Agenda item

Application for a variation of a premises licence.

RECEIVED the application made by Mr Mansur Duzgun for the premises situated at Kalamis Fish Restaurant, 112 High Street, Enfield, EN3 4ES for a variation of Premises Licence LN/201500377.

NOTED

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

a.  The premises will be known as Kalamis Fish Restaurant.

b.  A licence variation had been applied for by Mr Mansur Duzgun.

c.  The application included amendment to the plan attached to the licence and amendment of existing conditions and removal of conditions. There were no changes sought to the licensing hours or activities.

d.  The application had been considered by the responsible authorities and no representations had been made. In fact, the application had been made at the request of the Licensing Authority, further to meetings with the licence holder.

e.  Councillor Donald McGowan, Ponders End Ward Councillor, had made representation, as set out in Annex 04 to the officers’ report. Councillor McGowan was not in attendance at today’s hearing, but he had expressed concerns in relation to music and noise of customers’ conversations in the rear room disturbing local residents, and in respect of the adequacy of the fire exit for occupants of the apartment above.

f.  The proposed conditions were set out in Annex 05 of the report.

g.  The premises had not been subject to a review of the licence at any time since 2005.

h.  Mr Duzgun was present at the hearing, with his sister and business partner.

i.  In response to a query from the Chair, it was advised that in the absence of any objection there was no evidence that the fire exit was inadequate.

2.    The statement of Mr Mansur Duzgun, the premises licence holder and applicant, including:

a.  The application was just for a variation to the licence.

b.  The fire exit was a separate entrance for the flat upstairs. The building was only two storeys.

c.  He had been liaising with the Council’s Licensing Team for some time.

d.  This application had been recommended to make the premises and licence more practical further to a changed business model.

e.  Instead of a back garden there would be a rear room which would contain any noise. The premises had received no noise complaints.

3.    The sub-committee members had no questions.

4.    The summary statement of Ellie Green, Principal Licensing Officer, and that it was for the sub-committee to take such steps as it considered necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives, and that relevant policy and guidance were highlighted in the covering report.

RESOLVED that

1.         In accordance with the principles of Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for this item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Panel retired, with the legal representative and committee administrator, to consider the application further and then the meeting reconvened in public.

2.         The Chairman made the following statement:

“The Licensing Sub-Committee have regard to the licensing objectives, Government guidelines and the Council’s licensing policy statement.

Having listened to and read all representations the Sub-Committee resolved to grant this variation of the licence as outlined in Report 266.”

3.         The Licensing Sub-Committee resolved that the application be granted in full.