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Agenda and minutes

Venue: This is a virtual meeting

Contact: Kisi Smith-Charlemagne, Senior Committee and Governance Officer  Email:  kscharlemagne@westminster.gov.uk Tel: 07817054613

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No. Item

1.

Membership

To report any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

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:

There were no Declarations of Interest.

1.

Whyte and Brown Former Ground Floor Unit G2 Kingly Court London W1B 5PW pdf icon PDF 5 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

West End

/

West End

cumulative impact area

Former Ground Floor Unit G2

Kingly Court

London

W1B 5PW

Variation

20/06404/LIPV

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 3

Wednesday 30th September 2020

Membership:         Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson (Chairman), Councillor Margot Bright       and Councillor Aicha Less

Officer Support:    Legal Advisor:           Horatio Chance

                             Policy Officer:            Aaron Hardy

                             Committee Officer:    Kisi Smith-Charlemagne

                             Presenting Officer:    Jessica Donovan

Application for Variation of a Premises Licence [20/06404/LIPV]

FULL DECISION

Premises

Whyte And Brown

Former Ground Floor

Unit G2

Kingly Court

London

W1B 5PW

Applicant

Whyte and Brown Limited:         Sarah Clarke Managing Director

Represented by Craig Baylis:    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Cumulative Impact Area

West End

Ward

West End

Summary of Application

The Sub Committee has determined an application for a Variation of Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”). The Premises currently operate as a restaurant situated in the West End and are within the West End area of Cumulative Impact. The Premises have had the benefit of a licence (17/03113/LIPVM) from 2013.

The Applicant sought to suspend restaurant conditions during the Covid period as defined in the Business and Planning Act 2020.  All other conditions are to remain so there will be no vertical drinking and all patrons are required to be seated and served at tables. 

Current and Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

(Ground and first floors)

Conditions being Varied

Condition 19: Proposed Variation

Condition 19 to be suspended until 31 September 2021 save that substantial food shall be available throughout the premises at all times.

Compared with existing condition

The premises (including the external seating area) shall only operate as a restaurant

(i)    in which customers are shown to their table,

(ii)   which provide food in the form of substantial table meals that are prepared on the premises and are served and consumed at the table using non disposable crockery,

(iii) which do not provide any take away service of food or drink for immediate consumption, and

(iv) where intoxicating liquor shall not be sold, supplied, or consumed on the premises otherwise than to persons who are seated in the premises and bona fide taking substantial table meals and provided always that the consumption of intoxicating liquor by such persons is ancillary to taking such meals.

Representations Received

·       Richard Brown (Citizens Advice Westminster – representing The Soho Society objectors)

·       Karyn Abbott (representing the Licensing Authority)

·       A representation made on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service dated 18 August 2020 had subsequently been withdrawn, following further conditions being agreed and the Application amended.

Brief summary of issues raised by objectors

·       The main concern expressed related to the proposed suspension of condition 19 as the suspension of this condition means there is no ancillary nature to the Sale of Alcohol which in turn the application would fall into Westminster’s PB2 policy which states paragraph 2.5.23 the Licensing Authority considers that the grant of variations for pubs and bars in the Cumulative Impact Areas should be limited to exceptional circumstances.

·       The potential to allow patrons to purchase alcoholic drinks without food thereby creating a new indoor and outdoor bar in the West End Cumulative Impact  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Cutter And Squidge, 20 Brewer Street London W1F 0SJ pdf icon PDF 1 MB

App

No

Ward /

Cumulative Impact Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

2.

West End

/

West End

cumulative impact area

Cutter And Squidge

20 Brewer Street

London

W1F 0SJ

Variation

20/06574/LIPV

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

WCC LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE NO. 3

Wednesday 30th September 2020

Membership:         Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson (Chairman), Councillor Margot Bright       and Councillor Aicha Less

Officer Support:    Legal Advisor:           Horatio Chance

                             Policy Officer:            Aaron Hardy

                             Committee Officer:    Kisi Smith-Charlemagne

                             Presenting Officer:    Jessica Donovan

Application for Variation of a Premises Licence [20/06574/LIPV]

FULL DECISION

Premises

20 Brewer Street

LONDON

W1F 0SJ

Applicant

Cutter and Squidge Limited       Annabel Lui

Represented by Craig Baylis     Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Cumulative Impact Area

West End

Ward

West End

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION

This was an application for a variation of a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“The Act”). The Premises currently operate as a Cake Shop situated in the West End and are within the West End area of Cumulative Impact. The Premises have had the benefit of a Premises Licence (18/02179/LIPVM) from 2016. The Applicant wished to vary the licence to permit the service of cocktails on the ground floor in addition to the currently permitted basement by amending condition 10 to read ' No beer, lager, cider or spirits shall be sold from the premises except spirits in the form of cocktails to no more than 20 persons attending a pre booked event in the basement area or any customer seated on the ground floor of the premises and all drinks to be served to table by staff’.

Current and Proposed Licensable Activities and Hours

(Basement and Ground Floor)

Conditions being Varied

Condition 10: Proposed Variation

No beer, lager, cider or spirits shall be sold from the premises except spirits in the form of cocktails to no more than 20 persons attending a pre booked event in the basement area or any customer seated on the ground floor of the premises, and all drinks to be served to table by staff.

Compared with Existing Condition

No beer, lager, cider or spirits shall be sold from the premises except spirits in the form of cocktails to no more than 20 persons attending a pre booked event in the basement area.

Representations Received

·       Karyn Abbott (representing the Licensing Authority)

·       One local resident

·       A representation made on behalf of the Environmental Health Service dated 31 August 2020 had subsequently been withdrawn, following further conditions being agreed and the Application amended.

Brief summary of issues raised by objectors

·       The main concern expressed related to the proposed amending of condition 10 to allow cocktails to be served on the ground floor and is not ancillary to food which in turn would make the application fall into Westminster’s PB2 policy which states paragraph 2.5.23 the Licensing Authority considers that the grant of variations for pubs and bars in the Cumulative Impact Areas should be limited to exceptional circumstances.

·       The lack of details on how the serving of cocktails on the ground floor would be operated and controlled

·       How the variation of the licence will add to cumulative impact in the West End cumulative impact area, in accordance with policy CIP1.

·       Would not promote the licensing objectives in the light  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.