Agenda and minutes

Tombo, 28 D’Arblay Street, W1

16/06942/LIPN

1.

Sale by retail of alcohol (On-sales)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

Tombo is a Japanese poke and matcha café specialising in sushi, teas and cake for takeaway.  This was an application for a new premises licence for on-sales of alcohol Monday to Saturday 11:30 to 21:30 and Sunday 12:00 to 21:30.  Mr Crier, representing the Applicant, stated that his client had agreed the conditions proposed by Environmental Health and the Police.  The premises had been operating for three months and the Applicant sought the ability to sell alcohol within the Council’s Core Hours policy.  He added that as a result of the conditions agreed by the Applicant there would be no external drinking at the premises or off-sales, alcohol would be ancillary to a table meal and customers would be seated and served by waiter or waitress.  

Ms Bolton confirmed that the Applicant had agreed the proposed Environmental Health conditions and her concerns had been addressed as a result.  She referred to the fact that the agreed conditions included that the supply of alcohol would be limited to wine (including Sake) and bottled beers and that customers who consumed alcohol would be seated and not able to take it outside.

The Sub-Committee was addressed by Mr Gisbourne.  He made the point that D’Arblay Street, where he lives, crosses Berwick Street and that because of the one way system it is a relatively quiet street.  He stated he had lived there for fourteen years and in the last four years it had become increasingly less quiet.  He informed the Sub-Committee that Blanchette Soho in D’Arblay Street was causing particular nuisance with two of his neighbours moving out because of noise from loud music being played and patrons outside drinking.  Mr Gisbourne commented that there was also a bar next door to where he lives that he considered was also becoming noisier.  He feared a contagion effect from a third premises in close proximity. Even if there was no drinking outside,  people could see alcohol being consumed inside from the street as tables were quite close to the window.  It would, he believed, make it appear that the area was a place to go just to drink.  He added that his concern was not the restaurant or how they stated they were intending to operate.

In response to questions from the Sub-Committee, Mr Gisbourne advised that he had not had any  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Ichi Buns, 22A-24 Wardour Street, W1

16/06865/LIPN

1.

Basement & Ground Floor – Late Night Refreshment (Indoors & Outdoors)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

The Sub-Committee initially heard from Mr Thomas, representing the Applicant.  He explained that the existing premises licence for 22A Wardour Street which had been transferred to his client already permitted the licensable activities and hours in the basement and on the ground floor which were being applied for in the application for the new premises licence.  The Applicant had agreed a condition that the existing licence would be surrendered in the event the current application was granted.  In addition the Applicant was seeking that the licensed area at the Japanese restaurant was extended to include the first floor of 24 Wardour Street.  Mr Thomas referred to the fact that the proposed hours for licensable activities on the first floor were within the Council’s Core Hours policy and that this area would operate in keeping with the Council’s model restaurant condition, MC66.  The likely capacity for the first floor would be 60 customers. 

The Sub-Committee asked Mr Thomas whether his client would be willing to have all floors subject to the MC66 condition.  Mr Thomas replied that his client wished to retain the permissions for the basement and ground floor on the existing premises licence.  The supply of alcohol in the basement and on the ground floor was required to be consumed by seated customers having a table meal.

PC Janes advised the Sub-Committee that the Police were maintaining their representation due to the proposed additional capacity of 60 on the first floor in the West End Cumulative Impact Area.  He was content with the conditions which had been agreed with the Applicant.  In response to a question from the Sub-Committee PC Janes stated that there was no record of incidents of crime and disorder at the premises.

The Sub-Committee next heard from Mr Nevitt.  He had also maintained his representation due to the proposed increased capacity in the Cumulative Impact Area.  However, he was reassured by the fact that the proposed hours for licensable activities on the first floor were in keeping with the Council’s Core Hours policy and the area was subject to the model restaurant condition.  He regarded the first floor area as a fairly low risk addition to the premises.  Mr Nevitt made the point that Ichi Buns was a very different style to HK Diner and as a result of the agreed conditions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Ole & Steen, 56 Haymarket, No. 2 St James’s Market, SW1

16/06722/LIPN

The application was granted under delegated powers as all representations had been withdrawn.