The Licensing Sub-Committee (2) of Westminster Council was scheduled to consider applications for the variation of premises licences. The meeting agenda included a review of a premises licence and a variation application for a bar.

Licensing Applications for Determination

The committee was scheduled to consider two licensing applications:

3 & 4 Kingly Street, London, W1B 5PD

An application was scheduled to be discussed for a variation to the premises licence for 3 and 4 Kingly Street, London, W1B 5PD. The applicant, Barworks (Soho) Limited, sought to amend the hours for all licensable activities to Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 01:00, and for late-night refreshment from Monday to Sunday, 23:00 to 01:00.

Representations were received from the Metropolitan Police Service, Environmental Health, the Licensing Authority, and an interested party, the Soho Society. The Metropolitan Police Service objected on the grounds of undermining the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance, and public safety. Environmental Health also raised concerns about potential increases in public nuisance and adverse impacts on public safety due to the proposed hours falling outside the council's core hours. The Licensing Authority expressed concerns regarding the promotion of the four licensing objectives and noted that the premises are located within the West End Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ), which has a presumption to refuse applications outside of core hours unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated. The Soho Society objected on the grounds of increased crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour, noise and disturbance to residents, and cumulative impact within the West End CIZ. They cited evidence from a sleep survey and the Westminster City Council's Soho Noise Study to support their claims.

The agenda documents also included the current premises licence for 3 and 4 Kingly Street, detailing its existing licensable activities and hours.

The Globe, 43-47 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JY

A review of the premises licence for The Globe, located at 43-47 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JY, was scheduled for discussion. The application for review was submitted by a local resident on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance. This review followed previous proceedings in November 2024, which resulted in modifications to the licence conditions.

The premises currently operate as a public house and holds a licence for various activities including live music, recorded music, late-night refreshment, and the sale of alcohol, with specific hours for different licensable activities and floors. The review application cited ongoing noise nuisance from patrons congregating outside the premises after closing hours, despite previous conditions imposed on the licence.

Representations were received from Environmental Health, who noted that while complaints had been logged, no statutory noise nuisance had been identified during their investigations. However, they stated they were making a representation to support the committee. Two representations from interested parties, local residents, were received in support of the review, detailing continued disturbances from patrons and advocating for a curtailment of the pub's licensing hours.

The agenda documents included the application for review, the existing premises licence for The Globe, and correspondence related to previous complaints and the pub's response. The committee was to consider the options available under section 52 of the Licensing Act 2003, which include modifying licence conditions, excluding licensable activities, removing the designated premises supervisor, suspending the licence, or revoking the licence.