Agenda item

Application for a new Premises Licence.

RECEIVED the application made by Broadwick Venues Limited for the premises situated at Meridian Water, Unit 4-6B Orbital Business Park, & Land to the south of Units 4-6B, Orbital Business Park, 5 Argon Road, Edmonton, London, N18 3BW for a New Premises Licence.

 

NOTED

 

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

a.    The application was for a new premises licence, made by Broadwick Venues Ltd, for Meridian Water, Unit 4-6B Orbital Business Park, and Land to the south of Units 4-6B Orbital Business Park, 5 Argon Road, Edmonton, N18 3BW and had been referred to as the ‘Festival Application’.

b.    The application sought a maximum capacity of 22,261.

c.    The application sought the premises licence to be unlimited, but restricted to the Field Day Festival which was two consecutive event days only.

d.    This year’s Field Day Festival was proposed for Friday 7 June and Saturday 8 June 2019. The hours sought for regulated entertainment and alcohol on sales were set out in paragraph 2.7.4 of the officers’ report.

e.    Initially, eight representations were received from responsible authorities and other persons, including the Metropolitan Police Service (IP2) whose representations were set out in Annex 7 and in further submissions dated 3 May 2019 and circulated to all parties.

f.     London Fire Brigade (IP4) made representation, set out in Annex 8. Tony Byford was introduced as Inspecting Officer, London Fire Brigade and advised that documents had been received last week and the information reviewed, and that London Fire Brigade was content to withdraw its representation.

g.    For Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co Ltd (IP3), its original representation was set out in Annex 10, and additional representation in Annex 20 in the agenda supplement dated 1 May 2019. Three maps had also been circulated on 7 May 2019 showing the location of the premises and of the football ground.

h.    The applicant attended Enfield’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) in preparation for the application being made. An overview report from Esther Hughes, SAG Chair, was set out in Annex 6. SAG had initially made representation, but this had been amended. Esther Hughes was introduced and advised that representation had been made in respect of outstanding documents, but the information had been provided. The SAG supported the London Fire Brigade. The representation was therefore withdrawn.

i.      Representations had been received from three local residents (IP1, IP5 and IP8) and were set out in Annex 9, Annex 11 and Annex 14. None of the residents were able to attend the hearing, but the sub committee should give equal weight to written as to oral representations.

j.      Notification was received yesterday that the representation made by London Borough of Haringey Licensing Authority (IP7) was withdrawn.

k.    Annexes 15 to 19 contained supporting information. The Annex on page 225/6 should be labelled Annex 15.

l.      Further submissions received yesterday, circulated to all parties, and published as supplements dated 7 May 2019 included a plan, and a revised list of conditions, and the current situation regarding the statutory authorities. A condition had been agreed with the applicant and SAG and LB Haringey to be included in Condition 2.

m.  Annex 3 contained Property Information explanation. Anouska Leggett from Property Information Team was in attendance if further details were required.

n.    Annex 1 contained Meridian Water Project Overview. Simon Gardner, Socio-Economic Lead, Meridian Water Team was in attendance if further details were required.

o.    The hearing should focus discussion on outstanding points of contention. All parties had indicated a timeframe which had been agreed to manage the hearing. It was for the Licensing Sub Committee to take such steps as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

 

2.    The statement of Philip Kolvin QC, Cornerstone Barristers, representing Broadwick Venues Limited that, with the consent of Gerald Gouriet QC (on behalf of Tottenham Hotspur Limited) and Gary Grant (Licensing Counsel on behalf of Metropolitan Police), he wished to make a request to the Sub Committee. Over the last day or so, a number of authorities had withdrawn representations. The main substantive issue remaining related to the mechanism for arranging a festival date in 2020 convenient to Tottenham Hotspur Limited and his client. Having had opportunity to speak to Gerald Gouriet QC today was useful, and, if the Sub Committee was willing, a short adjournment of the meeting to allow discussion with respective parties was sought. Gary Grant had advised that if a solution could be agreed he would be satisfied.

 

3.    The Chair agreed to a 30 minute adjournment, and then, as progress was being made, to an extension of the adjournment over the lunch break to permit drafting of wording, conditions and agreement between the parties.

 

4.    The hearing resumed at 13:30. It was noted that there had been progress between the parties, and the Chair agreed to Gerald Gouriet QC’s request for a further short adjournment to gain final approval from Tottenham Hotspur Limited on proposed conditions. The list of proposed conditions was printed, and circulated to the Sub Committee and to all parties.

 

5.    The hearing resumed at 14:05.

 

6.    The statement of Philip Kolvin QC, Cornerstone Barristers, representing Broadwick Venues Limited, including:

a.    He was grateful for the time permitted which had enabled production of the list of agreed conditions between the parties.

b.    Additional conditions had been agreed. Field Day Festivals 2019 and 2020 had been agreed to have stated capacities and hours.

c.    Festival dates in the second weekend of July 2020 had been agreed with Tottenham Hotspur Limited. If earlier dates became available it was possible that the festival dates could be moved forward.

d.    It was conditioned that licensable activities outdoors would stop by 22:30 except for late night refreshment, so that the event did not disgorge on mass, and therefore relieve pressure.

e.    Total capacity of the Drumsheds would not exceed 7,000, as Police were concerned about more than 7,000 people disgorging at 03:00. Assessment would be made at the 2019 event in liaison with the Police, and there may be scope to apply for a variation in the future.

f.     In 2021 and beyond, the event would only take place if all parties agreed that it should. If the event did take place, all other hours and conditions would apply.

g.    As an informative, if earlier dates in 2020 became available, Tottenham Hotspur Limited in good faith would notify his client and agreement would be sought with all parties that they were happy to agree the Field Day Festival in 2020 could move forward. If not, the festival would take place on 10 July and 11 July 2020.

h.    The schedule of conditions was included in the agenda pack at Annex 19 Tab 2 and amended in the supplement of 7 May 2019. As a consequence of today’s agreement Conditions 1 and 2 in the schedule would no longer be required as they were covered by other conditions.

i.      Attention was also drawn to Condition 26 and that noise conditions were the same as the planning permission and the same as the management plan, and agreed by all parties. Essentially, the limit was 75dB, in common with urban festivals. Not all had a condition regarding bass, but 90dB had been adopted in this case. After 23:00 the limits were 45dB and 65dB, in line with what was routinely imposed for events.

j.      The conditions were agreed with Tottenham Hotspur Limited, Metropolitan Police and Field Day Festival.

k.    The three residents’ objections remained. IP1 was concerned about noise nuisance. Noise conditions had been endorsed by the Planning Authority and Environmental Health, and conditioned by the noise monitoring plan. IP5 was concerned about transportation. The 192 bus would continue to run. Meridian Water Station would be open. IP5 had suggested a shuttle bus, but that would be inappropriate for such numbers, and the traffic management plan confirmed it would be unnecessary. People did not leave festivals late by bus. IP8 was a Chingford resident, living over two miles away. The issues raised were dealt with in the event plan and other documents, and the responsible authorities were content with the proposals.

 

7.    A question from Councillor Edward Smith in respect of Meridian Water Station being operational by 19 May, was responded to by James Dutton, Operational Manager for Field Day. It was confirmed that the traffic management plan covered different scenarios. Plan A was that travellers would be split between Meridian Water and Tottenham Hale stations. There was also provision to cover a scenario where Meridian Water was not available. He had spoken last week at length to Car Park At, Greater Anglia and Network Rail, and there would be extra services. A Meridian Water Station press event was going ahead before the festival. It was fully expected that the new station would be operational, but there were plans made to cover if it was not. Desktop exercises had been conducted, and even in an emergency where Tottenham Hale was unavailable, plans did not depend on Meridian Water Station. Meridian Water Station was not part of the late night planning, but was part of the early disgorgement.

 

8.    There were no further questions and the Chair confirmed that the panel members would retire to consider their decision.

 

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 Chair made the following statement:

 

The Licensing Sub Committee (LSC) considered the written representations of three residents. In light of the event management plan, traffic management plan, noise management plan and the reduction in capacity and hours, the LSC are of the view that the concerns of the residents have been addressed. We have therefore concluded that the licensing objectives have been met.

 

The remaining parties have agreed seven additional conditions as set out in the ‘Agreed Additional Conditions’ document dated 8^th May 2019:

 

The licensed event

 

1.    This licence permits the two-day Field Day Festival (“the festival”) in 2019 and 2020 with a capacity of 22,661 persons.

 

Opening hours

 

2.    The festival is only permitted to take place on the following dates and hours:

 

2019

•  12:00 midday on Friday 7 June 2019 to 03:00 am on Saturday 8 June 2019

•  12:00 midday on Saturday 8 June 2019 to 03:00 am on Sunday 9 June 2019

 

2020

•  12:00 midday on Friday 10 July 2020 to 03:00 am on Saturday 11 July 2020

•  12:00 midday on Saturday 11 July 2020 to 03:00 am on Sunday 12 July 2020

 

3.    The dates of the festival in 2020 may be altered but only with the written agreement of the licence holder, Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletics Co Ltd, licensing authority, London Borough of Haringey, and Metropolitan Police.

 

4.    After 22:30 all licensable activities (save for late night refreshment) are restricted to inside the Drumsheds and not in any outside area.

 

5.    The maximum total capacity of the Drumsheds must not exceed 7,000 persons after 22:30.

 

Field Festival 2021

 

6.    No Field Day Festival or other licensable activities may take place under this premises licence in 2021, or beyond, unless the licensing authority, the Metropolitan Police, Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletics Co Ltd, and the London Borough of Haringey, all give written permission for the festival or any other licensable activities to take place.

 

7.    If a festival does take place in 2021, or beyond, it may only operate to the hours and conditions authorised for the festival in 2019 and 2020.

 

Consequent Deletions and Additions

 

Proposed Conditions 1 and 2 in the revised conditions served by the Applicant on 7 May 2019 are deleted. The remaining conditions 3-33 set out in that document are to be imposed on the licence.

 

Informative

 

If earlier dates for 2020 become available, Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletics Co Ltd, acting in good faith, will notify the premises licence holder.

 

 

Condition 1 and 2 of the revised conditions served on 7 May 2019 are deleted. The remaining conditions 3 to 33 set out in that document are to be imposed on the licence.

 

The LSC welcomes the consent order and agreed conditions and agrees that it and the licence promotes the licensing objectives.

 

3.         The Licensing Sub-Committee RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED as agreed in the consent order above.

 

Conditions (in accordance with Conditions in LSC Report - Annex 19, Tab 2)

 

(i)            Conditions 3 to 33, which are not disputed.

 

AND

 

(ii)          Additional 7 Conditions set out above.