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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 to in accordance with the Council’s Statement
of Licensing and the proposed conditions set out in paragraph 8.1
of the report, with the following amendments:
 
· 
The hours for licensable activities, shall be, as agreed:
 
Plays
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday 
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
22:00
 
Films
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday  
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
22:00
 
Indoor Sporting
Events
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday  
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
22:00
 
Live Music
 
Thursday   11:00 - 20:00
Friday  
11:00 - 20:00
Saturday  11:00 -
20:00
Sunday   11:00 -
20:00
 
Recorded Music
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday  
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
21:30
 
Performance of
Dance
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday  
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
22:00
 
Supply of Alcohol
(On the premises)
 
Thursday   11:00 - 21:45
Friday  
11:00 - 21:45
Saturday   11:00 - 21:45
Sunday   11:00 -
18:30
 
Supply of Alcohol
(Off the premises)
 
Thursday   11:00 - 17:00
Friday  
11:00 - 17:00
Saturday   11:00 - 17:00
Sunday   11:00 -
17:00
 
Opening Hours of the
premises
 
Thursday   11:00 - 22:00
Friday  
11:00 - 22:00
Saturday   11:00 - 22:00
Sunday   11:00 -
22:00
 
And the following conditions agreed by the
Applicant and the Responsible Authorities will be added to the
premises licence:
 
1. 
The  premises
shall operate from Thursdays to Sundays only.
 
2. 
Off-sales of alcohol shall take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday from 11:00-1700 hours.
 
3. 
Consecutive number of days for private events is 2 and not on
consecutive weekends.
 
4. 
Live amplified music is limited to 11:00 and 2000 hours on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 
 
5. 
Acoustic consultants to monitor any ticketed or private events and
submit results to the Environmental Protection Team.
 
6. 
There shall be a minimum of 2 SIA security guards and an events
manager during ticketed or private events.
 
7. 
No music or amplified sound shall be generated within the premises
so as to give rise to nuisance within neighbouring dwellings.
 
8. 
The premises licence holder shall ensure that on leaving the
premises, customers will not be permitted to loiter or congregate
outside of the premises.
 
9. 
Clearly legible notices shall be displayed at all exits from the
premises requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents
and leave quietly.
 
10.Remove Monday to Wednesday from the
application.
 
11.On Thursdays during the school term no more
than 3 private events shall take place every 3 months. 
 
12.Later hours remain, however, shall be
restricted to private events on Saturdays or on Fridays out of
School Term Time.
 
13.Later hours events shall operate no later than
19:00 on Sundays. 
 
14.No more than 15 Private events shall operate
per year until 22:00 and all other private events shall operate
until 20:00.
 
15.There shall be no more than 300 persons on the
premises at any one time.
 
16.The Premises Licence holder shall maintain a
dedicated contact telephone number and email address that must be
available at all times to all local residents, the Environmental
Health Officers, the Licensing Authority, the Police, and any
responsible authority or any person wishing to make a complaint.
These contact details shall be included on the website of the
premises, and on display at the premises, which can be used to
report concerns or complaints about the premises to a duty manager,
a responsible person or a member of the management team at the
premises as and when they occur.
 
17.The Premises Licence holder shall hold and
publicise 2 liaison meetings each year (at least every 6 months)
with local residents to address any concerns or complaints about
the premises from local residents. The frequency of the meetings
may be varied by agreement between the Premises Licence holder and
local residents. 
 
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
Metropolitan Police Service ("the Police"), and the Licensing
Authority made representations on the grounds of crime and disorder
and prevention of public nuisance. However, the Applicant agreed 11
conditions with the Environmental Protection Team in advance of the
hearing which resulted in the Environmental Protection Team and the
Licensing Authority withdrawing their representations. The
Sub-committee also took into account that the Police withdrew their
representation following the Applicant’s additional
submissions and a revised plan.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
the Health Authority made representations on the grounds of
protection of children from harm following concerns about the
licensing objectives being undermined, concerns about the risk of
underage drinking, that the premises will increase the negative
impact in the area, concerns about alcohol related incidents and
anti-social behaviour. 
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
3 Other Persons (local residents and resident associations) who
were represented by London Fields Ward Safer Neighbourhood Panel,
objected to the application. The local residents made
representations about the premises being in the school grounds,
which was a concern.  There were also
concerns about loud music and dispersal from the premises adding to
the cumulative impact in the area.  The
Sub-committee took into account the local residents' concerns about
noise nuisance during these events that would affect the
residential properties close to the premises.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration the
representations made by the Applicant’s legal representative
and the Applicant that primarily the events would be: the internal
school events, and market style events at the weekend and out of
term time. It was noted that they would consider a limited number
of private events. The Applicant contended that with the various
event categories the consumption of alcohol is not the main offer,
but rather supplementary, which has food lead concessions. The
Sub-committee took into consideration that the Applicant would cap
the number of private/ticketed events to 15 a year, and that the
Applicant will minimise any negative impact in the surrounding
area, especially in relation to off-sales.
 
The Sub-committee carefully considered all the
evidence presented to them from the Applicant, the
Applicant’s legal representative, and local residents. The
Sub-committee took into consideration the measures that the
Applicant had put in place including agreeing 11 conditions with
the Environmental Protection Team.
 
The Sub-committee felt reassured that the
Applicant agreed to reduce the off-sales hours to 17:00. The
Applicant also agreed to hold liaison meetings at least twice a
year to address any concerns local residents may have and they will
continue to work with local residents. The Sub-committee felt that
the premises would operate responsibly with all the measures that
the Applicant had put in place, and their application was thorough.
In addition, the hours took into consideration Policy LP6.
 
The Sub-committee took into consideration that
each application is considered on its own merits.
 
Having taken all of the above factors into
consideration the Sub-committee was satisfied that by granting this
premises licence that the licensing objectives would not be
undermined.
 
Public Informatives
 
1. 
?The Premises Licence holder is encouraged to continue working with
the local residents and Responsible Authorities to deal with any
issues arising relating to noise nuisance.
 
2. 
The ?Applicant ?is? reminded of the need to operate the premises
according to any current licensing conditions on the premises
licence and planning permission relating to its use class,
conditions and hours.
 
3. 
It also should be noted for the public record that the local
planning authority should draw no inference or be bound by this
decision with regard to any future planning Application which may
be made.
 
4. 
The premises licence holder is strongly encouraged to use
sustainable cutlery, plates, cups, food containers for take away
meals, and recyclable disposable materials to avoid using plastic
disposable items to protect the local area, to prevent litter, and
to protect the environment.