Agenda item

Tommi's Burger Joint, Basement And Ground Floor, 30 Thayer Street, W1

App

No

Ward/ Stress Area

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

1.

Marylebone High Street / not in stress area

Tommi's Burger Joint, Basement And Ground Floor, 30 Thayer Street, W1

Variation

15/09478/LIPV

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 4

Tuesday 15th December 2015

 

Membership:              Councillor Jean-Paul Floru (Chairman), Councillor Nick Evans and Councillor Murad Gassanly

 

Legal Adviser:             Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:            Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:     Jonathan Deacon

 

Relevant Representations:         1 local resident in support of application, 2 local residents objecting to application.

 

Present:  Mr Craig Baylis (Solicitor, representing the Applicant), Mr Robert Magnusson (Director, Applicant Company), Mr Richard Brown (Solicitor, Citizens Advice Bureau Licensing Advice Project, representing Mr Andrew Lane and Mr Richard Hillier).

 

Tommi’s Burger Joint, Basement And Ground Floor, 30 Thayer Street, W1

15/09478/LIPV

1.

Sale by Retail of Alcohol (Off) for deliveries only

 

 

Monday to Sunday:                              10:00 to 23:00

 

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Granted, subject to conditions as set out below.

 

The Sub-Committee noted that this is an application for a variation of the premises licence to permit off-sales of alcohol by delivery only between 10:00 and 23:00 hours.  Members considered that the Applicant had proposed or agreed a number of conditions which were likely to ensure that the licensing objectives were promoted.  These included that off-sales would only be supplied with and ancillary to a take away meal and a Challenge 21 or 25 proof of age scheme would be operated for the home deliveries.  As a result of the proposed conditions, Environmental Health had withdrawn their representation prior to the hearing. 

 

Two local residents had submitted representations objecting to the application.  Mr Brown had submitted a written representation prior to the hearing which requested two specific conditions were attached to the licence.  These were that ‘any person engaged to deliver alcoholic beverages and/or food for consumption off the premises shall be required to park and wait on Thayer Street only, and not on Bulstrode Street or the corner of Bulstrode Street and Thayer Street’ and ‘no deliveries of alcoholic beverages and/or takeaway food for consumption off the premises shall be collected from the premises after 22.30’.  Mr Baylis, representing the Applicant, confirmed at the hearing that the two conditions were agreed by his client.  Mr Brown stated that on this basis the two residents’ key concerns were addressed.  The Sub-Committee, in granting the application, attached the two conditions to the licence. This effectively meant that off-sales of alcohol were restricted to 22.30 rather than 23.00. The Sub-Committee also noted that the applicant did not employ delivery staff directly but used an online company that drove to the licensed premises to collect the orders before delivering them to the customer. That significantly reduced the likelihood that drivers would hang around outside the premises and cause a nuisance to local residents.  

 

The Sub-Committee made two changes to conditions.  One of these changes was to replace the Applicant’s proposed condition that 'Sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be supplied with, and ancillary to take-away meal when delivered to the customers home address by trained delivery drivers' with ‘sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be supplied with and ancillary to a take away meal when delivered to the customer’s home or business address, by delivery drivers trained in licensing procedures’.  Members considered that the drivers needed to ensure that the Challenge 21 or 25 proof of age scheme was properly implemented and access to the alcohol was not given to children.  Mr Baylis confirmed this condition was acceptable to the Applicant.  The second amendment was a grammatical change from ‘there shall be no self service to alcoholic drinks’ to ‘there shall be no self service of alcohol drinks’.

 

2.

Amend and add conditions

 

 

i. Amend condition 12 from ‘the supply of alcohol shall be by waiter or waitress service only’ to read 'The supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises shall be by waiter and waitress service only'

 

ii. Add a new condition 'Sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be supplied with, and ancillary to take-away meal when delivered to the customers home address by trained delivery drivers'

 

iii. Add a new condition 'All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only, and shall not be consumed on the premises'

 

iv. Add a new condition 'A challenge 21 or Challenge 25 proof of age scheme shall be operated in relation to home deliveries of alcohol where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence, passport or proof of age card with the PASS hologram.

 

 

Amendments to application advised at hearing:

 

 

None.

 

 

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

 

 

The Sub-Committee granted the amendment in (i) above as it provided the necessary clarity given that off-sales in the form of deliveries were now proposed.  The Sub-Committee amended (ii) above as Members considered that the drivers needed to ensure that the Challenge 21 or 25 proof of age scheme was properly implemented and access to the alcohol was not given to children.  Mr Baylis confirmed this condition was acceptable to his client.

 

The Sub-Committee attached (iii) and (iv) above as they contributed significantly to promoting the licensing objectives when off-sales were delivered to other premises.

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions attached to the Licence

Mandatory Conditions

 

1.         No supply of alcohol may be made at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of this licence.

 

2.         No supply of alcohol may be made at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or the personal licence is suspended.

 

3.         Every supply of alcohol under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

 

4.        (1)         The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

 

(2)        In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises—

 

(a)        games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to;

 

(i)         drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or

(ii)        drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);

 

(b)        provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

 

(c)        provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

 

(d)        selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner;

 

 (e)       dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

 

5.         The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

 

6.        (1)         The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

 

(2)        The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

 

(3)        The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either—

 (a)       a holographic mark, or

 (b)       an ultraviolet feature.

 

7.         The responsible person must ensure that—

(a)        where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures—

            (i)         beer or cider: ½ pint;  

(ii)        gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

                        (iii)       still wine in a glass: 125 ml;

 

(b)        these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

 

(c)        where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

 

A responsible person in relation to a licensed premises means the holder of the premise licence in respect of the premises, the designated premises supervisor (if any) or any individual aged 18 or over who is authorised by either the licence holder or designated premises supervisor.  For premises with a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity that which enables him to prevent the supply of alcohol.

 

8(i)       A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

 

8(ii)      For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 8(i) above -

 

(a)        "duty" is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

 

(b)        "permitted price" is the price found by applying the formula -

 

P = D+(DxV)

 

Where -

           

(i)         P is the permitted price,

(ii)        D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty     were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

(iii)       V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

 

(c)        "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -

                       

(i)         the holder of the premises licence,

(ii)        the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

(iii)       the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of    alcohol under such a licence;

 

(d)        "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

 

(e)        "value added tax" means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

 

8(iii).    Where the permitted price given by Paragraph 8(ii)(b) above would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

 

8(iv).   (1)        Sub-paragraph 8(iv)(2) below applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph 8(ii)(b) above on a day ("the first day") would be different from the permitted price on the next day ("the second day") as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

(2)        The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

 

Additional Conditions

 

9.            The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of the Westminster Police Licensing Team. All entry and exit points will be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises is open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping. Viewing of recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of Police or authorised officer throughout the preceding 31 day period.

 

10.          A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises is open. This staff member must be able to provide a Police or authorised council officer copies of recent CCTV images or data with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.

 

11.          The premises 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 bona fide taking substantial  table meals and provided always that the consumption of intoxicating  liquor by such persons is ancillary to taking such meals.

 

12.          The supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises shall be by waiter and waitress service only.

 

13.          A log shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol. The log should include the date and time of the refused sale and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The log shall be available for inspection at the premises by the police or an authorised officer of the City Council at all times whilst the premises is open.

 

14.          There shall be no sales of hot food or hot drink for consumption off the premises after 22.30.

 

15.          The maximum number of persons accommodated at the premises any one time shall not exceed (excluding staff) 30 persons.

 

16.          Substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages shall be available throughout the permitted hours in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.

 

17.          There shall be no self service of alcoholic drinks.

 

18.          No noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises which gives rise to a nuisance.

 

19.          Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.

 

20.          Notices shall be prominently displayed at any area used for smoking requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and use the area quietly.

 

21.          During the hours of operation ensure sufficient measures are in place to remove and prevent litter or waste arising or accumulating from customers in the area immediately outside the premises, and that the aforementioned area shall be swept and or washed, and litter and sweepings collected and stored in accordance with the approved refuse storage arrangements by close of business.

 

22.          All waste is to be properly presented and placed out for collection no earlier than 30 minutes before the scheduled collection times.

 

23.          All outside tables and chairs shall be rendered unusable by 9pm Mon-Sat, 8pm Sun.

 

24.          No deliveries shall be made to the premises between 23.00 and 08.00.

 

25.          The licence holder shall ensure that any queue to enter the premises which forms outside the premises is orderly and supervised by door staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction to the public highway.

 

26.          No rubbish, including bottles, will be moved, removed or placed in outside areas between 10pm and 8am.

 

27.          No fumes, steam or odours shall be emitted from the licensed premises so as to cause a nuisance to any persons living or carrying on business in the area where the premises are situated, after 1st January 2014.

 

28.          The Bulstrode Street entrance shall not be used by customers of the premises except in an emergency.

 

29.          Sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall only be supplied with and ancillary to a take away meal when delivered to the customer’s home or business address, by delivery drivers trained in licensing procedures.

 

30.          All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only, and shall not be consumed on the premises.

 

31.          A Challenge 21 or Challenge 25 proof of age scheme shall be operated in relation to home deliveries of alcohol where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence, passport or proof of age card with the PASS hologram.

 

32.          Any person engaged to deliver alcoholic beverages and/or food for consumption off the premises shall be required to park and wait on Thayer Street only, and not on Bulstrode Street or the corner of Bulstrode Street and Thayer Street.

 

33.          No deliveries of alcoholic beverages and/or takeaway food for consumption off the premises shall be collected from the premises after 22.30.

 

 

 

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