The Licensing Sub Committee B met to consider new premises licence applications for Amnesty International, Morley's, and Smashio. Councillor Bashir Ibrahim, Young People's Champion, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The councillors were expected to determine each application, taking into account the council's licensing policies and any representations received.

Amnesty International, Peter Benenson House

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider an application for a new premises licence for Amnesty International at Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street. Amnesty International UK, a charity, applied for the licence to allow:

• Plays, Films, Live Music, Recorded Music, Performance of Dance from 16:00 until 22:00 Monday to Sunday
• The On and Off Sales of Alcohol from 17:00 until 2200 Monday to Sunday
• Opening hours of the premises from 08:00 until 22:00 Monday to Sunday.

According to the Public reports pack, ten letters of representation from local residents objecting to the application had been received. The report pack stated that the letters claimed that the premises were already causing nuisance and disruption, though Islington had no recorded complaints of anti-social behaviour on the system. The applicant had written to the residents to advise them of the nature of the premises.

The premises is located in the Clerkenwell Cumulative Impact Area¹. Licensing Policy 3 creates a presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences which are likely to add to the existing cumulative impact will normally be refused, unless the applicant can demonstrate that there will be no adverse cumulative impact on the licensing objectives. The application form suggested a number of conditions in the Operating Schedule to address the Cumulative Impact Area and Policy. The applicants had also accepted conditions suggested by Islington Council's Noise Service.

The report pack included suggested conditions prepared by the Licensing Officer, consistent with the Operating Schedule, and any conditions deemed appropriate by the Licensing Sub-Committee to promote the four licensing objectives².

Morley's, 197 Holloway Road

The sub-committee was also scheduled to consider an application for a new premise licence for Morley's, 197 Holloway Road. The applicant, Hollen Kita Fast Food Limited, requested:

The provision of late night refreshment, Mondays to Wednesdays from 23:00 until 03:00 the following day, Thursdays to Saturdays from 23:00 until 04:00 the following day and Sundays from 23:00 until 02:00 the following day; and

The premises to be open to the public, Mondays to Wednesdays from 11:00 until 03:00 the following day, Thursdays to Saturdays from 11:00 until 04:00 the following day and Sundays from 11:00 until 02:00 the following day

The Public reports pack stated that one representation from a local resident had been received. The Metropolitan Police and the Council's Noise service had initially submitted representations, but withdrew them after conditions of approval were agreed with the applicant.

The premises are located in the Holloway Road and Finsbury Park Cumulative Impact Area. Licensing Policy 3 creates a presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences which are likely to add to the existing cumulative impact will normally be refused, unless the applicant can demonstrate that there will be no adverse cumulative impact on the licensing objectives.

The Council's planning service noted that the premises has a lawful use as a café with planning permission reference P2016/1893/FUL, which has conditioned hours of operation as 09:00 to 23:00 Monday to Saturday and 09:30 to 22:30 on Sunday. The proposed licenced hours exceed those hours set with the planning condition. The planning service advised that should this premises licence for late night refreshment be approved, the licensee would need to apply to amend the planning condition to match the proposed licensing hours, and that planning permission for such a change to hours of operation may or may not be approved.

The report pack included suggested conditions prepared by the Licensing Officer, consistent with the Operating Schedule, and any conditions deemed appropriate by the Licensing Sub-Committee to promote the four licensing objectives.

Smashio, 134 Holloway Road

The sub-committee was also scheduled to consider an application for a new premise licence for Smashio, 134 Holloway Road. Smashio Holloway LTD requested:

• the provision of late-night refreshment on Sunday Thursday 2300 - 0200
• the provision of late-night refreshment on Friday and Saturday 2300 - 0300

The Public reports pack noted that six representations from local residents had been received. The Police had initially submitted a representation, but withdrew it after the applicant agreed to amend the application to reduce the hours and agree conditions.

The applicant agreed that if this licence was granted, no customers would be permitted on the premises for the final hour of trading, so late night refreshment during this final hour period would only be permitted as a delivery service.

The premises are located in the Holloway Road and Finsbury Park Cumulative Impact Area. Licensing Policy 3 creates a presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences which are likely to add to the existing cumulative impact will normally be refused, unless the applicant can demonstrate that there will be no adverse cumulative impact on the licensing objectives.

The Council's planning service confirmed that there were no planning conflicts in terms of the land use or hours.

The report pack included suggested conditions prepared by the Licensing Officer, consistent with the Operating Schedule, and any conditions deemed appropriate by the Licensing Sub-Committee to promote the four licensing objectives.