Agenda and draft minutes

Ballie Ballerson, Basement and Ground Floor, 201-203 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8ZH (“The Premises”)

19/12476/LIPV

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Layout Alteration

The changes sought to the layout of the premises are as follows:

• Reconfiguration of the basement internal layout
• Relocation of Bar Counter
• New fixed seating
• Creation of ball pit for entertainment purposes
• Creation of main entrance to basement premises from Berwick Street on the basis that the pavement is wider than Wardour Street entrance and therefore capable of causing less congestion.

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

Mr Baylis advised the Sub-Committee that the changes sought to the layout of the Premises had been amended in order to withdraw the creation of the main entrance to the basement from Berwick Street. This had been withdrawn as the Applicant considered that the plans already specified Berwick Street as a main entrance.

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

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Arturo Clis Holdings Ltd for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Ballie Ballerson, Basement and Ground Floor, 201-203 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8ZH.

The Licensing Officer introduced the application.

Mr Craig Baylis, representing the applicant, informed the Sub-Committee that the element of the application requesting the creation of a main entrance to the Premises, located in the basement, from Berwick Street had now been withdrawn. It was explained that a single premises licence covered both the ground floor and basement areas, however there were two separate operations on each floor. Ballie Ballerson operated from the basement area and it was this operation which was seeking the internal layout alterations requested. The Sub-Committee was advised that there was currently nothing on the licence which stated that Berwick Street could not be used as an entrance. The plans attached to the licence highlighted that the main entrance to the basement was from Berwick Street. No condition was attached to the licence restricting its use and therefore approval was not required in order to use it subject to the appropriate management of it. Therefore, it was explained that the only changes sought to the licence were the internal layout alterations requested. In terms of the issues raised regarding the application, Mr Baylis was of the opinion that the nature of them related to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Palm Palace Restaurant, 84 Edgware Road, London, W2 2EA (“The Premises”)

19/15290/LIPV

1.

Conditions being Varied, Added or Removed

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Palm Palace Restaurant Ltd for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Palm Palace Restaurant, 84 Edgware Road, London, W2 2EA.

The Licensing Officer introduced the application.

Mr Carter, representing the applicant, explained that the Premises had been issued its current licence in May 2019 which had a condition attached to it requiring all external tables and chairs to be removed or rendered unusable by 23:00 each day. The addition of this condition was viewed at the time by the Sub-Committee as being a positive step in ensuring the licensing objectives were promoted. The Sub-Committee was informed that the area where the tables and chairs were located was a private forecourt. The application was seeking to amend condition 13 in order to permit the use of external tables and chairs located on the forecourt until 01:00.

Before the current licence was issued the Premises did not benefit from a licence and, as such, tables and chairs were placed in the forecourt area until 01:00. Mr Carter advised that this had led to no detrimental effects on the local area. It was acknowledged that objections had been received to the application, but the Sub-Committee’s attention was brought to the fact that no representations had been received from residents living directly above the Premises. The residents had actually actively supported the application resulting in seventeen letters of support having been received. The residents located in the vicinity which had objected were considered to live closer to other premises which opened later than 23:00 and permitted the smoking of shisha outside.

Mr Carter described the busy nature of Edgware Road which attracted large numbers of middle-eastern customers who tended to dine out at later hours. This was one of the reasons why many restaurants in the area traded to 01:00 or later. Mr Carter was not aware of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.