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1. Radioactive
Clothing T/A Slammin Events (“the Applicant”) submitted
an application for a Premises Licence on 27th June 2025 for
Blackheath Fireworks Blackheath Common, Blackheath, London SE3 0TY
(“the Premises”).
2. The application
was advertised in accordance with Regulation 25 of the Licensing
Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates)
Regulations 2005. The last date for representations was 30th July
2025.
3. The particulars
proposed for the premise licence were:
Particulars of
Application
Regulated
Entertainment
Live &
Recorded Music, Performance of Dance and Anything of a similar
nature
16:00 –
23:00 Saturday
Sale of alcohol
for consumption ON the premises.
16:00 –
22:30 Saturday
The event will be
a one-day weekend event to be held annually between the last week
of October and the second weekend of November.
4. A
Representation was received from the Blackheath Society on the
grounds that the Application does not promote the Licensing
Objectives, in particular the prevention of public nuisance. The
representation was received within the specified time, was examined
by Officers and was considered not to be vexatious or
frivolous.
5. The Applicant
offered conditions as part of the application, appearing in Section
M of the form. There are no objections received from the Police and
the Licensing Authority as they considered the conditions together
with the event management plans offered by the applicant as
sufficient to uphold the licensing objectives.
6. No other
Responsible Authority made any representations.
7. The Licensing
Committee held a hearing on the 27th of August 2025 to consider the
Application. Safer Communities, Licensing Officer, Angela
Mullin-Murrell, introduced the report. Mr Paul Rooney from the
Applicant company then addressed the Committee in support of the
premises licence application. He was allowed a fixed period of time
and answered Members’ questions. The Committee was informed
that the objector, the Blackheath Society, did not have a
representative attending the meeting. The Applicant was given an
opportunity at the end to briefly sum up.
8. In making its
decision the Committee has considered all the papers contained in
the report pack and submitted documents, including written
submissions, together with the oral submissions presented by the
Applicant. The Committee also considered the Council’s own
Statement of Licensing Policy 2020-25 and the latest Home Office
Statutory Guidance, revised in December 2023.
9. The Committee
took account of the written representations from the objector and
the written and oral submissions made on behalf of the Applicant.
The decision of the Committee is to grant the premises licence for
the Regulated Entertainment, live and recorded music, performance
of dance and Anything of a similar nature and for the Sale of
Alcohol for consumption on the premises. The hours were as stated
in the application, unmodified.
10. The
Committee’s reasons for taking this decision are:
a.The hours of
operation were appropriate for the proposed event.
b.The Committee
were reassured by the track record of the Applicant company in
successfully running similar types of large-scale events in London
and elsewhere and employing skilled and experienced contractors to
deliver specialist services compliant with the licensing
objectives.
c.The Committee
noted that in contrast with the free firework display provided in
former years, licensing the proposed paid-for event meant that it
could be secured within a perimeter and better managed to control
noise, security and particularly safety of those attending. Also,
timely and orderly dispersal at the conclusion of the
proceedings.
d.The Committee
noted that when the Premises became operational, if the licence
conditions were not complied with it was open for any person to
instigate the licence review process.
11. There is a
right of appeal against this decision. Any appeal should be made to
the Magistrates’ court within 21 days beginning with the day
on which the Appellant was notified of the decision.
Any person who has
given notice of appeal on a licensing decision to the Magistrates
Court, or is considering doing so, should not approach council
officers for legal advice. A person making an appeal should seek
independent legal advice, for instance, from a firm of solicitors
or the local Citizens Advice Bureau may be able to
assist.
3rd September
2025