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 1. Fresh from Yard Ltd (“the
Applicant”) applied for a new Premises Licence on 20th August
2025 for Fresh from Yard Ltd, 29 Catford Broadway, Catford, London
SE6 4SN (“the Premises”).
2. The application was made and advertised by
owner Kenrick Slowley for his business. To ensure the application
was advertised in accordance with Regulation 25 of the Licensing
Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates)
Regulations 2005, and the last date for representations was 25th
September 2025.
3. The particulars proposed for the premise
licence were:
Particulars of Application
Sale of alcohol for consumption OFF the
premises.
08:00 – 20:00 Monday to
Saturday
09:00 – 17:00 Sunday
4. A representation was received from a local
Councillor on the grounds that the application does not promote the
Licensing Objectives, of the prevention of public nuisance and the
prevention of crime and disorder. The representations were received
within the specified time, were examined by Officers and were not
considered to be vexatious or frivolous.
5. The Applicant offered conditions as part of
the application, appearing in Section M of the application form.
Representations were received from the Police but following an
agreement with the applicant to include additional conditions, the
Police withdrew their objections. These additional conditions can
be found at 9.3, on pages 76 to 77 in the Agenda. No other
Responsible Authority made any representations.
6. The Licensing Sub-Committee D held a
meeting on the 14th of October 2025 to consider the Application.
Safer Communities, Senior Licensing Officer, Richard Lockett,
introduced the report. The owner of the applicant company, Kenrick
Slowley, then addressed the Sub-Committee in support of the
premises licence application.
He was allowed a fixed period of time and
answered Members’ questions. The local Councillor, who
submitted written representations objecting to the grant of the
licence, attended and was invited to speak at the meeting. He was
allowed an equal amount of time and answered the questions put to
him by Members. The Applicant was given an opportunity at the end
to briefly sum up, as was the Councillor.
7. In making its decision the Sub-Committee
has considered all the papers contained in the report pack and
submitted documents, including written submissions, together with
the Applicant’s oral submissions and the Councillor objector
at the hearing. The Sub-Committee also considered the
Council’s own Statement of Licensing Policy 2020-25 and the
latest Home Office Statutory Guidance, revised in December
2023.
8. The decision of the Sub-Committee is to
grant the premises licence for the sale of alcohol for consumption
off the premises,
a.
With hours modified as follows:
Sale of alcohol for consumption OFF the
premises.
10:00 – 20:00 Monday to
Saturday
10:00 – 17:00 Sunday
b.
And otherwise in accordance with the offered
conditions and additional conditions agreed by the applicant with
the Police and with the following further conditions:
i.
Spirits restriction (small bottles)
No spirits shall be sold in containers of
500ml or below.
ii.
Street drinking / PSPO safeguards
Prominent signage shall be displayed at points
of sale and exit stating that the premises is within a PSPO zone
prohibiting street drinking.
Such signage shall be at least A4 size, with
wording to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority
9. The Sub-Committee’s reasons for
taking this decision are:
a.
The Sub-Committee recognised there was a
problem with street drinking in the centre of Catford, including
Catford Broadway, which is subject to a Public Spaces Protection
Order (‘PSPO’) that includes a prohibition against
the
consumption of alcohol so as to cause nuisance
and annoyance to other people.
b.
The Sub-Committee considered that permitting
sales of alcohol from 8.00am would tend to encourage early-morning
street drinking and a later start time of 10.00am would be more
appropriate; sale of spirits in miniatures and quarter bottles
tended to facilitate quick intoxication; it was appropriate to
remind those purchasing alcohol for consumption off the premises
that they were in a PSPO zone that restricted street drinking. The
modified hours of operation and the two additional conditions were
necessary and proportionate to promote the licensing
objectives.
c.
The Sub-Committee noted that on the Premises
becoming operational, if the licence conditions were not complied
with it was open for any person to instigate the licence review
process.
11. 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.
14th October 2025