The Hounslow Council Licensing Panel met to consider a request for a temporary event notice, and to review internal procedures. The panel was scheduled to discuss a temporary event notice (TEN) application for the Goan Music Festival Afterparty at Springwest Academy, and to review the council's policies on declaring interests, order of business, and licensing panel procedure. The panel was also scheduled to review the Hounslow Licensing Policy.

Goan Music Festival Afterparty - Springwest Academy

The panel was scheduled to consider an application for a temporary event notice for the Goan Music Festival Afterparty, to be held at Springwest Indoor Hall, Springwest Academy, Browells Lane, Feltham, TW13 7EF.

Mr Presley Rodrigues submitted the application, requesting permission for:

• Sale of alcohol: 27th – 28th July 2025, 20:00 to 05:00
• Regulated entertainment: 27th – 28th July 2025, 20:00 to 05:00
• Late-night refreshment: 27th – 28th July 2025, 23:00 to 05:00

According to the report pack, Mr Rodrigues had previously been granted a premises licence for a daytime event at Springwest Academy on 27th July 2025, the Goan Musical Event.

PC Mark Johnstone 1943WA, a Police Constable and Licensing Officer, submitted a representation objecting to the TEN, citing concerns about crime and disorder, and public nuisance. PC Johnstone stated that the TEN was requested directly after the Goan Music Festival, which was expected to have nine thousand attendees, and that the TEN application did not explain how intoxicated people would be prevented from entering the afterparty. He also raised concerns about noise and disturbance to local residents, and suggested that if the TEN was granted, it should end by 23:00, with no alcohol sales or late-night refreshment.

Correspondence included in the report pack indicates that PC Johnstone had previously raised concerns about the experience and knowledge of the event's security team, the lack of details about licensing arrangements, and traffic management.

Mr Rodrigues provided documents relating to security search procedures, manpower deployment, traffic management, an alcohol management plan, a security plan for the indoor music event, and a noise management plan.

The report pack stated that the panel had the option to:

(i) To grant the application in full. (ii) To grant the application as above, modified to such an extent as considered appropriate to satisfy any relevant representations and promote the licensing objectives; or (iii) To reject the application and issue a counter notice.

Monitoring Officer Note on Interests

The panel was scheduled to receive a note from the Monitoring Officer reminding them of the need to declare any interests they may have in matters being discussed at the meeting, as required by the Members' Code of Conduct. The note provided guidance on disclosable pecuniary interests¹ (DPIs) and other registerable interests, as well as advice on predetermination and bias.

Reference Documents

The panel was also scheduled to review several reference documents:

• Order of Business
• Procedure for the Conduct of Panel Hearings
• Hounslow Licensing Policy 2020-25²