Agenda and draft minutes

Trocadero Hotel/Sky Bar & Restaurant, 13 Coventry Street, London, W1W 7DH (“The Premises”)

18/00656/LIPN

1.

Live Music, Recorded Music and Performance of Dance - Indoors

Monday to Sunday: 10:00 to 02:00

Further Details:

Live entertainment and recorded music will be on the 12^th and 13^th floors.

The performance of dance may be provided from time to time on the 12^th and 13^th floors as ancillary to events, functions or dining.

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

Following a proposal from the applicant the Sub-Committee agreed to remove the provision of regulated entertainment, save for recorded music, from the licence.

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

The Sub-Committee considered an application by Trocadero (London) Hotel Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of the Trocadero Hotel/Sky Bar & Restaurant.

The Licensing Officer provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee and confirmed that one of the residential representations had been withdrawn.

Ms Sharkey, representing the Applicant, provided an outline of the nature  of the application. It was submitted that the Applicant was submitting three applications overall, of which Criterion Capital owned all three buildings. Criterion Capital were seeking to redevelop these buildings in order to open three hotels. The Sub-Committee were advised that under a Management Agreement, Bespoke Hotels would operate the hotels with Criterion Capital acting as the landlords. Mr Graham Marskell, the Managing Director of Bespoke Hotels, confirmed that they managed eighty hotels throughout the UK including six located in London. Sixty-five of these were managed on behalf of other investors similar to the current application before the Sub-Committee. Mr Sodhi, the Hotel Manager, was also experienced as a hotelier and had worked in the hotel industry for eight years.

Ms Sharkey advised that the Trocadero Hotel/Sky Bar and Restaurant application was proposing to open a seven hundred and forty-bedroom hotel. On the twelfth floor there would be a bar and restaurant with an external garden area. A restaurant would be located on the thirteenth floor with function facilities available to hold conferences or promotional events. Residents of nearby Coventry House had expressed concern over potential nuisance from the music aspect of the application. The application had subsequently therefore been amended to restrict regulated entertainment to the thirteenth floor function room. This function room was an enclosed space facing Shaftesbury Avenue away from Coventry House. Conditions had also been agreed with Environmental Health (EH) which included the use of a sound limiter to ensure no residents would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Hotel Indigo, 1-4 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA (“The Premises”)

18/00654/LIPN

1.

Recorded Music - Indoors

Monday to Sunday: 10:00 to 02:00

Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:

Recorded music may be provided from time to time in the 9^th floor bar and restaurant. The music will be amplified. There shall be no music played in the 9^th floor external terrace area of the Premises.

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 Leicester Square (London) Hotel Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of Hotel Indigo, 1-4 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA.

The Licensing Officer provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee and confirmed that the local resident had withdrawn their representation.

Ms Sharkey, representing the Applicant, explained that the proposal from Bespoke Hotels was for a Premises operating as a five star boutique hotel where a one night stay would cost between £280 and £450. A total of ninety-five bedrooms would be situated on floors one to eight with a bar and restaurant located in the ninth floor. The Sub-Committee was shown details of the hotel lobby area and how guests entering the hotel would immediately be greeted at the reception desk. In order for people to access the hotel rooms or bar/restaurant they would either have to be escorted by a member of staff or, if they were hotel residents, use their hotel key card. An indicative layout of the restaurant area was provided which detailed how customers would be greeted by a member of staff at arrival. The Sub-Committee was advised that the ninth floor had exceptional views of London and would primarily be used by pre-booked customers looking to celebrate a special occasion for example. There was an external terrace that would be used for viewing and for those customers wishing to smoke. A smoking area would be designated on the terrace and this would encourage smokers to use this area rather than the public highway. The Applicant acknowledged that the application was seeking to sell alcohol in a Cumulative Impact Area (CIA) beyond core hours. However, it was hoped that the application could be considered an exception to the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy (SLP) as in return for granting it two licences would be surrendered. These licences permitted alcohol and regulated entertainment until 03:00 hours, seven days a week (except Sunday until 00:30 hours on one of the licences). The licences were granted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Assembly Hotel, Basement and Ground Floor Part, Alhambra House, 27-31 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0AU (“The Premises”)

18/00655/LIPN

1.

Recorded Music - Indoors

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 to 00:00

Friday to Saturday: 10:00 to 01:00

Sunday: 10:00 to 22:30

Seasonal Variations/Non-Standard Timings:

Recorded music may be provided from time to time in the 10^th floor bar and restaurant. The music will be amplified. There shall be no music played in the 10^th floor external terrace.

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 Alhambra House (London) Hotel Ltd for a new premises licence in respect of the Assembly hotel, Basement and Ground Floor Part, Alhambra House, 27-31 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0AU.

The Licensing Officer provided an outline of the application to the Sub-Committee.

Ms Sharkey, representing the Applicant, advised the Sub-Committee that a constructive meeting had taken place with local residents to discuss the nature of the application. As such, the Applicant had taken on board the views of local residents and therefore amended the hours and proposed several amendments to the proposed conditions. Following the meeting, a further amendment had been proposed by residents, which the applicant had agreed to, and these amendments were then circulated to all parties at the meeting with the Sub-Committee’s agreement. Ms Sharkey advised the Sub-Committee of several of these amendments which included:

• Prohibiting the Premises from operating as a nightclub with no dancing facilities provided;
• The capacity of the external area being limited to a maximum of twelve customers;
• No seating provided on the external terrace; and
• Deliveries and collections to the Premises to abide by the TfL Code of Practice for quieter deliveries.

Ms Sharkey provided further details of the conditions proposed by the applicant and those by the Police. One of the Police’s proposed conditions required customers to use polycarbonate-drinking vessels on the external terrace area. The Sub-Committee was advised that this was not necessary, as the terrace had no views as a six-foot wall bordered it and therefore the use of glass posed no risks to residents. It was a small area with a capacity of twelve people and no seating would be provided. The area would primarily be used for customers who wanted to smoke. PC  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.