Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Thursday 20th July, 2017 10.00 am

Venue: Room 3.1, 3rd Floor, 5 Strand, London, WC2 5HR. View directions

Contact: Jonathan Deacon  Email:  jdeacon@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 020 7641 2783

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1       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:

2.1       Councillor Glenys Roberts declared that she lived near the premises and would be addressing the Sub-Committee both in her capacity as a Ward Councillor representing local residents and as a local resident herself.

1.

Dean And DeLuca, 117 Mount Street, W1 pdf icon PDF 5 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

West End Ward / not in cumulative impact area

Dean And DeLuca, 117 Mount Street, W1

New Premises Licence

17/04250/LIPN

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 20th July 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Susie Burbridge and Councillor Jan Prendergast

 

Legal Adviser:           Horatio Chance

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Toby Howes

Presenting Officer:  Heidi Lawrance

 

Relevant Representations:    Environmental Health, a Ward Councillor and 10 local residents.

 

Present:  Ms Clare Eames (Solicitor representing the Applicant Company), Mr John Barton (Chief Operating Officer UK, Applicant Company), Mr Ian Watson (Environmental Health), Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau, representing Dr Ahmed Tahoun), Dr Ahmed Tahoun (local resident and also representing Tetiana Torbina, Jacqueline Hurst, Bernard Looney, Ahmed Nassar and Mountcurzon) and Councillor Glenys Roberts (representing local residents as Ward Councillor and also addressing the Sub-Committee as a local resident).

 

Declarations of Interest: Councillor Glenys Roberts declared that she lived near the premises and would be addressing the Sub-Committee both in her capacity as a Ward Councillor representing local residents and as a local resident herself.

 

Dean And DeLuca, 117 Mount Street W1

 

1.

Sale by retail of alcohol:

 

 

On sales:

 

Monday to Saturday:                         10:00 to 23:00

Sunday:                                               12:00 to 22:30

 

Off sales:

 

Monday to Saturday:                         08:00 to 23:00

Sunday:                                               10:00 to 22:30

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

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

 

 

Ms Clare Eames (Solicitor representing the Applicant Company the “Applicant”) began by introducing Mr John Barton, Chief Operating Officer in the UK for the Applicant, Dean And DeLuca. Ms Eames had worked closely with Mr Barton and his team to ensure that the application would meet the licensing objectives. She stated that the Premises had formerly been a butchers and then referred to the photograph of the Premises, highlighting the entrance to the Premises. The Sub-Committee was advised that the new butchers was to the rear of the premises in a separate building and was not part of the licensed premises applied for in this application. The Committee was given to understand that as part of the community lease with Grosvenor Estate, the Applicant was required to provide a butchers to the community and to provide at least eight community events a year. Ms Eames stated that the hours applied for followed pre-application consultation with City Council officers and the application was within core hours, save for an early start for permitted retail of alcohol on Sundays. The Applicant had met with Ian Watson from Environmental Health to address issues relating to public safety and noise. Discussions had also taken place with PC Sandy Russell from the Metropolitan Police who had not made any representations.

 

Ms Eames stated that a stakeholders meeting had been held between the Applicant, residents’ associations and other community stakeholders in order to ensure people were aware of the Applicant’s intentions and the application before the Sub-Committee reflected the discussions at this meeting. There had been changes to the application since the stakeholders meeting and further engagement with residents to alleviate their concerns. This included conditions stating that the provision of alcohol will be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed Street, W2 pdf icon PDF 3 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative

Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

Hyde Park Ward / not in cumulative impact area

Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed Street, W2

Variation of a Premises Licence

17/05777/LIPV

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 20th July 2017

 

Membership:            Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Susie Burbidge and Councillor Jan Prendergast

 

Legal Adviser:           Horatio Chance

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:   Toby Howes

 

Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed Street W2

17/05777/LIPV

 

 

Application withdrawn by the Applicant prior to the hearing.