Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the purposes of this meeting.

That Councillor Adam Swersky 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:

(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.

Questions will be asked in the order notice of them was received and there be a time limit of 15 minutes.

[The deadline for receipt of public questions is 3.00 pm, Wednesday 28 January 2015.  Questions should be sent to publicquestions@harrow.gov.uk  

No person may submit more than one question].

[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, officers, Responsible Authorities 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 Corporate Director of Environment and Enterprise.

In attendance:

RESOLVED:  That, having carefully considered all the relevant information including:

·                    written and oral representations by all the parties

·                    the Licensing Act 2003 and the steps that are appropriate to promote the licensing objectives

·                    the Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003

·                    Harrow Council’s Licensing Policy

·                    Human Rights Act 1998

the Panel agreed that the following modifications be made:

(1)               the premises licence be modified by amending the hours that the premises are open to the public and the hours for licensable activities to the following:

(2)               the following condition be added to the premises licence:

A sound limiter shall be installed and fitted with electrical cut out devices connected to all external doors, windows and fire escapes in the licensed premises.  This is to ensure that if the doors, windows or fire escapes are left open the amplified noise cuts out.  The level of noise permitted by the noise limiter is to be agreed with the Environmental Health Department of the Council.  The device and system will be fully maintained at all times to ensure correct operation.

Reasons:  The Panel considered that the decision promoted the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, the prevention of public nuisance and public safety.