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Membership To report any changes to the membership. Minutes:
1.1 Nominations for the post of Chair were invited. One nomination was received and seconded for Councillor Angela Piddock. There were no further nominations.
1.2 RESOLVED: That Councillor Angela Piddock be appointed Chair of the Licensing Sub Committee (6) for this meeting.
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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. |
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Pitch 945 Oxford Street, W1C 1DH PDF 1 MB
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Minutes: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 6
Thursday 6 October 2022
Membership: Councillor Angela Piddock (Chair), Councillor Iman Less and Councillor Melvyn Caplan
Officer Support: Legal Advisor: Michael Carson Committee Officer: Sarah Craddock Presenting Officer: Shannon Pring
Application to vary the designation resolution passed by the Council on 25 July 1990 to rescind the designation of Pitch 945 Oxford Street -22/08812/RESCIN
FULL DECISION
Pitch Designation
John Princes Street West footway in line with Oxford Street building line, central between kerb and building line.
Applicant
Westminster City Council’s Licensing Street Trading Team
Interested Parties
Mr Warren (Licence Holder) and David Chambers (West End Street Trading Association)
Ward
West End
Summary of Application
The Licensing Sub-Committee is asked to vary the designating resolution passed by the Council on 25 July 1990 to rescind the designation of Pitch 945 Oxford Street as recommended by officers. Representations Received
Three representations were received in support of the application (The Licence Holder, West End Street Trading Association and Highways Planning)
Policy Considerations
1. Street Trading Policy
a) Policy ST5 within the City of Westminster Statement of Street Licensing Policy relates to the designation and de-designation of street trading pitches. However, the Licensing Service requests that the committee consider this application as an exception to this policy.
Designation and De-designation- Policy ST5
(i) The Licensing authority will designate specific resolution for licensed street trading.
(ii)The Licensing authority may de-designate pitches that are no longer suitable for licensed street trading.
(iii) The Licensing authority will not designate any new isolated street trading pitches, apart from in exceptional circumstances.
Policy ST5(2) states that the Licensing authority may, subject to the appropriate consultation and notification procedures, de-designate street trading pitches where in the opinion of the licensing authority, they are no longer suitable for street trading. The circumstances under which a location may be considered not suitable include:
(a) It has not been used for trading for a period of greater than six months; (b) There has been altered circumstances due to the increased pedestrian footfall resulting from altered highways layouts, public realms improvements or construction projects; (c) Where there is new development and the siting and operation of the trading pitch would adversely affect local pedestrian flow or cause congestion, including close to the transport stops or stations.
SUBMISSIONS AND REASONS
Ms Shannon Pring, the Presenting Officer, introduced the application. She advised that the Licence Holder, the West End Street Trading Association and Highways Planning were in support of the application.
Mr David Chambers, West End Street Trading Association, briefly outlined the history of the designation of this particular pitch. He confirmed that the West End Street Trading Association supported the application to vary the designation resolution passed by the Council on 25 July 1990 to rescind the designation of Pitch 945 Oxford Street. The Sub-Committee noted that there were no objections to the application.
Having carefully considered the committee papers and the submissions made by all the parties, both orally and in writing, the Sub-Committee has ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |
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Coffee Island, Ground Floor South Orion House 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2H 9EA PDF 2 MB
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Minutes: This application was Granted under Delegated Authority. |
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Basement (Excluding North West Part) 20 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BL PDF 546 KB
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Minutes: The application was adjourned on the request of the Applicant. |