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Agenda and draft minutes

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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 the existence and nature of any pecuniary interests or any other significant interest in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1       Councillor Tim Mitchell, Chair, declared that in respect of Item 1 he knew       David Beida (Objector, Soho Society) and members of the Soho Society. Councillor Mitchell advised that he had not discussed the Application with Mr             Beida or with any other member of the Soho Society. 

1.

Ground To Fourth Floor, 8-14 Meard Street, London, W1F 0EQ pdf icon PDF 3 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

1.

West End Ward /West End Cumulative Impact Area

Ground To Fourth Floor

8-14 Meard Street

London

W1F 0EQ

New Premises

Licence

19/12338/LIPN

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

  LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 2

Thursday 21 November 2019

 

Membership:              Councillor Tim Mitchell (Chairman), Councillor Peter Freeman and Councillor Maggie Carman

 

Legal Adviser:             Horatio Chance

Committee Officer:      Georgina Wills

Presenting Officer:      Kevin Jackaman

 

Relevant Representations:         Licensing Authority, Environmental Health and eleven local residents (Soho Society)

 

Present: Mr Craig Baylis (Solicitor, Bryan Schultz Leighton Paisner, representing the Applicant), Mr Ashley Frasier (Applicant, 13 Meard Street Tennant Limited), Ms Karyn Abbott (Licensing Authority), Mr Dave Nevitt (Environmental Health) and Mr David Beida, Ms Marina Tempia, Mr Peter Schultz, Mr Victor Salussolia and Peter Cave (local residents, Soho Society)

 

We Work, Ground To Fourth Floor 8-14 Meard Street London W1F 0EQ (“The Premises”) 19/12338/LIPN

 

1.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol – On Sales

 

Monday to Saturday 12:00 to 23:00

Sunday 12:00 to 22:30

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

The Applicant agreed for the Sunday ‘on sales’ hours to be amended and that the supply of alcohol to cease at 22.30.

 

 

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

 

Councillor Tim Mitchell, Chair, declared that he knew David Beida (Objector, Soho Society) and members of the Soho Society. Councillor Mitchell advised that he had not discussed the Application with Mr Beida or with any other member of the Soho Society. 

 

The Sub-Committee considered an application by 13 Meard Street Tennant Limited (“The Applicant”) for a new premises licence in respect of Ground To Fourth Floor 8-14 Meard Street London W1F 0EQ.

 

Mr Kevin Jackaman, Licensing Officer, introduced the application to the Sub-Committee and advised that it was proposed for the Premises to operate as an office space with the provision of refreshment facilities limited to designated officer users and bona fide guests. The Applicant sought on sales of alcohol from 12:00 to 23:00 hours Monday to Sunday. The Premises are not open to the public. Mr Jackaman advised that representation had been received from Environmental Health, the Licensing Authority and eleven residents. There were additional representations submitted by Mr Peter Schultz on behalf of the Soho Society on 19 November 2019 and these were circulated to all parties. The Premises was situated in the West Cumulative Impact Area. 

 

Mr Craig Baylis the Applicant’s Legal Representative advised that We Works was to occupy the Premises and that the company provided office space and meeting rooms for their members. The Applicant has over 40 premises in the UK and eight of these are located within the Borough. He advised that the Applicant intended for the Premises to operate in the same style as it’s other branches and sought the same conditions that were imposed on nearby establishments. Mr Baylis informed that Planning Permission stipulated that the building must be used as an office and confirmed that all licensable activities would be ancillary to this specification. The Premises would for the avoidance of doubt not operate as a bar or a public house.

Mr Baylis advised that the Premises comprised of a lounge/café, office workspace and meeting rooms. He informed that Members paid £1000  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

48 Greek Street, London, W1D 4EF pdf icon PDF 3 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

App

Type

Licensing Ref No.

2.

West End Ward /West End Cumulative Impact Area

48 Greek Street

London

W1D 4EF

New Premises

Licence

 

19/12191/LIPN

 

Minutes:

Withdrawn