This meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee was to discuss three applications for new premises licences. Two of the applications attracted representations from interested parties or responsible authorities, and for those applications, the report pack includes details of those representations and whether they were subsequently withdrawn.

21 Lansdowne Row, London

Hirmiz Ltd applied for a new premises licence for 21 Lansdowne Row, described in the report as a “Moroccan cafe with shisha terrace”. The application was for:

• Late Night Refreshment indoors Monday to Thursday from 11pm to 11.30pm, Friday and Saturday 11pm to midnight.
• Sale by retail of alcohol on and off the premises Monday – Thursday from 10am – 11.30pm, Friday – Saturday 10am – midnight, Sunday 12pm to 10.30pm.

The application received objections from Environmental Health and the Metropolitan Police.

“The applicant is expected, according to the council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, October 2021, to have regard to the potential for nuisance associated with the style, characteristics and activities of the business. This assessment has to have regard to the proximity of residential accommodation and the inclusion of appropriate conditions as part of the operating Schule to ensure residents and businesses are not disturbed. Applicant has failed to demonstrate this.”

Maxwell Koduah, Environmental Health Service

The Environmental Health objection was subsequently withdrawn following the applicant’s agreement to a number of conditions.

The Metropolitan Police also subsequently withdrew their objection, following agreement from the applicant to a number of conditions.

Two other interested parties also made representations objecting to the application. One, whose name was redacted from the report, claimed that alcohol was already being served at the premises without a licence, and that this was affecting their nearby business. The other, also redacted, claimed that Hirmiz Ltd were in breach of their lease with their landlord, the Mayfair Hotel, by operating the premises as two separate businesses.

Basement Rear And Ground Floor West Bolsover House, 5 - 6 Clipstone Street, London

Woodhead 17 Ltd applied for a new premises licence for Clipstone Restaurant at Basement Rear And Ground Floor West Bolsover House.

The applicant is the existing premises licence holder, and they were seeking to make a number of changes to the existing licence for the premises. In a submission included in the report pack, the applicant said:

“The application is made by the existing Premises Licence holder and proposes a new Premises Licence in order to:

(a) Regularise changes to the premises layout on the ground floor, including the addition of a new WC. (b) Update the operating schedule of conditions. (c) Permit Core Hours for the sale of alcohol (on & off sales) and late night refreshment on Monday – Saturday (no change Sundays). (d) Regularise an additional external seating area on Bolsover Street on private forecourt currently authorised under the Business & Planning Act 2020. (e) Vary the permitted capacity to 65 (excluding staff).”

Applicant Submission, 5-6 Clipstone Street

The application received objections from Environmental Health and The Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association.

The objection from Environmental Health was subsequently withdrawn following the applicant’s agreement to a number of conditions.

The Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association objected to the application due to concerns about potential nuisance from the premises. They requested a number of conditions, but it is not recorded in the report pack whether these were agreed to.

Another interested party, whose name was redacted from the report pack, also objected to the application.

55 Baker Street, London

This application was for a new premises licence for a members' club at 55 Baker Street.

The applicant was requesting:

• Late Night Refreshment indoors Monday to Thursday from 11pm – 11.30pm and Friday and Saturday from 11pm – midnight.
• Sale by retail of alcohol on and off the premises Monday to Sunday 10am to 11.30pm.

There were no objections to this application.