This meeting was scheduled to consider an application for a new premises licence for Marrable's Hotel at 86-88 Clerkenwell Road¹. Also on the agenda were the minutes of the previous meeting of the committee.

86-88 Clerkenwell Road is the location of Marrable's Hotel, a new name for a premises previously known as The Zetter Hotel.

Marrable's Hotel, 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5RJ - New premises licence

The Licensing Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider an application for a new premises licence for Marrable's Hotel, 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5RJ.

The application requested permission for:

• The sale of alcohol, which may be consumed on and off the premises on Monday – Sunday between the hours of 07:00 – 00:00
• Late Night Refreshment on Monday – Sunday 23:00 – 00:00
• The provision of regulated entertainment for live music on Monday – Sunday from 10:00 – 00:00
• The provision of regulated entertainment for recorded music on Monday – Sunday from 00:00 – 00:00
• To allow the premises to remain open between the hours of Monday – Sunday from 07:00 – 00:00

The applicant, Walter Lecocq, stated in his application that:

Our company is taking over the restaurant premises of the Marrables Hotel, a license already exists under their name (LN/4541-070621). The license is to cover the provision of alcohol on the ground floor premises (restaurant / bar /terrace)

Representations were received from the Metropolitan Police and the Council's Pollution team, but these were withdrawn after the applicant agreed to a number of conditions.

One representation from a local resident was received, which, having been provided with the full operating schedule and the current licence for the premesis, was not withdrawn.

The resident's representation included these requests:

1 In order that there is no public nuisance please ensure that the premises are properly sound proofed so that the recorded music and live music is not heard outside the premises. 2 Also regarding public nuisance please ensure that the hours are strictly observed and customers are encouraged to leave quietly and not linger drinking on St John’s Square.

The meeting report pack included a number of suggested conditions of approval consistent with the operating schedule. These included restrictions on the supply and consumption of alcohol, CCTV requirements, a requirement to maintain an incident log, fire safety requirements, delivery restrictions, and the requirement to keep the street clean and tidy.

Because these premises are in the Clerkenwell Cumulative Impact Area, the Licensing Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider the application in light of Licensing Policy 3, which states that there is a presumption of refusal unless the Sub-Committee is satisfied that there will be no adverse cumulative impact on the licensing objectives.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The Licensing Sub-Committee was scheduled to confirm the minutes of its previous meeting held on 17 September 2024.

At that meeting, the committee considered an application for a new premises licence for Bodegare, 11 Hercules Street, N7 6AT. The applicant's representative stated that:

...this would be a storage unit. Sales were by Amazon and deliveries were made by DHL and other certified delivery drivers.

The committee resolved to grant the application subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement to produce a Product Delivery and Collection Management Plan to be approved by the Licensing Authority before the premises is used to store or supply alcohol.