Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:   That Councillor Kairul Kareema Marikar be appointed Chair of the Licensing Panel Hearing.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interest 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 Chair 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 Chair and Members who took no part in the previous meeting’s proceedings. The process referred to at (1) above provides appropriate approval scrutiny].

Report of the Corporate Director, Community

In attendance:

RESOLVED: 

(1)          to modify the conditions to the licence by extending the hours for opening and licensable activities as follows:

            and;

(2)          to reject the seasonal variation proposed in the application.

REASONS:  The licensing panel carefully considered all the relevant information including:

·                     All written and oral representations by all parties

·                     The Licensing Act 2003

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

·                     Harrow Council’s Licensing Policy

·                     Human Rights Act 1998

The panel heard an application from premises licence holder, Mr Uhama Kumara Naidu, of Cinnamon Place, (“CP”), to vary CP’s opening hours and hours of licensable activities and to permit seasonal variations, namely to permit CP to extend licensable acitivities and hours open to the public to 0400 the following morning, provided the following day was a weekend or non-working day.

The panel heard from the applicant’s representative that it proposed to delay the opening hours for CP, and for licensable activities to continue up to an hour before closing time so that customers had a chance to finish their drinks and disperse from the premises.  The exception to this would be the service of late night refreshment, which was proposed to continue up to the delayed closing time so that customers could enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage before leaving.

The panel heard from the applicant’s representative, who set out the basis of the application and who reiterated that the proposed seasonal variation would only apply if there was a prior booked event.

The panel heard further submissions from the applicant that there were no representations from the Police or any complaints regarding noise nuisance or public noise emanating from CP.

The panel was directed by the applicant to the map on page 19 of the Agenda in order to show the panel the location of CP and a car parking area behind the premises, which is accessible via a side road.  It was submitted that there were no  ...  view the full minutes text for item 113.