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Application for a New Premises Licence – Adult Gaming Centre (AGC).

RECEIVED the application made by Future Leisure Limited for the premises situated at 8 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YT for a Premises Licence.

NOTED

1.    The introduction by Ellie Green, Principal Licensing Officer, including:

a.  The application was for a new Adult Gaming Centre premises licence by Future Leisure Limited for the premises at 8 Southbury Road, EN1 1YT.

b.  The premises were formerly a William Hill which held a betting premises licence from 16 January 2013 until it was surrendered on the 29 September 2019. This William Hill licence was not subject to any review or licensing prosecution action.

c. Adult Gaming Centres are known as AGC’s and are premises for adults providing gaming machines with higher pay-outs than family entertainment centres, for example.

d. Persons operating an AGC must hold a gaming machines General Operating License issued by the Gambling Commission along with a Premises Licence issued by the Local Licensing authority. Premises obtaining such authorisations will be able to provide category B, C and D gaming machines for use by customers as follows:

·         The number of category B machines must not exceed 20% of the total gaming machines as useable for use on the premises.

·         There can be any number of category C or D machines.

·         Category B machines can be classified as B or 3. B3 machines have a maximum stake of £2.00 and a maximum prize of £500.

·         B4 machines have a maximum stake of £2.00 and a maximum prize of £400.00.

·         Category C machines have a maximum stake of £1.00 and a maximum prize of £100.00.

·         Category D machines have a maximum stake 10p and a maximum prize of £5.00.

·         No person under the age of 18 is permitted to enter an AGC.

e. The default position of an AGC premises licence is that gaming machines can be made available 24 hours a day. However, as a result of mediation between the Local Authority and the applicant, a condition has been agreed that the premises shall only be open between the hours of 8:00am to midnight – Monday to Saturday and 9:00am to 11:00pm – Sundays & Bank Holidays. No gambling facilities on Christmas day.

f. In addition to the agreed condition, further conditions have also been agreed between the applicant following representations from the Local Authority and the Metropolitan Police.

g. AGC premises licences do attract mandatory conditions and full details of these can be seen at Annex 5 (page 213) of the report. There are no outstanding representations from any of the responsible authorities.

h. This application received 7 representations from interested parties (IP), including Councillors, the local Business and Residents Associations, a local business and a local resident. Interested parties believe the application does not support the licensing objectives. Those representations can be seen at Annex 3 from page 53 of the report and also additional information provided by Councillor Rye, IP2, in Annex 4 from page 61 of the report.

i. The hearing today is for the Licensing Sub-Committee (LSC)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3

Application for Variation of a Premises Licence.

RECEIVED the application made by Celtic Cross Limited for the premises situated at The Winchmore, Public House, 235 Winchmore Hill Road, London, N21 1QA for a Variation of Premises Licence LN/201500123.

NOTED

1.    The introduction by Ellie Green, Principal Licensing Officer, including:

a.  The application was for a variation of premises licence LN/201500123, made by Celtic Cross Limited for the premises The Winchmore, 235 Winchmore Hill Road, London N21 1QA.

b.  This premises had been operated as a bar / pub / restaurant / function room for a number of years. It had a significant licensing history, but under former licence holders. There had not been licensing issues under the current licence holder, who had been in place since June 2015. The Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) remained the same: Mark Walsh. The Company Directors were Mark Walsh and his sister Eimear Walsh.

c.  The original application in Annex 2 of the report had recently been amended as the applicants had tried to address the representations. The first supplementary report set out the hours applied for in Table 2. These times and activities were to be referred to in this hearing. The application sought a one hour extension for live and recorded music on Friday and Saturday, and an extension of hours on Sundays that preceded all Bank Holiday Mondays.

d.  The original application had initially been subject to representations from the Metropolitan Police and from the Licensing Authority, both seeking modification of licence conditions. Those conditions had been agreed by the applicant and the representations were consequently withdrawn. The agreed proposed conditions were set out in Annex 5 of the report.

e.  The application attracted 19 representations in objection from local residents (set out in Annex 3 of the report), and 2 representations in support from a ward councillor and a local resident (set out in Annex 4).

f.  Since IP13 had withdrawn their representation following the amendments to the application this objection should no longer be considered. The other 18 representations in objection remained. These residents lived on Winchmore Hill Road, Houndsden Road, and Church Hill.

g.  It was for the Licensing Sub Committee (LSC) to consider whether the application supported the four licensing objectives.

h.  The applicant was represented by Flint Bishop Solicitors and both company directors.

i.  Apologies had been received from IP4. Notification had been received from most of the IPs that their representations remained to the amended application, but even without such notification the LSC must consider those original representations.

j.  Councillor Derek Levy (ward councillor) was in attendance as SUP02 in support of the application.

k.  It was confirmed that not living locally did not prevent submission of a representation of support.

2.    The statement of George Domleo, Solicitor, on behalf of the applicant, including:

a.  It was acknowledged this premises had a background history, but his client had been the premises licence holder and DPS since 03/06/15.

b.  The premises was a community pub with an extensive food and drink offering.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3