Agenda and draft minutes

Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Inner Circle, Regents Park, NW1

18/00773/LIPV

The application was granted under delegated powers prior to the hearing as all representations objecting to the application had been withdrawn.

10A Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1

18/00503/LIPN

1.

Late Night Refreshment (Indoors and Outdoors)

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Ali.  Twelve conditions had been proposed by Environmental Health prior to the hearing which had been distributed to all parties.  Mr Ali advised that he had agreed all the Environmental Health conditions and those proposed by the Police.  The Police had subsequently withdrawn their representation.

Mr Ali confirmed that that the reason for the application was to enable him to provide a home delivery service during the hours applied for (23:00 to 02:00 every day of the week).  The premises would not operate during these hours as a sit down restaurant.  Deliveries would be via Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

The Sub-Committee asked Mr Ali a number of questions regarding the application.  These included how he would comply with Environmental Health’s proposed condition that the delivery drivers would switch off their engines and come inside to wait for the food so that they did not cause nuisance to residents.  Mr Ali replied that he would speak to the drivers and introduce signage for them setting out these requirements.  There were only three or four individuals who delivered from the premises.  Mr Ali knew them.  They were residents from within a mile of the premises.  Mr Ali informed the Sub-Committee that in most cases the individuals carrying out the deliveries used bicycles and not motorcycles or cars.  In the event that the application was granted and the individuals carrying out the deliveries did not comply with the conditions on the premises licence, Mr Ali would contact Deliveroo or Uber Eats to let them know that he did not want the individuals being responsible for the deliveries in the future.

Mr Ali, in response to questions from the Sub-Committee, mentioned that any tables and chairs would be brought inside the premises no later than 22:00.  He said that people, including those carrying out the deliveries, would not be permitted to use the chairs in order to smoke, eat or drink there after this time.  He added that there was little demand at this location for the use of outside tables and chairs after 18:00 as other businesses had closed.  Most of the demand was in the morning when customers might wish to have a coffee outside if it was a sunny day.

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Drayan on behalf of Environmental Health.  He confirmed he had made a site visit to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Chopstix, Basement And Ground Floor, 29-31 Oxford Street, W1

18/00520/LIPV

1.

Condition being varied

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

None.

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

The Sub-Committee heard from Mr Hughes, representing the Applicant.  He referred to the Applicant’s supporting statements which had been included in the main report. Mr Hughes stated that the current application was to amend a condition on the existing premises licence from ‘no hot takeaway food to be served after 23:00’ to ‘no hot takeaway food to be served after 23:00 on Sunday to Thursday’.  He said that the application did not involve an increase in licensing hours or additional licensable activities as it involved late night refreshment only.  Mr Hughes also mentioned that the capacity of the premises would remain the same.

Mr Hughes emphasised that 29-31 Oxford Street was permitted to be open for late night refreshment under the existing premises licence until 04:00 on the day following Friday and Saturday under the existing licence.  He commented that the Council’s policy FFP2 for premises supplying fast food inside the cumulative impact areas was essentially about two aspects.  These were dispersal and litter/cleansing late at night.  Mr Hughes expressed the view that the application would assist in relation to the policy because currently patrons were having to remain in the premises whilst they consumed their food.  They were as a result being detained in the West End Cumulative Impact Area during the late evening and early hours of the morning.  Mr Hughes added that takeaway currently took place at the premises until 23:00.  He believed permitting takeaway after that time would lead to quicker dispersal from the Cumulative Impact Area (‘CIA’) towards the underground stations in the area, particularly Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus.  The application was for Friday and Saturday evenings when the night tube would be in operation.

Mr Hughes said that there had been no issues of crime and disorder at the premises raised by the Police.  He also made the point that the premises sold takeaway food 13 hours a day without any concerns raised by Environmental Health.  Environmental Health were not objecting to the current application.  Mr Hughes advised that the Applicant patrols along the street during the daytime in order to ensure no litter is left there from the premises.  The Applicant was prepared to extend the patrols during the night  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.