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 DECISION NOTICE
1. Glorious Food & Wine, 12 Perry Vale,
Forest Hill, London SE23 2LD (“the Premises”) has a
premises licence for the retail sale of alcohol for consumption off
the premises. The premises licence holder (‘PLH’) is Mr
Mustaq Ahmed Khan, who is also the designated premises supervisor
(‘DPS’) and owner. The hours for the Licensed activity
are:
08.00 – 23.00 Monday to
Saturday
10.00 – 22.30 Sunday
2. Valda Parker of Lewisham Trading Standards
submitted an application for a review of the premises licence on
8th August 2025, under the process in section 51 of the Licensing
Act 2003 (‘the Act’), because of matters arsing at the
premises in connection with the licencing objectives for the
protection of children from harm and the prevention of crime and
disorder.
3. On 18th September 2024, a test purchase was
made at the premises where a can of beer was sold to a 14-year-old
boy and Mr Khan was issued with a formal warning letter. The
premises was revisited on 18th June 2025 and a test purchase of a
bottle of beer was made by a 16-year-old boy. In interview under
caution Mr Khan admitted he had not asked the cadet for
identification. There were other licensing breaches and with two
sales of alcohol to underage purchasers within a year, Lewisham
Trading Standards recommended Mr Khan be removed as DPS and a list
of proposed conditions be added to Annex 3 (enclosed
herewith)
4. The Application for a Review was served on
all responsible authorities and was advertised in accordance with
the Regulations. The final date for receiving representations was
the 9th September 2025.
5. Representations were received from the
local authority acting as the responsible authority supporting the
licence review application and endorsing the recommendations for
action proposed by Trading Standards.
6. A representation was received from a local
resident supporting the licence review application on the grounds
that the operation of the premises had not been promoting the
Licensing Objectives. The representation was received within the
specified time, was examined by Officers and was not considered to
be vexatious or frivolous.
7. The Licensing Sub-Committee C held a
hearing on the 2nd October 2025 to consider the review of the
Premises Licence. Licensing officer, Kennedy Obazee, introduced the
report and Valda Parker of Lewisham Trading Standards explained the
investigation that had been undertaken and the recommendations
being made.
8. The Licensing Officer, Kennedy Obazee,
informed the sub-committee that an application had been approved
for the premises licence to be transferred from Mr Khan to another
person, and he was also no longer the designated premises
supervisor.
9. The outgoing premises licence holder, Mr
Mustaq Ahmed Khan, addressed the Committee explaining that because
of his age and the state of his health, he was stepping down from
running the shop. He confirmed that he had sold the business and
was no longer the owner.
10. The member of the public who had submitted
written representations in support did not attend to speak at the
meeting. Members were invited to ask questions and at the end,
those making representations were given an opportunity to briefly
sum up their positions.
11. In arriving at its decision, the Committee
has considered all the papers contained in the report pack and
filed documents, including the written submissions, together with
the oral submissions made at the hearing. The Committee also
considered the Council’s own Statement of Licensing Policy
2020-25 and the latest Home Office Statutory Guidance, revised in
December 2023.
12.The Sub-Committee considered the possible
steps it had the power to take on review under s.52 of the Act and
decided to allow the premises licence for the sale of alcohol for
consumption off the premises, to continue subject the additional
recommended conditions contained in Annex 3.
13. The Committee’s reasons for taking
this decision are:
a.
There was now no need to consider removal of
the DPS since the outgoing owner, who had been responsible for both
of the underage sales, had taken that step himself and he was also
no longer the PLH.
b.
The extra conditions were necessary to promote
the licensing objectives in particular those for the protection of
children from harm and the prevention of crime and disorder and
overall were a proportionate response.
14. There is a right of appeal against this
decision. Any appeal should be made to the Magistrates’ court
within 21 days beginning with the day on which the Appellant was
notified of the decision.
Any person who has given notice of appeal on a
licensing decision to the Magistrates Court, or is considering
doing so, should not approach council officers for legal advice. A
person making an appeal should seek independent legal advice, for
instance, from a firm of solicitors or the local Citizens Advice
Bureau may be able to assist.
2nd October 2025