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Summary
The Licensing Panel of Gravesham Council convened on Thursday, 13 June 2024, to review the premises licence for Kings News and Wine, located at 21C King Street, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2EB. The panel unanimously decided to revoke the premises licence due to numerous breaches of licensing conditions and objectives.
Review of Premises Licence for Kings News and Wine
The panel considered an application from Kent Police for a review of the premises licence for Kings News and Wine. The review was initiated due to multiple breaches of licensing conditions and objectives, including the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, and public nuisance. The premises had held a licence permitting the off-sales of alcohol from Monday to Sunday, 08:00 to 23:00, since 2006.
Kent Police presented supplementary evidence, which included several proposed conditions aimed at improving the situation. These conditions included the removal of high-strength alcohol, no single sales of cans of alcohol, and maintaining cleanliness outside the premises. However, Kent Police expressed doubts about the premises' ability to adhere to these conditions, even with new management in place.
PC Hunt from Kent Police highlighted the issues faced by the premises, including pressure from street drinkers and the failure of the premises to report violent or aggressive behaviour. He stated, The Premises License Holder would be expected to deal with intoxicated customers robustly and part of that would be to call the Police if there were any issues such as aggressive behaviour or violence.
The Solicitor and Licensing Consultant representing Kings News and Wine argued against the revocation, stating that the premises had taken steps to address the issues. The owner had quit his full-time job to manage the business and had been a personal licence holder for over ten years. They also mentioned that the premises had agreed to stop selling high-strength alcohol and had implemented a new CCTV system with sixteen cameras.
Despite these arguments, the panel decided to revoke the premises licence, citing the numerous failures in upholding the licensing objectives. The decision will be published in due course.
For more details, you can refer to the Agenda frontsheet, Public reports pack, and the Review Report.
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