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1.00 PM: Bellaria Restaurant, 71 Great Titchfield St, London W1W 6RB

Meeting: 18/03/2021 - Licensing Sub-Committee (2) (Item 1)

1 10.00 AM: Bellaria Restaurant, 71 Great Titchfield St, London W1W 6RB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

N/A

N/A

Bellaria Restaurant
Basement and Ground Floor
71 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 6RB

Premises Licence Variation

20/11567/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO.2

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 18 March 2021

          

Membership:           Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Richard Elcho and Councillor Maggie Carman

 

 

Officer Support:       Legal Adviser:     Viviene Walker

                                Policy Officer:     Kerry Simpkin

                                Committee Officer:     Cameron Maclean

                                Presenting Officer:     Jessica Donovan

 

 

Parties Present:       Mr Nimet Oner, the Applicant, Ms Ilkay Cinco Oner (representing the Applicant), Mr Richard Brown, Citizens Advice Westminster, Licensing Project (representing residents); Mr Gareth Hughes, Counsel (representing the Langham Court Hotel); Mr Yoram Blumann, representing the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association; Mr Christopher Sharp, Mr Austen Callison and Ms Barbara Corr (Objectors). 

                             

Application for a Variation of Premises Licence – Bellaria Restaurant Basement and Ground Floor 71 Great Titchfield Street London W1W 6RB

20/11567/LIPV

 

                                                     FULL DECISION

 

 

Premises

 

Bellaria Restaurant

71 Great Titchfield Street

London W1W 6RB

 

Applicant

 

Mr. Nimet Oner

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

The Premises are not located within the Cumulative Impact Area

 

Ward

 

West End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a variation of a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).  The Premises are a restaurant situated in the West End Ward, but not within the Cumulative Impact Area or the Special Consideration Zone. 

 

 

Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

 

Hours the Premises are open to the Public

 

Monday to Wednesday 10:00 to 23:30 hours

Thursday to Saturday 10:00 to 00:30 hours

Sunday 12:00 to 23:00 hours.

 

 Live Music operation

 

Thursday to Saturday 10:00 to 00:30 hours.

 

Recorded Music

 

Monday to Wednesday 10:00 to 23:30 hours

Thursday to Saturday 10:00 to 00:30 hours

Sunday 12:00 to 23:00 hours.

 

Late Night Refreshment

 

Monday to Wednesday 23:00 to 23:30 hours.

Thursday to Saturday 23:00 to 00:30 hours.

 

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (On Sales)

 

Monday to Wednesday 10:00 to 23:00 hours.

Thursday to Saturday 10:00 to 00:30 hours.  

Sunday 12:00 to 22:30 hours.

 

 

Representations Received

 

·       Environmental Health Service (Dave Nevitt)

·       Metropolitan Police Service (Nicole Sondh) (Withdrawn)

·       25 Local Residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of issues raised by Objectors

 

 

·       The proposals are likely to increase the risk of Public Nuisance.  The extended licensable activities sought are significantly beyond the Core Hours.

 

·       I object to the application to extend opening hours to 1:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for late night refreshment and sale of alcohol, and until 11.30 p.m. on Sunday for the sale of alcohol. The proposal to extend the hours when music played is also problematic. This would represent a very significant increase on the hours currently allowed.   It will undermine licensing objectives to prevent public nuisance. The restaurant has I understand already received multiple noise complaints from residents about loud music emanating from the premises. It should be noted these complaints have been made within current licensing arrangements, which ensure the premises close at a reasonable time. It can, therefore, be assumed that these issues would continue were the premises allowed to open until 1:30 a.m. only this time they would cause more nuisance as the restaurant would clearly continue much later into the night. In addition, it would create a precedent, paving  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1