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RESOLVED: The Licensing Sub-Committee, in considering this
decision from the information presented to them within the report
and at the hearing and having regard to the promotion of the
licensing objectives:
 
· 
The prevention of
crime and disorder
· 
Public
safety
· 
Prevention of public
nuisance
· 
The protection of
children from harm
 
the application for a premises licence has been approved as
applied for in accordance with the Council’s Statement of
Licensing and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph 8.1 of
the report, with the following condition to
be added to the licence:
 
· 
The Premises Licence
holder shall ensure that there will be no new customers admitted to
the licensed premises from one hour prior to the closure of the
premises.
 
Reasons for the decision
The application for a premises licence has been approved as
applied for as members of the Licensing Sub-committee were
satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that the
Responsible Authorities (the Licensing Authority, the Metropolitan
Police Service (“the Police”) and the
Environmental Enforcement Team) made representations on the
grounds of prevention of public nuisance and crime and disorder.
The Sub-committee noted that the Applicant agreed to the
Environmental Enforcement conditions set out in the Licensing
report at paragraph 8.1. The Sub-committee noted that no other
Responsible Authorities made representations about the
application.
 
The Sub-committee took into account that there were 4
representations made
by Other Persons (local residents) objecting to the
application on the grounds of the four licensing objectives. The
Other Persons did not attend the hearing, however, their written
representations were taken into consideration in relation to the
impact on local residents and the residential area.
 
The Sub-committee heard Representations from the
Applicant’s representative that the premises is not in a
Special Policy Area, and the smoking area is on the left-hand side
on the main street. The Sub-committee heard that customers are not
allowed to smoke on Philip Street, and the Applicant has good
control over the smoking area. The Sub-committee took into
consideration that there would be a maximum of 10 smokers in the
smoking area at any one time. The Sub-committee noted that the
Applicant has held successful temporary events at the premises. The
Applicant contended that the premises would not negatively impact
the area.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that the
Responsible Authorities and local residents had concerns about the
premises and the impact it will have on local residents late at
night who live near to the premises.
The Sub-committee felt that the Applicant has proved that
they have been operating within the licensing objectives and the
Applicant has agreed to the above last entry condition. The
Sub-committee took into consideration the issues relating to the
smoking area and that a written dispersal policy was required as a
condition on the premises licence.
 
Having taken all of the above factors into consideration
the Sub-committee was satisfied that by granting this premises
licence, the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
 
Public Informative
The Premises Licence holder is encouraged to work with the
local residents to deal with any issues arising relating to public
nuisance.