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Notification of
decision following a Licensing Panel hearing to determine an
application for a premises licence under section 17 of the
Licensing Act 2003
 
PREMISES: Hounslow Local
Store, Unit 3 44-52 High Street, Hounslow, TW3
1NW(“the Premises”)
 
APPLICANT: Hounslow Local Store LTD
(company number 15843834)
 
TAKE NOTICE THAT ON 10th
November 2025, following a hearing before the Licensing
Sub-Committee, 
HOUNSLOW COUNCIL, as the Licensing Authority
for the Premises
 
RESOLVED that:
 
The application for the grant of the premises
licence is GRANTED, subject to the conditions and
modifications set out below:
 
1.    
The Sub-Committee considered an application for the grant of a
premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

 
2.    
In summary, the Sub-Committee decided, after taking into account all
of the individual circumstances of this case, the relevant
legislation and statutory guidance, and the need to promote the
four licensing objectives, to grant the application as follows:
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1.     
To grant permission for the sale of alcohol for
consumption off the Premises
·       
Monday to Saturday 11:00 hours to 22:30
·       
Sundays 11:00 hours to 22:00

 
2.     
To set the opening hours of the Premises as
follows:
·       
Monday to Sunday 08:00 hours to 23:00
hours. 

 
3.     
The licence was subject to the further conditions
set out below.
 
1.    
The premises shall install and maintain a
comprehensive CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of the
Hounslow Police Licensing Team. All entry and exit points will be
covered, enabling frontal identification of every person entering
in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record
whilst the premises are open for licensable activities and during
all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings
shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time
stamping. Viewing of recordings shall be made available immediately
upon the request of the Police or authorised officer throughout the
entire 31-day period.

 
2.    
A staff member from the premises who is conversant
with the operation of the CCTV system shall be
on the premises at all times when the premises are open.
This staff member must be able to provide a Police or authorised
council officer with copies of recent CCTV images or data with the
absolute minimum of delay when requested.

 
3.    
Appropriate signage will be displayed, in a
prominent position, informing customers they are being recorded on
CCTV.

 
4.    
The premises will not sell any beer, lager, or cider
that is equal to or greater than 6% ABV. For the avoidance of
doubt, this does not include specialist products from craft or
microbreweries or limited edition / seasonal products (e.g.
Christmas gift packs), subject to Police and Local Authority
discretion.

 
5.    
No sales of single cans of beer, lager, or cider are
to be made.

 
6.    
No sales of spirits under 5cl/50ml in quantity
(miniatures).

 
7.    
There will be no consumption of alcohol permitted
inside the premises.

 
8.    
An incident log shall be kept at the premises and
made available on request to an authorised officer of the Hounslow
Council or the Police. It must be completed within 24 hours of the
incident and will record the following:
 
·      
all crimes reported to the venue
·      
all ejections of patrons
·      
any complaints received concerning crime and
disorder
·      
any incidents of disorder
·      
all seizures of drugs or offensive
weapons
·      
any faults in the CCTV system
·      
any visit by a relevant authority or emergency
service.
 
9.    
All staff employed at the premises will have their
UK right to work status checked. Once they pass that stage, they
shall be offered employment, and UK right to work documents shall
be kept at the premises of all staff and updated on a regular
basis.

 
10. All goods,
including those subject to duty payments, for instance, alcohol and
tobacco products, will be brought from a cash and carry only;
invoices will be available upon request. All alcohol will be
purchased from AWRS-registered cash & carry or
wholesalers.

 
11. Notice will be
displayed asking customers to leave quietly from the premises.
Also, customers will be told in person to leave quietly and not to
disturb the local neighbourhood.

 
12. A strict policy
will be in place to tell all staff not to serve alcohol to those
who appear to be intoxicated.

 
13. Appropriate
signage will be displayed in a prominent position informing
customers they are being recorded on CCTV.   

 
14. A challenge 25
policy will be in force, where any person looking under the age of
25 shall be asked to prove their age when attempting to purchase
alcohol and signs to this effect will be displayed at the premises.
Challenge 25 posters are displayed where alcohol is
sold.

 
15. The only
acceptable ID will be those with photographic identification
documents, including passport, photo-card, driving license or proof
of age card bearing the PASS hologram.

 
16. A refusal book
shall be kept at the premises and updated as and when required, and made available for inspection on
request to a Licensing Officer, Police or other responsible
authority.

 
17. All staff to be
trained in responsible alcohol retailing.
 

4.    
In attendance at the Sub-Committee hearing were Mr Singh, Ms Amora,
the director, and its legal representative, Ms Kaur.  There were no objectors at the hearing.
 
5.    
The Sub-Committee heard from the Licensing Officer, who presented
her report. She advised that the application had been properly made
and that all relevant statutory procedures had been complied with.
Consultation had been carried out in accordance with the Licensing
Act 2003, and the application was attached as Appendix A to the
report.
 
6.    
It was confirmed that the Premises were located within an area of
mixed commercial and residential properties and are located within
the Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP) area for Hounslow and
North West Isleworth, Heston and
Cranford. The Premises is not currently licensed.
 
7.    
The appropriate Ward Councillors and neighbouring wards and
responsible authorities have been consulted as well as the
responsible authorities. Of those, there have been two
representations, which are from two Councillors concerned about
crime and disorder, public nuisance and antisocial
behaviour.  These representations were
included in full at Appendix B.
 
8.    
It was highlighted in the hearing that because the Premises falls
in the cumulative impact area they must apply the special policy
which takes the form of a presumption that applications for new
premises licenses will be refused if relevant representations are
received unless the applicant can address the issues raised in the
special policy in their operating schedule and demonstrate that the
operation of the premises will not add to the cumulative
impact.
 
9.    
The Sub-Committee was then reminded that the options open to them
then were to:
 

                   
i.          
To grant the application in full and on the terms and conditions
contained within the application, including any applicable
mandatory conditions.

                 
ii.          
To grant the application as above, but modified to such an extent
as considered appropriate to satisfy any relevant representations
and promote the licensing objectives or

                
iii.          
To reject the application in whole or in part.
 
10.The Sub-Committee heard from the
applicant’s representative who stated that the applicant had
over 17 years’ experience in the off-licence circle and held
a personal licence since 2013. The representative added that the
applicant demonstrated a longstanding commitment in upholding the
licensing objectives and that he is familiar with the area and that
there were no police objections to this application. They
highlighted that the lack of objection suggested there were no
concerns. They suggested it is trusted that they will comply with
the objective to prevent crime and disorder and that there is no
evidence presented to suggest that the Premises will add to the
problem. The representative highlighted that any such findings must
be evidence based and the issues of whether there needs to be any
further such premises is not something for the Sub-Committee to
consider. The representative said that the applicant will ensure
there is a staff training manual. They will also have a refusal
book, have an incident book, ensure the Challenger 25 approach is
adopted and promote no loitering.  They
will also ensure there is CCTV, prevent sale of single cans and
ensure staff are trained. On this basis the representative asked
for the licence to be granted.
 
11.The Sub-Committee asked if the
Applicant had any thoughts on the cumulative impact and the
representative answered that the Premises will not add to crime and
disorder and if it did the Premises would be back for review. They
would not sell single cans or cans with high alcohol by volume. The
representative also said they will put up notices outside the
Premises to discourage loitering.  To
address loitering staff will approach people to ask them to move
along from the store and to ask them not to drink outside the
store.
 
12.The Sub-Committee asked how
cleaning would be addressed and the representative said it would
not occur during hours where people might be sleeping.
 
13.The Sub-Committee asked why this
area was chosen and the representative said there are no other off
licence in this part of the area.
 
In terms of waste
collection, the representative said it is collected two times per
week from the back of the premises and deliveries are expected to
arrive during the daytime. Intoxicated persons would not be served.
The Sub-Committee asked about the licensing times particularly in
relation to Sundays and the representative said they would be happy
to restrict the hours on a Sunday for alcohol sales. They added
that the Premises sell groceries also and the representative said
people sometimes include a bottle of wine in their shopping during
the morning, but they would be happy to adjust the time to start
selling alcohol from 11 am. There would be provisions to put the
alcohol behind shutters until 11 am. 
The Sub-Committee considered the concerns raised in the written
objections and suggested an earlier finish time for selling
alcohol. The representative said they could put the hours back for
selling alcohol.
 
14.In considering this application,
the Sub-Committee has taken into account
the applicant’s proposed conditions, which include conditions
to make the Premises less attractive to street drinkers and address
the licensing objectives of prevention of crime and disorder,
prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from
harm.  These conditions include
restrictions on the sales of single cans of beer, lager and cider,
restrictions on the sale of high-strength beer, lager and cider,
restrictions on the sale of spirit miniatures, restrictions on
sales of alcohol to people who appear intoxicated, implementation
of the Challenge 25 Scheme, implementation of CCTV and staff
training.  These, together with the
offer to delay the start time for the sale of alcohol to 11:00 am
the lack of any substantive evidence by the objectors and the lack
of any objection from the Police, address the Sub-Committee’s
concerns that a licence, if granted, would be contrary to the
cumulative impact policy. 
 
15.Accordingly, the Licensing
Sub-Committee resolved to GRANT the Application for a
Premises Licence with the additional conditions set out in Section
M of the application, and also
summarised at paragraphs 4.2 to 4.6 of the agenda.
 
Right to Appeal
 
16.Any party aggrieved by the
decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee may appeal to the local
Magistrate’s Court under Schedule 5 of the Licensing Act 2003
within 21 days of being notified of this decision.