Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed all those present, and explained the order of the meeting.

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary, other pecuniary or non pecuniary interests relating to items on the agenda.

NOTED that there were no declarations of interest in respect of any of the items on the agenda.

Application for a new premises licence.

RECEIVED application made by sAINSBURY’S SUPERMARKETS LTD for the premises known as and situated at SAINSBURY’S, 340-344 GREEN LANES, PALMERS GREEN N13for a new Premises Licence.

NOTED

1.  The opening statement of Mark Galvayne, Principal Licensing Officer, including the following points:

a.  The application was for a new Premises Licence.

b.  An existing licence related to two of the units. The store would be across three units and so a new licence was required.

c. No representation had been made by any of the responsible authorities.

d.  All the proposed conditions set out in Annex 06 of the report, with minor amendments agreed this morning to Condition 3 and Condition 5, had been agreed by the applicant.

e.  The only representation had been made by an other person; Mr Raj Pankhania. The objection was set out in Annex 04 of the report. A further email from Mr Raj Pankhania dated 27 June 2014 had been circulated to all parties. Mr Raj Pankhania had not confirmed he would be attending this hearing, and was not present, so the representation remained.

f.  The Chairman noted that Mr Raj Pankhania would have been invited to address the sub-committee and to elaborate on his representation had he been present.

2.  The statement of Sabrina Cader, solicitor for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, on behalf of the applicant, including the following points:

a.  She was accompanied by Mr Imran Ahmed, who was the manager of the Wood Green Sainsbury’s Local store.

b.  The manager for the new Palmers Green store was not in place yet.

c.  The Sainsbury’s Local would be a convenience store, selling a variety of groceries of which alcohol would be a small part. Spirits would be kept behind the counter, and beer and wine would be adjacent to the cash registers.

d.  It was proposed that the store would open in Spring 2015.

e.  All conditions requested by the Police had been agreed.

f.  In respect of the outstanding representation, she had tried to contact Mr Raj Pankhania and had wanted to talk to him about his concerns, but had not been able to speak to him.

g.  The majority of customers to the store would be local. They would typically spend around £10.00 and carry out one bag of shopping. There would not be a need for car parking spaces. This would be a convenience store, where people would do ‘top-up’ purchasing rather than their big weekly shop. It would also supply a lot of commuters passing this location.

h.  Sainsbury’s operated a Challenge 25 policy at all its stores. Staff underwent training and must achieve a 100% pass rate. Conditions 3 and 5 would be slightly amended to reflect how Sainsbury’s operated.

i.  Sainsbury’s sent a mystery shopper aged over 18 but under 25 into each store on average every 6 weeks, slightly more frequently for a new store, to ensure that policies were being implemented. There was no evidence that licensing objectives would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

To receive and agree the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 14 May 2014.

RECEIVED the minutes of the meeting held on 14 May 2014.

AGREED that the minutes of the meeting held on 14 May 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.