting Officer:     Simone Murray.  Yolanda Wade in attendance.

 

Relevant Representations:         In support – 1 local resident

 

Objecting - Environmental Health, Licensing Authority and 2 x local residents / residents’ association.

 

Present:  Mr Alun Thomas (Solicitor, representing the Applicant), Mr Cole (Applicant Company), Mr Dave Nevitt (Environmental Health), Mr Steve Rowe (Licensing Authority) and Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project, representing Mr Selwyn Hardy).

 

Garrick House, 63-66 St Martin’s Lane, WC2

17/15038/LIPN

 

1.

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors)

 

 

Monday to Saturday:                            23:00 to 00:30

Sunday:                                                 23:00 to 00:00

 

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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

 

 

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Thomas, representing the Applicant.  He explained that the company holding the previous premises licence had gone into administration on 31 July 2017 as a result of which the licence had lapsed.    His client, the landlord of the premises, had only become aware that the licence had lapsed in December 2017 and had then submitted an application to directly replace the licence. 

 

It was noted by the Members of the Sub-Committee that the previous licence  was a bar licence to 23.00 (22.30 on Sunday) with a table meal condition thereafter until midnight (23.30 on Sunday) plus 30 minutes drinking up time until closing at 00.30 (midnight on Sunday).

 

Mr Thomas commented that the Council did have concerns about the use of the exterior of the building in terms of anti-social behaviour since the premises had been closed.  It had been used during that time as a shelter by the homeless.  He made the point that a representation in support of the application had been received from a local resident living upstairs due to concerns about the premises’ current use and requesting that there was a thriving business there.

 

The Applicant was requesting that the new premises licence was granted on almost exactly the same terms as the lapsed licence.  Mr Thomas quoted paragraphs 2.1.8 and 2.4.8 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.  2.1.8 sets out that ‘in cases where licences have lapsed through insolvency or death, the Council will generally grant a new licence on similar terms to the lapsed licence as a replacement. However the Council will take into account the previous history of the premises, the length of time the premises have been closed, and any problems at the premises, and will impose conditions that reflect current good practice for the type of business proposed at the premises’.  Mr Thomas stated that he was not aware of any recorded complaints received by the Council.  He also expressed the view that the licence had lapsed recently and that conditions had been offered that reflected current good practice for the type of business proposed at the premises and promoted the licensing objectives.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Wasabi, Unit 12, The Lawn, Paddington Station, Praed Street, W2 pdf icon PDF 4 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

Hyde Park Ward / not in cumulative impact area

Wasabi, Unit 12, The Lawn, Paddington Station, Praed Street, W2

New Premises Licence

17/14596/LIPN

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 22 February 2018

 

 

Wasabi, Unit 12, The Lawn, Paddington Station, Praed Street, W2

17/14596/LIPN

 

 

Application granted under delegated powers prior to the hearing as all representations had been withdrawn.

 

 

 

3.

The Shan State, 100-102 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 pdf icon PDF 744 KB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

3.

St James’s Ward / West End Cumulative Impact Area

The Shan State, 100-102 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1

New Premises Licence

17/14772/LIPN

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 5

Thursday 22 February 2018

 

 

The Shan State, 100-102 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1

17/14772/LIPN

 

 

The application was adjourned to a later hearing.