Agenda and minutes

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

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 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:  That, having taken into account the following,

·                    Written and any oral representations by all the 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 considerations in Section17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

To vary the premises licence subject to the following timings and conditions:

Hours Open to the Public and for Licensable Activities

Hours open to the Public and Sale of Alcohol

Late Night Refreshment

Live and Recorded Music and Performance of Dance

Not licensed after 23:00 on any day

Conditions:  (which will form Annex 3 of the Licence)

1.            A door supervisor shall be employed at the Premises on Fridays and Saturdays and any other day when the Premises is hosting a pre?booked event.

2.            No opened alcoholic beverages to be taken outside of the Premises.

REASONS:

The Panel carefully considered all the relevant information including:

·                    Written and oral representations by all the 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 considerations in s.17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Neither of the residents that had objected to the Application attended the hearing before the Panel.  The Panel would have welcomed the opportunity to ask the residents who had objected further questions about their objections, particularly Ms Black.

The Panel heard from the Applicant who accepted that there had been noise emanating from the Premises in the past.  The Panel were informed by the Applicant that £45,000 had been spent improving the noise insulation at the Premises since the Licence had been transferred to the Applicant.  In total, 6 layers of soundproofing boards had been fitted to the ceiling, together with 500mm of acoustic insulation.  Mastic had been used instead of nails to eliminate vibration.  Following the visit on 15/06/17 of Mrs Lois Smith, an Environmental Health Officer employed by the Council, a layer of soundproofing board had also been applied to all the walls of the Premises.  Soundproofing works were completed on approximately 30/06/17, after Mrs Smith had visited the Premises.

The Panel heard that the Premises had not yet re-opened since the Applicant had arranged for works to be carried out to the Premises.  There is a grand opening planned for 11/08/17.  The Panel were told both that works to the Premises had been completed and that they remained ongoing.

The Applicant also submitted that the Premises would not be a nightclub or bar type of premises but a local restaurant serving the needs of the area’s diverse community with events and traditional music.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 133.