This meeting was scheduled to consider an application for a variation to the premises licence for Astro Tapas and Cocktail Bar Ltd at 4 Exmouth Market.

Premises Licence Variation Application - Astro, 4 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX

Astro Tapas and Cocktail Bar Ltd requested permission to remain open and serve alcohol until midnight Sunday to Wednesday, and until 2am Thursday to Saturday.

The premises is located within the Clerkenwell Cumulative Impact Area¹ where there is a presumption against granting further licences, but the report from the Director of Community Safety, Security and Resilience noted that:

None of the Responsible Authorities made a representation to the application.

The report also noted that three letters of representation had been received from local residents, but that one had been withdrawn, and that the applicant had written to residents to answer their concerns:

Upon receipt of the representation, the applicant wrote to the residents answering their concerns and inviting them to meet with him to talk about the premises and application.