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4.1  The Principal
Licensing Officer introduced the application for
an application for a premises licence to allow
authorisation for the sale of alcohol on Monday to
Sunday.
 
4.2  Andy Newman
(Consultant) spoke in favour of the application,
highlighting the following;
 
· 
The premises was to be
small with no more than 30 patrons;
· 
The premises was
located in the shoreditch Special
Policy Area;
· 
No other Responsible
Authorities had made representations against the
application;
· 
The Applicant had much
experience of running similar premises and was a responsible
operator and would use local suppliers;
· 
The premises would
cause little cumulative impact on the area;
· 
Attractive offering
for local people;
· 
A licence was required
because this would be expected by the clientele and would make the
venture viable;
 
4.3  The Principal
Licensing Officer told the Sub-Committee that his
 
concerns had been alayed as a result of
agreement in the
 
following areas:
 
· 
No deliveries to the
premises from 7am on any day;
· 
The premises would not
operate takeaway;
· 
Agreement to the
Challenge 25 Scheme;
· 
Hours - 11am to 11pm -
Monday to Saturday;
· 
Hours - 10am to 8pm -
Sundays
· 
Alcohol was to be
ancillary to food;
· 
Smokers limited to 10
persons after 10pm;
· 
No cumulative impact
was expected.
 
4.4  The Chair asked if
the applicant would accept a closure time of
 
10:30pm on Sundays. Andy Newman agreed to a closure time
of
 
10:30 on Sundays.
 
4.5  Councillor Sheila
Suso-Runge asked for clarification in
regard to any cumulative impact arising and how it could be
addressed.
 
4.5  The Principal
Licensing Officer confirmed that this was to be a
table service restaurant, alcohol would be ancillary to
food and
the hours were not problematic. Despite the premises being
In the
SPA the experience was that such premises tended not to be
as
problematic as vertical drinking premises. It was
considered that
the cumulative impact would be minimal. 
 
4.6  In closing, Andy
Newman submitted that the applicants had a
Good background in premises management. No
responsible
authorities had objected to the application.  Cumulative impact
would be minimal.
 
4.7  
The Principal Licensing Officer considered that given
the
agreement in relation to the premises the cumulative
impact
would not be significant.
 
RESOLVED:
 
The decision
 
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 to
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 amendments:
 
? The hours for licensable activities, shall be, as
agreed:
 
Supply of Alcohol (on-sales)
 
Monday - Friday  
11:00 - 23:00
Saturday  
10:00 - 23:00
Sunday  
  
10:00 - 22:30
 
Opening hours of the premises
 
Monday - Saturday  
08:00 - 23:30
Sunday  
  
08:00 - 23:00
 
 
 
Reasons for the decision
 
The application for a premises licence has been approved,
as members of the Licensing Sub-committee were satisfied that the
licensing objectives would not be undermined in the Shoreditch
Special Policy Area (“Shoreditch SPA”)
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that the
Responsible Authorities (the Environmental Protection Team, the
Environmental Enforcement Team, and the Metropolitan Police Service
("the Police")) had agreed conditions with the Applicant in advance
of the hearing, and withdrew their representations.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representation made by the Licensing Authority on the grounds of
the prevention of public nuisance in the Shoreditch SPA and
therefore it is subject to Policy LP10. The Sub-committee noted
that there were no representations from local residents.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representations made by the Licensing Authority that the Applicant
had not demonstrated how they would not add to the cumulative
impact in the area. However, the Sub-committee noted that the
Applicant subsequently agreed to conditions 29 and 30 in the report
that were proposed by the Licensing Authority.
 
The Sub-committee after hearing from the Applicant and the
Licensing Authority were satisfied that the premises would not add
to the cumulative impact in the area, and would not undermine the
licensing objectives in the Shoreditch SPA.
 
The Sub-committee also took into consideration that the
Applicant had a positive dialogue with the Licensing Authority, and
their target customers were those that live in, work and visit the
area.
 
The Sub-committee took into account that the Applicant made
representations that they would be serving alcohol to seated
customers and that the Police were happy with the
application.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that there would
be no deliveries, no takeaways, no bottomless brunches, that the
Applicant agreed the Challenge 25 condition and that the hours are
within core hours (Policy LP3). The Sub-committee took into
consideration that alcohol will be served ancillary to food to
seated customers and there will be no more than five smokers
outside of the premises after 22:00. The Sub-committee noted that
most antisocial behaviour took place after midnight.
 
The Sub-committee took into account that the Licensing
Authority felt that the conditions and the core hours agreed by the
Applicant alleviate their concerns about the premises. The
Sub-committee also considered there would be no vertical drinking
and it was less likely to result in the licensing objectives being
undermined. The Sub-committee heard that the capacity will be the
maximum of 30 persons, however, the premises will only have about
25 customers at any one time. The Sub-committee felt that the
Applicant had demonstrated that they were an experienced operator
with a proven track record, and they would be able to operate the
premises responsibly.
 
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 in the
Shoreditch SPA.