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Venue: Rooms 18.01 - 18.03 - 18th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Contact: Sarah Craddock, Committee and Councillor Co-ordinator  Email:  scraddock@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 07790980186

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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       There were no declarations of interest.

1.

The Plumber's Arms Public House, 14 Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W OLN pdf icon PDF 12 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

 

*  None

 

** None

The Plumber’s Arms

Public House

14 Lower Belgrave Street

SW1W OLN

 

Premises Licence Variation

22/05341/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

(“The Committee”)

 

Thursday 28 July 2022

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chair) Councillor Iman Less and Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson

 

Officer Support:       Presenting Officer: Roxsana Haq

                                Legal Advisor: Horatio Chance

                                Policy Officer: Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer: Jack Robinson-Young

 

Application for a Variation of Premises Licence - The Plumbers Arms Public House 14 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LN 22/05341/LIPV

 

Full Decision

 

Other parties Present: Piers Warne (TLT Solicitors) acting on behalf of the Premises Licence Holder Spirit Pub Company (Services) Limited, Philip Lee Ashby (General Manager) Ashley Coombs (Area Manager) Environmental Health Service (Dave Nevitt) Richard Brown (Westminster Licensing Project) Lydia Del Maestro (Local Resident) and Robert Del Maestro

Premises

 

14 Lower Belgrave Street

LONDON

SW1W OLN

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

Spirit Pub Company (Services) Limited

 

Activities and Hours

 

As per the premises licence save for the variations applied for.

 

Case Summary

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”). The Premises are a Public House situate within the Knightsbridge and Belgravia Ward. Neither the West End Cumulative Impact Zone nor Special Consideration Zone apply. Since publication of the report the Premises Licence Holder (“PLH”) Spirit Pub Company (Services) Limited has produced a front area outside management plan which was considered by the Sub-Committee. There is no policy presumption to refuse the application, so the application will be considered on its individual merits and the promotion of the licensing objectives. The Premises have been licensed since 2005 and are currently under licence reference 19/07039/LIPDPS.

 

The PLH wishes to vary the licence as follows: -

 

To remove the following conditions:

 

Condition 16

 

After 21:00 hours, patrons permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises e.g., to smoke, shall not be permitted to take drinks or glass containers with them.

 

Condition 17

 

An SIA licensed door supervisor, wearing a high visibility jacket or vest, shall be on duty at the premises after 17:00 hours on Thursday and Friday evenings, and at other times on a risked assessed basis when customers are drinking outside.

The door supervisors’ duties shall include monitoring the behaviour of customers outside the premises and ensuring that the pavement remains clear for pedestrians.

 

To be amended to:

 

After 22:00 hours, patrons permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises e.g., to smoke, shall not be permitted to take drinks or glass containers with them.

 

A risk assessment will be undertaken when customers are drinking outside. If identified via the risk assessment a licensed door supervisor will be on duty on Thursday and Friday evenings, door supervisor’s duties shall include monitoring the

behaviour of customers outside the premises and ensuring that the pavement remains clear for pedestrians.

 

There is a resident count of 84.

 

Representations Received

 

·       Environmental Health Service (Dave Nevitt)

·       Lydia Del Masetro 18 Lower Belgrave Street SW1W OLN

·       Christina Brendle 31 Lower Belgrave Street SW1W OLS

·       Mrs Roberta Drummond 33 Lower Belgrave  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Private Members Club - Chess Club, Basement to First Floor, 1a Chesterfield Street, W1J 5JG pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

West End

 

* None

 

** None

Private Members Club – Chess Club

Basement to First Floor

1a Chesterfield Street

W1J 5JG

 

Premises Licence Variation

22/03665/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

 

28 JULY 2022

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chair) Councillor Iman Less and Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson

 

Officer Support        Legal Adviser: Horatio Chance

                                Policy Officer: Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer: Jack Robinson-Young

                                 Presenting Officer: Roxsana Haq

 

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Chess Club Basement to First Floor 1a Chesterfield Street W1J 5JG 22/03665/LIPV

 

 

Other parties present: Jack Spiegler (Thomas and Thomas Solicitors), Dave Nevitt(Environmental Health Service), Kevin Lansdown (ECC Mayfair Limited).

 

                                                     Full Decision

 

Premises

 

Chess Club

Basement to First Floor

1a Chesterfield Street

London

W1J 5JG

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

ECC Mayfair Limited

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

None

 

Ward

 

West End

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

None

 

Activities and Hours

 

As per the premises licence save for the variations applied for.

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”). The Premises operates as a private proprietary members clubon the basement, ground and first floors. The Premises Licence Holder (“PLH”) is ECC Mayfair Limited.

 

The Premises have been licensed since 2016 and are currently licensed under reference 18/13801/LIPT. The PLH has provided submissions in the form of resident letters in respect of their representations and a presentation. These can be found at Appendix 2 of the Agenda Report. The PLH also applied for pre application advice prior to submitting this application where a couple of visits have been held at the Premises with Environmental Health.  The Premises is in the West End Ward but not located within either the West End Cumulative Impact Zone or Special Consideration Zone.

 

There is a resident count of 84.

 

The PLH wishes to vary the licence as follows: -

 

A.       Regularise changes to the premises layout following pre-application advice from the City of Westminster’s Environmental Health Consultation Team and District Surveyor advice reference 21/14139/PREAPM.

 

The proposed changes to the layout include the introduction of the second floor of the premises albeit with no overall increase in the permitted capacity of the premises.

 

B.       Add works condition

 

The variation of this premises licence 18/13801/LIPT to vary the layout of the premises will have no effect until the premises have been assessed as satisfactory by the Environmental Health Consultation Team at which time this condition shall be removed from this licence by the licensing authority. Where there have been minor changes to layout updated layout plans shall be provided to the Licensing Authority.

 

C.       Vary capacity condition 30 FROM

 

The capacities are: Ground Floor: 60, First Floor: 60 (excluding staff)

 

TO

 

The capacities are: Ground Floor: 60, First Floor: 60, Second Floor 30 subject to an overall maximum of 120 at any one time (excluding staff).

 

The variation of capacity condition 30 does not result in an overall increase of the existing total permitted capacity of the licensed premises.

 

The application follows pre application advice from Westminster City Council and does not propose any changes to the permitted licensable activities, hours or an overall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

3.

Basement, 35 The Piazza, Covent Garden, WC2E 8BE

Ward
CIA*
SCZ
**

Site Name & Address

Application
Type

Licensing Reference No.

St James’s

 

* West End

 

** None

Basement

35 The Piazza

Covent Garden

WC2E 8BE

 

Premises Licence Variation

22/03768/LIPV

*Cumulative Impact Area
** Special Consideration Zone

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 2

 

28 JULY 2022

 

Membership:           Councillor Maggie Carman (Chair) Councillor Iman Less and Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson

 

Officer Support        Legal Adviser:         Horatio Chance

                                Policy Officer:          Aaron Hardy

                                Committee Officer: Jack Robinson-Young

                                 Presenting Officer: Roxsana Haq

 

Application for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Basement 35 The Piazza Covent Garden London WC2E 8BE 22/03768/LIPV

 

Other parties present: Mr Jack Spiegler(Thomas and Thomas Solicitors), Mr Pierre-Charles Cros (Experimental Piazza Ltd), Mr Xavier Padovani (Experimental Piazza Ltd), PC Adam Deweltz(Metropolitan Police Service).

 

                                                     Full Decision

 

Premises

 

Basement

35 The Piazza

Covent Garden

LONDON

WC2E 8BE

 

Premises Licence Holder

 

Experimental Piazza Limited

 

Cumulative Impact Area

 

West End

 

Ward

 

St James’s

 

Special Consideration Zone

 

None

 

Activities and Hours

 

As per the premises licence save for the variations applied for.

 

 

Summary of Application

 

The Sub-Committee has determined an application for a Variation of a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”) in respect of Basement 35 The Piazza Covent Garden London WC2E 8BE. The Premises operates as a nightclub and bar with restaurant facilities.  The Premises Licence Holder (“PLH”) is Experimental Piazza Limited. The Premises has been licensed since 2005 and is currently licensed under reference 22/02476/LIPT. The PLH has received pre-application advice and this can be seen at Appendix 2 of the Agenda Report together with an entry and dispersal policy, application summary and a presentation about the company which were considered by the Sub-Committee. The Premises is located within the St James’s Ward and West End Cumulative Impact Zone. There is a resident count of 40.

 

The PLH wishes to vary the licence as follows: -

 

·       Regularise changes to the premises layout as shown on the plan appended to the application and following pre application advice reference 22/01339/PREAPM. There is no change to the ground floor entrance area.

 

·       Remove Condition 22 relating to a non-existent cross hatched green area which is neither shown on the current licence plans or proposed plans. This condition appeared on the licence 12/09722/LIPDPS following an application to vary the designated premises supervisor and has remained since then. However, there was no application made to add this condition onto the premises licence.

 

·       Remove Conditions 29 and 30 relating to an ID scanner. This proposal follows ongoing discussions with the Metropolitan Police.

 

The application does not propose any changes to the existing permitted licensable activities, hours, or capacity.

 

Representations received

 

Metropolitan Police Service (PC Adam Dewletz)

 

Summary of issues raised by objectors

 

The Metropolitan Police, as a responsible authority, are making a representation against this application. The venue is situated within the Cumulative Impact Area. It is our belief that if granted, the application could undermine the Licensing Objectives in relation to The Prevention of Crime and Disorder. Concern was expressed although the premises is under new management, this did not automatically mean conditions can be removed and that ID scanners were unintrusive and commonplace.

 

 

Policy Position

 

Policies MD1 and HRS1 apply under the City Council’s Statement of Licensing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.