Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Thursday 11th February, 2016 10.00 am

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Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the Membership.

 

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Peter Freeman declared in respect of item 2 on the agenda (The Marylebone Tup, 93 Marylebone High Street, W1), that he knew the premises and had visited it on a few occasions. However, he did not view this as a personal or prejudicial interest and remained present to consider the matter.

 

1.

Italian Cafe / Deli, Unit 5, Bishop's Quarters, Bishop's Bridge Road, W2 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward/ Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

Bayswater Ward / Queensway & Bayswater Cumulative Impact Area 

Italian Cafe / Deli, Unit 5, Bishop's Quarters, Bishop's Bridge Road, W2

New

15/11914/LIPN

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 11th February 2016

 

Membership:            Councillor Nickie Aiken (Chairman), Councillor Nick Evans and Councillor Peter Freeman

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Committee Officer:   Toby Howes

 

Café / Deli, Unit 5, Bishop’s Quarters, Bishop’s Bridge Road W2

15/119114/LIPN

 

 

Application adjourned prior to the hearing.

 

 

 

2.

The Marylebone Tup, 93 Marylebone High Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 3 MB

App

No

Ward/ Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

Marylebone High Street Ward / not in cumulative impact area 

The Marylebone Tup, 93 Marylebone High Street, W1

New

15/11508/LIPN

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 11th February 2016

 

Membership:            Councillor Nickie Aiken (Chairman), Councillor Nick Evans and Councillor Peter Freeman.

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Committee Officer:   Toby Howes

Presenting Officer:  Sumeet K Anand-Patel

 

Relevant Representations: Environmental Health and a local resident.

 

Present:  Ms Felicity Tulloch (Legal Representative for the Applicant Company), Mr Ben Avigdori (Director, Applicant Company) and Anil Drayan (Environmental Health).

 

Declarations: Councillor Peter Freeman declared that he knew the premises and had visited it on a few occasions. However, he did not view this as a personal or prejudicial interest and remained present to consider the matter.

 

 

 

The Marylebone Tup, 93 Marylebone High Street, W1

15/11508/LIPN

 

1.

 

 

Regulated Entertainment: Exhibition of a Film, Indoor Sporting Events, Live Music and Recorded Music

 

 

 

Monday to Thursday: 09:00 to 23:30

Friday and Saturday: 09:00 to 00:00

Sunday: 09:00 to 22:30

 

 

From the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

None.

 

 

 

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

 

Ms Tulloch, the Applicant Company’s Legal Representative, began by advising that the Applicant Company had acquired the premises in 2011 and there was already a premises licence in place on the ground floor. However, the Applicant Company had submitted an application for a new premises licence in order that part of the first floor would also be licensed in addition to the ground floor. There would also be other works undertaken if the licence was granted, including additional fire exits. Ms Tulloch stated that the hours sought for licensable activities and opening hours were identical to those on the existing premises licence. She confirmed that the Applicant Company would surrender its existing premises licence upon completion of the works if the application was granted. She stated that the Applicant Company had met with Anil Drayan from Environmental Health and had agreed to the conditions that he had proposed.

 

The Sub-Committee heard that the Police had also visited the premises and had noted that the Applicant Company had agreed to the conditions proposed by Environmental Health and as a consequence, the Police had withdrawn their representation. Ms Tulloch stated that two letters had been sent to a resident who had made a representation on the application, one hand delivered by the Applicant Company on 18th January, and the second by special delivery on 29th January, however no response to the letters had been received.

 

Members asked what distance the resident making the representation lived from the premises and the length of time the works on the premises would take to complete.

 

In reply, Mr Avigdori, Director at the Applicant Company, advised that the works were likely to take around 12 weeks and would involve putting in a new steel structure. He anticipated that the premises would be closed for a period of 2 to 3 weeks during the works. Mr Avigdori felt that the distance between the premises and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.