The Licensing Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider a review application concerning the premises licence for The Hart, located at 290 Chase Road, London, N14 6HA. The meeting agenda indicated that the primary focus would be on this review application, with supplementary reports providing additional information and representations.

Review Application for The Hart, 290 Chase Road, London, N14 6HA

The main item scheduled for discussion was a review application for the premises licence of The Hart, located at 290 Chase Road, London, N14 6HA. This review was initiated by Enfield Council's Licensing Authority due to concerns that the provision of music at the premises was undermining the licensing objective of preventing public nuisance. The council had reportedly received several complaints from local residents regarding loud music and had witnessed a statutory noise nuisance.

The report pack detailed the licensing history of The Hart, noting that a premises licence was first granted in March 2006 and subsequently reissued in March 2013. The current licence holder is Mrs Suzanne Michelle Lanham Burnett, with Mr Constantine Symeou serving as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS). The application sought to reduce the hours of licensable activities and opening hours, remove outdoor recorded music, and remove the current DPS.

Representations were expected from the Metropolitan Police, who believed the licence should be revoked due to undermining the licensing objectives of preventing crime and disorder, public nuisance, and public safety. Other parties, including a customer and the leaseholder/landlord Red Star Pub Company (WR III) Limited, had submitted representations in support of the premises licence holder. The premises licence holder had also indicated a written representation would be provided.

Supplementary reports provided further information, including additional representations from Other Parties supporting the premises licence holder, and expert reports from Complete Licensing UK and Big Sky Acoustics Ltd. These expert reports addressed crime prevention, licensing compliance, and noise impact assessments. A further supplementary report indicated that mediation had taken place between the Licensing Authority and the premises licence holder, resulting in an agreement. This agreement included undertakings regarding the variation of the DPS to Mr Adam Vahedi by 28 March 2025, and specific on-site presence requirements for the DPS until that variation. As a result of this agreement, the Licensing Authority no longer sought a reduction in hours, and the Police had withdrawn their representation. The agreed conditions were detailed in Annex I of the supplementary report.