Agenda for Licensing Sub-Committee on Wednesday, 10th August, 2016, 10.00 am

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA

Contact: Jane Creer 020 8379 4093 Email: jane.creer@enfield.gov.uk 

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104.

WELCOME AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Councillor Bond as Chair welcomed all those present and explained the order of the meeting.

105.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

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

 

Minutes:

NOTED that there were no declarations of interest.

106.

FOOD & WINE EXPRESS, 349 BOWES ROAD, LONDON, N11 1AA (REPORT NO. 60) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Application to review a premises licence.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RECEIVED the application made by the Licensing Authority for a review of the Premises Licence held by Mr Abdul Qadeer at the premises known as and situated at Food & Wine Express, 349 Bowes Road, London, N11 1AA

 

NOTED

 

1.    The introductory statement of Ellie Green, Principal Licensing Officer, including:

a.    This was an application for review of a premises licence, sought by the Licensing Authority.

b.    The premises was an off licence. The premises licence permits it to remain open for the sale of alcohol for 24 hours daily.

c.    Mr Abdul Qadeer is the Premises Licence Holder (PLH) and the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS). The review application was submitted by the Licensing Authority and an opportunity to submit a minor variation application was not followed through by Mr Qadeer.

d.    The premises had been found to sell non-duty paid alcohol and tobacco and breaches of licence conditions had been witnessed. Therefore the grounds of the review were based on the crime and prevention licensing objective.

e.    The Licensing Authority sought a number of conditions to be added and for a suspension of the premises licence of no more than 3 months to take place until the local authority were satisfied that all the conditions were compliant.

f.     Mr Graham Hopkins (Agent), who was acting on behalf of Mr Qadeer had indicated a full agreement to all the conditions as per Annex 5 of the report (Page 53). No agreement had been made relating to the suspension of the licence and therefore this was the only matter up for discussion today.

g.    The review application was supported by the police. Steve Elsmore from ASB unit was here today stepping in for PC Martyn Fisher. Victor Ktorakis (Licensing Authority), Mr and Mrs Qadeer and Mr Graham Hopkins (Agent from GT Licensing consultants) were also present.

2.    The statement of Victor Ktorakis, Licensing Authority, including:

a.    Enfield Licensing Authority sought the review of this premises licence on the grounds that the premises have been found to be selling non-duty paid alcohol and tobacco and continuous breaches in licensing conditions.

b.    The premises was visited on the 22 April 2016 by Licensing Enforcement Officers, HMRC and a sniffer dog handler from Operation Wagtail. The following items were seized:

·         30 x 50g Golden Virginia rolling tobacco

·         77 x 50g Amber Leaf rolling tobacco

·         22 x 70cl Smirnoff Vodka

·         12 x 70cl Glens Vodka

                      The alcohol bottles had fake VAT back labels on them.

c.    As this was the first offence, the Premises License Holder (PLH) was written to and advised to submit a minor variation application so as to amend and strengthen the licensing conditions in the hope that this would stop him from selling non-duty paid goods in the future.

d.    The PLH did not take up the offer within the 2 week time frame leaving the local authority with no choice but to review the licence and request that conditions be amended and added.

e.    As mentioned, the PLH had since  ...  view the full minutes text for item 106.

107.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 102 KB

To receive and agree the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 6 July 2016.

Minutes:

RECEIVED the minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub Committee held on Wednesday 6 July 2016.

 

AGREED that the minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub Committee held on Wednesday 6 July 2016 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.