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8.1  The sub-committee
heard from the Principal Licensing Officer and the applicant.
During the course of submissions and a discussion of the
application, the sub-committee noted the following:
 
· 
The applicant stated that the premises licence had been granted 28
years ago and they had been operating a specialist whiskey bar
since 2016 without any complaints or issues.  The pandemic had resulted in them not trading for
almost two years and significantly impacting on their
business. 
· 
The applicant confirmed that they offered hot and cold food with
alcoholic drinks 
and played background music. Tasting sessions would be
offered to corporate clients and they would be permitted to take
away the whiskey 200ml  or less bottles that they had blended
during the session.
· 
The Other Persons emphasised that Shoreditch had been suffering
from the 
cumulative impact resulting from the rise in licensed
premises in the area and also expressed concern about the late
closing hours and the potential rise in off sales, which would have
a negative impact on the special policy area.
· 
The Other Persons confirmed that she had not been directly affected
by this particular premises. 
· 
The applicant replied that he owned a long lease; this was a small
premises and business, which was service led; the hours had been
reduced to midnight on Wednesdays; the notices had been displayed
for patrons to disperse quietly; and a tasting session would be
held once a week mainly on Saturdays at 15.00 hours
· 
Discussion ensued in respect of Conditions 35 and 37.  The sub committee
noted that a dispersal policy was not necessary for this small
premises with a capacity  of no more than 26 patrons with
approximately 15 patrons expected daily.  The Licensing and Corporate Lawyer indicated that
she would liaise with the applicant in relation to Condition 35 and
whether it was necessary to revise the condition to include
promotional drinking during special events.
· 
The applicant clarified that the majority of the whiskey drinks
would be sold with appetisers and a few bottles would be sold for
off premises consumption after master classes.
· 
The sub committee also noted the
written representations from the Other Persons.
 
RESOLVED:
 
The decision
 
The Licensing Sub-Committee, in considering
this decision from the information presented to them within the
report and at the hearing and having regard to the promotion of the
licensing objectives:
 
· 
The prevention of crime and disorder
· 
Public safety
· 
Prevention of public nuisance
· 
The protection of children from harm
 
the application for a premises licence has
been approved in accordance with the Council’s Statement of
Licensing and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph 8.1 of
the report.
 
Reasons for the
decision
 
The application for a premises licence has
been approved, as members of the Licensing Sub-committee were
satisfied that the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
the Responsible Authorities (the Environmental Protection Team, the
Environmental Enforcement Team and the Metropolitan Police Service
("the Police")) agreed conditions with the Applicant in advance of
the hearing and subsequently withdrew their representations. The
Sub-committee noted no other Responsible Authorities made
representations about the application. 
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representation made by 5 Other Persons (local residents). The
Sub-committee took into account that
 the local residents had concerns
about the late hours applied for until 02:00, which they considered
very late and would cause a disturbance. The Sub-committee noted
that the local residents had not experienced anything like that
previously, however, together with all the premises open after
midnight the local residents had concerns about how the premises
would operate in the future and with off-sales.
 
The Sub-committee noted that this was a mirror
licence where recorded music would be played at ambient levels on a
digital system, there would be no live music played.
 
The Sub-committee took into account that a
dispersal policy was not necessary for this small premises with a
maximum capacity 
of 26 persons and an average of 15 patrons on the premises
daily. The Applicant clarified that the majority of whiskey was
sold with small plates or appetisers and a small number of bottles
were sold for off premises consumption after the master
classes.
 
The Sub-committee after hearing from the
Applicant and the local residents were satisfied that it was a
small premises that would not add to the
cumulative impact in the area, and would not undermine the
licensing objectives. The Sub-committee took into consideration
that the premises were not in a special policy area, SIA door
security was provided Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the
premises had a good track record.
 
Having taken all of the above factors into
consideration the Sub-committee was satisfied that by granting this
premises licence, the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
Public Informative
 
The Premises Licence holder is encouraged to
continue working with the local
residents to deal with any issues arising
relating to noise nuisance.