Issue - meetings

Vapiano, 84-86 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0TG (“The Premises”)

18/02022/LIPV

1.

Conditions being Varied, Added or Removed

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

The Applicant advised that the additional condition to be added to the licence would now read “Notwithstanding condition 13, deliveries of alcohol with a substantial table meal and the provision of late night refreshment (where applicable) shall be permitted to be made from the premises until 23:00 hours.”

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

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Vapiano Ltd for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Vapiano, 84-86 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0TG.

The Licensing Officer provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee.

Mr McCann, representing the Applicant, explained that Vapiano Ltd was an Italian restaurant group, which currently operated six premises within the UK. The Sub-Committee was provided with a description of the customer experience upon entering the Premises and how it created a quick turnaround of customers. What the Application before the Sub-Committee was seeking was to permit deliveries of food and alcohol from the premises by online food delivery companies until 23:00 hours. Despite some apparent contradictions on the existing conditions on the licence, Mr McCann was of the opinion that it already did permit a takeaway service to be provided, excluding alcohol, until 23:00. Therefore, the aim of the application was to allow deliveries of alcohol to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3

Basement and Ground Floor, 125-127 Westbourne Park Road, W2

17/12417/LIPN

1.

Regulated Entertainment – Playing of recorded music (indoors)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

The proposed terminal hour for regulated entertainment in the Basement (Number 127) was 23:30 Monday to Saturday and 23:00 Sunday.  Core Hours was proposed for regulated entertainment on the Ground Floor of Numbers 125 and 127 (23:30 Monday to Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday and 22:30 on Sunday).

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

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Browning, representing the Applicant.  He stated that this was an application for a new premises licence to replace a licence which previously lapsed in June 2017 (09/10275/LIPD).  He explained that he and his client had looked to engage with all the parties who had submitted representations in respect of the application and as a result the Applicant had made some changes to the application.  These included some amendments to the proposed hours of operation.

Mr Browning believed that a key reason for the concerns of objectors was that a previous operation at the premises had caused nuisance to local residents.  Mr Browning indicated that the operating of the premises would be very different now.  Mr Gorst was also the owner of The Oak Pub at 137 Westbourne Park Road. 

The Applicant was proposing that Number 125 would operate as a bar on the Ground Floor and a back of house operation in the Basement.  Number 127 would operate as a restaurant on the Ground Floor with a private dining area in the Basement.

Mr Browning sought to explain the proposed amended hours for the premises.  He confirmed there would be no private entertainment which was on the lapsed licence.  The amended hours were set out during the hearing and were as follows.  The proposed terminal hour for regulated entertainment in the Basement (Number 127) was 23:30 Monday to Saturday and 23:00 Sunday.  Core Hours was proposed for regulated entertainment on the Ground Floors of 125 and 127 (23:30 Monday to Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday and 22:30 on Sunday).  Late night refreshment in the Basement of 127 was sought until 23:30 Monday to Saturday.  Late night refreshment on the Ground Floor of 125 and 127 was sought to Core Hours.  The proposed hours for the sale of alcohol in the Basement of 127 was until 23:00 Monday to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3