Agenda and minutes

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

There were no apologies for absence.

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 items on the agenda.

Application for a new premises licence.

RECEIVED the application made by the Council’s Finance & Corporate Resources Department for the premises known as and situated at Forty Hall, Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 for a new Premises Licence.

NOTED

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

a.  This was an application for a new Premises Licence for Forty Hall.

b.  The application sought opening hours of 07:00 to 01:00 the following day, and supply of alcohol from 09:00 to 01:00 the following day, and regulated entertainment and late night refreshment every day of the week.

c.  Initially, representations were made by the Metropolitan Police and the Licensing Authority, but the applicant had agreed all requested conditions and the representations had therefore been withdrawn.

d.  The application remained subject to representations from other persons at five addresses as set out in Annex 03.

e.  A letter confirming the updated position was sent to residents as set out in Annex 04.

f.  Subsequently a second email was received from Mrs Holmes as set out in Annex 05.

g.  The Chair confirmed that all five representations carried weight.

2.         The opening statement of Mrs Jennifer Holmes, interested party, including the following points:

a.  She still stood by what she said in the second email and in the first letter of representation.

b.  She was concerned at the initial time span applied for the licence from 07:00 to 01:00 and remained concerned at the request for supply of alcohol from 09:00 to 01:00, and had a serious objection that this was for supply of alcohol from 09:00 seven days a week.

c.  Her second objection was that opening hours to the public would be from 07:00 every day including weekends, which only guaranteed six hours of quiet for residents in the area.

d.  All the letters of representation were from residents at the lower end of Forty Hill ie. all downhill from the park. From the south side of the house noise came across the parkland and these residents got the noise front on. There was a significant amount of noise during events. People could be controlled in the house, but she was concerned about what would be going on outdoors and that it would create noise.

e.  It was especially concerning that opening hours would be from 07:00 including on Sundays. This was totally wrong and she suggested the premises should not be open to the public until 10:00 on Sundays and 08:00 or 09:00 on other days of the week.

f.  She gathered that pyrotechnics were banned, but during an event last year there was firing of cannon which she understood would be classified as pyrotechnics and she would like clarification if that was a banned activity as it had seriously affected her house.

3.         Mrs Holmes responded to questions, including the following:

a.  The Chair raised that the Banqueting Suite within Forty Hall was already licensed for similar hours, and asked if any residents had had occasion to object to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 409.

Application to vary a premises licence.

RECEIVED the application made by Mr Yilmaz Kaya for the premises known as and situated at N21 Food & Wine, 740 Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill N21 to vary the Premises Licence.

NOTED

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

a.  This was an application to vary the existing Premises Licence of N21 Food & Wine made by Mr Yilmaz Kaya.

b.  The current licence permitted sale of alcohol until 23:00 every day of the week.

c.  This application was to extend hours for sale of alcohol until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights only.

d.  The Licensing Authority had made representation against the application and considered that a more appropriate terminal hour for alcohol sale would be 00:00 rather than 01:00.

e.  Councillor Barry had made representation against the application and considered that the hours for sale of alcohol should not be extended beyond 23:00.

f.  Paragraph 2.1 of the report should read “(as amended on 5 December 2014)”.

g.  He confirmed that all conditions requested had been agreed, as set out in Annex 06, between the applicant and the Police and the applicant and the Licensing Authority.

h. Therefore, conditions were agreed but not hours, and the issue for determination at the hearing related only to the time to which alcohol was to be sold on Friday and Saturday nights.

2.         The opening statement of Ellie Green, Principal Trading Standards Officer, on behalf of the Licensing Authority, including the following points:

a.  The Licensing Authority had carefully considered the application.

b.  It was worth noting that the original application sought supply of alcohol until 03:00 and this was subsequently reduced to 01:00 in the amended application.

c.  The Licensing Authority considered that 01:00 was still too late and proposed that 00:00 would be more appropriate.

d.  The Licensing Authority were happy that the applicant had agreed the requested conditions.

e.  This premises was in a commercial parade but still surrounded by residential premises and flats above.

f.  A terminal hour for supply of alcohol of 00:00 would not exceed the five surrounding licensed premises, at which the last sale of alcohol was also 00:00. It was also clarified that the two nearest on-licensed premises closed at 00:30 and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.

g.  A late night observation had taken place to gather evidence. It was noted that Green Lanes was significantly quieter after 00:00 in respect of passing traffic and pedestrians. Any noise and disturbance may be more noticeable against a lower background noise level after that hour.

h.  Concerns had been raised on behalf of local residents and Councillor Barry. Last week the Licensing Authority had received information regarding under age sales and after hours sales at the premises. She confirmed those were the first complaints of this nature in respect of this premises.

i.  A test purchase after 23:00 was attempted on two occasions and both times the premises was found to be shut.

j.  Trading Standards sent a letter  ...  view the full minutes text for item 410.