Agenda item

No. 4 Mayfair, First Floor, 4 Mill Street, W1

App

No

Ward

Site Name and Address

Application

Licensing Reference Number

4.

West End Ward / Core CAZ North

No. 4 Mayfair, First Floor, 4 Mill Street, W1

Renewal of sexual entertainment venue premises licence

16/09853/LISEVR

 

 

 

Minutes:

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE No. 4

Thursday 29th September 2016

 

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

 

Legal Adviser:           Barry Panto

Policy Adviser:          Chris Wroe

Committee Officer:  Tristan Fieldsend

Presenting Officer:  Heidi Lawrence

 

Relevant Representations:    One local business objecting to the application and one local resident supporting the application.

 

Present: Ms Lana Tricker (Solicitor representing the Applicant)

 

No.4 Mayfair, first Floor, 4 Mill Street, London, W1S 2AX

 

1.

Renewal of a Sexual Entertainment Venue Premises Licence

 

The application was to renew the sexual entertainment venue premises licence to provide striptease and hostess services involving full nudity between the hours of 09:00 on each of the days Monday to Saturday to 05.00 on the following days and 12:00 to 22:30 on Sundays.

 

 

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 Leaserise Ltd for a renewal of a sexual entertainment venue premises licence in respect of No.4 Mayfair, First Floor, 4 Mill Street, London, W1S 2AX.

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee considered all the information provided by the applicant and the two representations received in respect of the application (one objecting to the application and the other in support). The representation objecting to the application was repeating an objection that had previously been made in 2012 suggesting that the business was inappropriate in the area. However, it was noted that the premises have actually been operating in a discrete fashion since 2007 and had therefore been operating when the objector moved in to the area. It was also noted that the alleged incident on 28 October 2016 had nothing to do with these premises, despite the assertion to that effect by the objector. As there was no history or record of the premises causing any nuisance or disturbance the Sub-Committee had no concerns over the application and therefore granted the application in full.

 

 

Sexual Entertainment Venue Licence - Standard Conditions:

 

1. Whilst Relevant Entertainment is taking place no person under the age of 18 shall

be on the licensed premises and a clear notice to that effect shall be displayed at the entrance in a prominent position so that it can be easily read by persons entering the premises.

 

2. Whenever persons under the age of 18 are admitted to the premises there will be no promotional or other material on display within the premises which depicts nudity or partial nudity.

 

3. The licence or a clear copy shall be prominently displayed at all times so as to be readily and easily seen by all persons using the premises.

 

4. No provision of relevant entertainment, or material depicting nudity or relevant entertainment, shall be visible from outside the premises.

 

5. Menus and drinks price lists shall be clearly displayed at the front entrance of the

club, reception area, tables and bar at such a position and size as to be easily read by customers. This price list shall show all consumable items and any minimum tariff including charges and fees applicable to Performers.

 

6. Except with the consent of the Licensing Authority, no advertisements of any kind

(including placard, poster, sticker, flyer, picture, letter, sign or other mark) shall be

inscribed or affixed at the premises, on the surface of the highway or on any

building, structure, works, street furniture, tree or any other property or be distributed in the street to the public that advertises or promotes the relevant entertainment at the premises.

 

7. The licence holder or other person concerned in the conduct or management of

the premises shall not seek to obtain custom by means of personal solicitation or touting, nor enter into any agreement with a third party to do so.

 

8. Adequate toilets, washing and changing facilities for use by the Performers shall be provided.

 

9. Either the licence holder or a named responsible person shall be present throughout the time the Relevant Entertainment takes place.

 

10. The premises will install and maintain a comprehensive CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of a Metropolitan Police Crime Prevention Officer that ensures all areas of the licensed premises are monitored including all entry and exit points will be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering any light condition. All cameras 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. Recordings shall be made available immediately upon

the request of Police or authorised officer throughout the preceding 31 day period together with facilities for viewing.

 

11. 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 to the public and this staff member should be able to show Police recent data and footage with the absolute minimum of delay of the request.

 

12. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to

the Licensing Authority or the Police, which will record the following:

 

(a) all crimes reported to the venue;

(b) all ejections of patrons;

(c) any complaints received;

(d) any incidents of disorder;

(e) seizures of drugs or offensive weapons;

(f) any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning equipment;

(g) any refusal of the sale of alcohol;

(h) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service;

(i) any breach of licence conditions reported by a Performer.

 

13. The licence holder shall produce a Code of Conduct setting out rules and obligations between the licence holder and performers whilst performing. All

Performers shall sign the Code of Conduct in their proper name acknowledging

that they have read, understood and are prepared to abide by the said Code of

Conduct, and a copy so signed shall be retained by the licence holder and shall be readily available for inspection by the Police and/or authorised persons upon reasonable request.

 

14. Individual records shall be kept at the premises of the real names, stage names and addresses of all Performers working at the premises. The record will include either a copy of their birth certificate, current passport, EU driving licence or national identity card and shall be made immediately available for inspection by the Police and/or the Licensing Authority upon request.

 

15. Details of all work permits and/or immigration status relating to persons working at the premises shall be retained by the licence holder and be readily available for inspection by the Licensing Authority, a Police Officer or Immigration Officer.

 

16. Relevant Entertainment shall be given only by Performers and the audience shall not be permitted to participate in the relevant entertainment.

 

17. There shall be no physical contact between Performers whilst performing.

 

18. Performers will not request or give out any telephone number, address or any other contact information from or to any customer. Any such information given by a customer shall be surrendered to the premises manager as soon as is practicable.

 

19. Relevant Entertainment shall take place only in the designated areas approved by the Licensing Authority as shown on the licence plan. Arrangements for access to the dressing room shall be maintained at all times whilst Relevant Entertainment is taking place and immediately thereafter.

 

20. Customers must remain fully clothed at all times. The Performer must not remove any of the customer's clothing at any time.

 

21. Where Relevant Entertainment is provided in booths, or other areas of the premises where private performances are provided, the booth or area shall not have a door or other similar closure, the area shall be constantly monitored by CCTV, and access to the booth or other area shall be adequately supervised.

 

22. Whenever Relevant Entertainment is being provided there shall be no physical

contact between Performers and customers or between customers and

Performers except for the exchanging of money or tokens at the beginning or conclusion of the performance and only for the purpose of that performance.

Clearly legible notices to this effect shall clearly be displayed in each private booth and in any performance area.

 

23. Performers must redress fully immediately after each performance.

 

Additional Conditions:

 

24. External windows shall be rendered opaque when relevant entertainment takes place.

 

25. No Relevant Entertainment shall take place at the premises until a wash basin is

provided in the staff room to the satisfaction of the Environmental Health

Consultation Team.

 

26. The maximum number of persons accommodated at any one time (excluding staff) shall not exceed 30 persons. On a Monday to Friday after 03.00 hours (the following morning) the maximum number of persons shall be 20 persons (excluding staff).

 

27. All emergency doors shall be maintained effectively self-closing and not held open other than by an approved device.

 

28. The edges of the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained so as to be conspicuous.

 

29. Curtains and hangings shall be arranged so as not to obstruct emergency signs.

 

30. The approved arrangements at the premises, including means of escape provisions, emergency warning equipment, the electrical installation and mechanical equipment, shall at all material times be maintained in good condition and full working order.

 

31. The means of escape provided for the premises shall be maintained unobstructed, free of trip hazards, be immediately available and clearly identified in accordance with the plans provided.

 

32. All exit doors shall be available at all material times without the use of a key, code, card or similar means.

 

33. Any special effects or mechanical installations shall be arranged and stored so as to minimise any risk to the safety of those using the premises. The following

special effects will only be used on 10 days prior notice being given to the

Licensing Authority where consent has not previously been given.

 

i. pyrotechnics including fire works

ii. firearms

iii. lasers

iv. explosives and highly flammable substances.

v. real flame.

vi. strobe lighting.

 

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

 

 

 

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