Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chairman for the purposes of this meeting.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Susan Hall be appointed Chairman for this Licensing Panel Hearing.

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Panel;

(b)               all other Members present.

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

[Note:  Licensing Panel minutes are:-

(1)               approved following each meeting by the Members serving on that particular occasion and signed as a correct record by the Chairman for that meeting;

(2)               not submitted to the next panel meeting for approval.

Reasons: The Licensing Panel is constituted from a pooled membership. Consequently, a subsequent Panel meeting is likely to comprise a different Chairman and Members who took no part in the previous meeting’s proceedings. The process referred to at (1) above provides appropriate approval scrutiny].

(See Note at conclusion of these minutes).

To receive any questions, petitions or deputations (if any), under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 17, 15 and 16 (Part 4B) of the Constitution respectively.

[Note: These items are qualified by the requirements of the licensing legislation and will not be applicable to applications on the current agenda.]

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at this meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 19, 16 and 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution) respectively.

Procedure to be followed at an oral hearing.

The Chairman asked the Panel Members, officer/s, Responsible Authority/ies and other attendees at the meeting to introduce themselves. The Licensing Officer then outlined the procedure for the conduct of an oral hearing, which was set out in the agenda.

Report of the Corporate Director of Environment and Enterprise.

In attendance:

RESOLVED:  That taking into account the:

·                    Licensing Act 2003;

·                    Guidance under Section 182 of the Licensing Act;

·                    the Licensing Objectives;

·                    Harrow Council’s Licensing Policy;

·                    the Human Rights Act 1998;

·                    the principles of natural justice;

·                    and representations made in writing and at the hearing;

(1)               the premises licence be modified by amending the hours for licensable activities to the following:

(2)               the following conditions replace all of the conditions currently in the premises licence:

To apply to entire premises (including East Stand)

1.                  CCTV cameras and equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained in good working order and in accordance with the recommendations of the Police or Crime Prevention Officer.

2.                  Customers shall be prevented from taking alcoholic drinks from the premises in open containers.

3.                  Substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages, including drinking water, shall be available throughout the permitted hours in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold and supplied.

4.                  Customers will not be permitted to remain on the premises or within the perimeter of the site controlled by the premises license holder for more than sixty minutes following the latest operable terminal hour for the sale of alcohol.

5.                  The premises licence holder shall employ door supervisors when appropriate at any specific functions and events to the reasonable satisfaction of the Police.

6.                  The maximum occupancy of the premises at any one time shall be restricted as follows:

-         East Stand Ground Floor Restaurant, 600 persons, Pre-Banqueting and VIP room 450 persons.

-         East Stand First Floor Banqueting Suite 800 persons.

-     West Stand outdoors seating for 2600. Internally the main  ...  view the full minutes text for item 178.