Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the purposes of this meeting.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Ramji Chauhan be appointed Chair of the Licensing Panel Hearing.

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interest made by Members

Procedure to be followed at an oral hearing.

The Chair asked the Panel Members, officers, and other attendees at the meeting to introduce themselves and then outlined the procedure for the conduct of an oral hearing, which was set out in the agenda.

Report of the Director of Environmental Services.

The Sub – Committee received an application for a standard Temporary Event Notice (“TEN”) made under section 100 of the Licensing Act 2003 in relation to Unit 2, Brember Road, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8AX (the “Premises”).

The TEN seeks to permit the sale by retail of alcohol (on premises only), the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late-night refreshments for purpose of raising funds for foster children.  This event is due to take place from 20:00 hours on Friday 2^nd August 2024 until 04:00 hours on Saturday 3^rd August 2024.

An objection notice was received from the Local Authority’s Environmental Health Noise Team regarding concerns that allowing the premises to be used in accordance with the TEN would undermine the licensing objective of the prevention of public nuisance.

The Applicant advised the Sub-committee, that she had planned to have a ticketed event to raise money for foster children.  She had intentionally located this Premises as it was in an industrial estate and believed that it would reduce noise nuisance.

The Applicant further advised that she had been in communication with business owners in the industrial estate and they agreed to allow her to use the forecourts for her patrons to park.  The event would start at 8pm and finish at 3am, allowing for 1 hour to disperse patrons and clean.

She had also hired a security company and would have parking attendants and had consulted with the Police, who have not objected to the granting of the TEN.

The Sub-Committee asked the Applicant why she was seeking late hours as the area local business close around 12am. The Applicant advised that the patrons that would attend have different working hours, and the time sought would allow them to attend.  The Sub-Committee made further enquiries regarding the flyer that was produced by the Applicant, as it stated that it was free before midnight and how did she intend to raise funds for the foster children.  The Applicant reiterated that as the patrons would attend later, it would be the sale of alcohol that would generate funds for the foster children.

The Sub-Committee were concerned about the dispersal of patrons in the early hours of the morning.  The Applicant advised that she have security patrolling the outside and two parking attendants to ensure that the patrons leave the area quietly and staggering the patrons.

The Sub-Committee heard from Environmental Health Officer that their objection was based on vehicles being within the vicinity of the Premises were located near residential premises.  Having patrons leaving the Premises at early hours of the morning could potentially cause noise nuisance.

The Environmental Health Officer advised he has accepted that the Applicant has taken steps to mitigate potential noise nuisance.  However, Bremer Road is the only road that the Premises can be accessed and there are residential premises there.  It is unusual for events to be held there till the early hours of the morning.  The Environmental Health Officer was concerned whether  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.