Agenda and minutes

Vanity Bar & Nightclub, 4 Carlisle Street, W1

14/06704/LISEVV

Application adjourned to a later hearing.

Vanity Bar & Nightclub, 4 Carlisle Street, W1

14/06652/LIPV

Application adjourned to a later hearing.

The Work Foundation, 21 Palmer Street, SW1

14/07229/LIPN

1.

Sale of Alcohol: On the premises

Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 23:00

Sunday 12:00 to 22:00.

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

During the hearing Ms Kennedy withdrew the requirement to sell alcohol on Sundays and reduced the terminal hour to 22:00 Monday to Saturday.

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

The Sub-Committee granted the amended application, subject to conditions as set out below.  In reaching this decision, Members took into account that the hours of operation for on-sales of alcohol only (following the withdrawal of the licensing activity for the showing of films) and the conditions being attached to the licence would promote the licensing objectives.  Members also took into account that the Police and Environmental Health did not have any specific concerns about the application following the Applicant’s acceptance of the Responsible Authorities’ conditions. 

The Applicant, as stated by Ms Kennedy at the hearing, currently held private functions or network events for organisations such as the British Chambers of Commerce and wished to extend the hours for these events and add licensable activities such as providing a glass or wine.  Members considered that the Applicant had taken a number of steps to ensure that the licensing objectives were promoted.  Specific concerns were raised by a local resident, Mrs Fylaktou, regarding the application for a seven day a week operation.  She stated that Sundays in particular were the only period of respite for local residents and there was a potential capacity of 100 people entering and exiting the premises for functions which would mean additional pedestrians on the narrow pavements, voices echoing or travelling particularly after a few of those attending the functions had consumed alcohol and additional vehicles coming into the locality.  Mrs Flyaktou also requested that the terminal hour was brought forward from 23:00 on the other days of the week.  She informed Members in response to their questions that the underground train entrance nearest to residents closed at 21:00.  She was ideally seeking a terminal hour of 22:00.  Mrs Fylaktou also made the point that she had not had any issues with the Applicant’s operating of the premises to date.

In response, Ms Kennedy explained that it had been a very rare occurrence that functions were held on Sunday and she was content to withdraw the aspect of the application relating to Sunday use.  She also informed Members that the functions would not continue after 21:30 Monday to Saturday and she was content to reduce the terminal hour for on-sales of alcohol and the closing hour to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.