The Sub-Committee granted a premises licence to Mr Daniel Saunders for Leyton Calling, Arch 145, Tilbury Road, Leyton, London, E10 6RE. The licence permits the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, late night refreshments and the playing of recorded music. During the meeting, the Sub-Committee decided that the application to licence a mobile bar and outside seating area at the premises would have to be determined as part of a separate application.

Application to Licence Leyton Calling

The application to licence Leyton Calling had received two objections from local residents, one from Ms Luciana de Morais and Mr Felipe Restrepo of Flat 1, 115 High Road, Leyton and one from Ms Kasia Kicman of Flat H1, 111 High Road. Both of these objections related to the potential for noise nuisance from the premises.

Five representations had been received in support of the application, from Mr Matt Dean of 1 Southfield Road, Waltham Cross, Ms Sofia Pinckard of 1 Pinckard Tress Way, London, E3, Mr Nick Highton of 1 Highton Bickley Road, London, E10, Mr Edward M. King of 1 King Lynton Road, Crouch End, and Ms Jen Painter of Flat 11, 111 High Road.

The Metropolitan Police and Waltham Forest Council Licensing Service had both initially objected to the application on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance, public safety, the prevention of crime and disorder, and the protection of children from harm.

These objections had been withdrawn after the applicant agreed to implement a number of additional conditions in the Appendix E of the meeting agenda. These include a requirement to implement and maintain a CCTV system, the keeping of an incident log, the employment of an SIA licensed door supervisor on Friday and Saturday evenings, a requirement to take hourly noise level readings inside nearby residential properties, and the implementation of a dispersal policy to ensure customers leave the premises quietly.

Decision on the Outside Area

During the meeting it became apparent that the application included a request to licence a mobile bar unit and outside seating area that had not been indicated on the plan included in Appendix B of the meeting agenda. The Sub-Committee determined that this could not be considered as part of the application as it stood, because the plan did not clearly indicate the extent of the area that the applicant wished to licence.

The Sub-Committee requested that the Applicant make a further application to include;

the size of the area, size of the consumption area (description of where the area is and its proximity to the premises), clarification on whether the mobile bar outside is intended to be inside the area licensed for on sales and the number of tables and seats within this area.

Decision on the Inside Area

The Sub-Committee agreed to grant the requested licence for the inside area of the premises, subject to the conditions agreed with the police and licensing authority. In making this decision, the Sub-Committee considered that;

The Counsel for the Applicant stated that the premises had 8 TENs¹ between June and August 2024 with no reported issues.

They also considered that the applicant was;

committed to promoting the 4 licensing objectives and working closely with the Responsible Authorities.

The Sub-Committee noted that the applicant had worked with the responsible authorities to agree the additional conditions.

They acknowledged the objections received from residents but determined that the additional conditions would be sufficient to mitigate the potential for nuisance. This included the condition requiring the applicant to;

seek the relevant permission from the freeholder (if they do not already have this) to place the cone or barrier on this private land to block off the main vehicle entrance.

This condition relates to the second condition proposed by the police in Appendix E. This condition aims to reduce the risk of crime and disorder and to protect public safety. The applicant's premises is located on a narrow road, and the Sub-Committee determined that cars and taxis using the road posed a potential risk to customers. To mitigate this, the police had proposed a condition requiring the applicant to use cones and/or barriers to prevent vehicles from entering the area in front of the premises.