The Islington Licensing Sub Committee D met to consider a new premises licence for Passione Vino, and also reviewed minutes from a previous meeting. The application for Sud Italia was adjourned because the applicant had to deal with an emergency at the premises and was unable to attend. The committee granted the new premises licence for West 25, with amended conditions to address concerns raised by local residents.

New Premises Licence - West 25, 125 Packington Street

The sub-committee granted a new premises licence for West 25, 125 Packington Street, London, N1 7EA, subject to conditions.

The licensing officer reported that additional supporting documentation had been provided, and that the police and noise authority had withdrawn their objections following an updated operating schedule from the applicant.

Objections from local residents included concerns about the number of late-night alcohol vendors in the area, the premises being located on the edge of a cumulative impact area¹, potential littering, and the proximity to a school.

The applicant's legal representative stated that the premises would operate as a bar/pub, bound by planning permission, and that smoking would be limited to 10 people after 21:00 in a marked area. They also agreed to a condition that off-sales would only be permitted with a substantive meal and in sealed containers.

The sub-committee amended the conditions of the licence to reflect these agreements:

• Off sales must be in sealed containers and only with or after a substantive meal.
• No more than 10 smokers outside after 21:00, in an area away from the entrance to the residential flats, with ashtrays provided and the area cleared of litter daily.

The sub-committee granted the licence, stating that the agreed conditions would promote the licensing objectives². They noted that the police and the council's noise team had withdrawn their objections based on the revised operating schedule.

The sub-committee also noted that the legal representative for the freeholder agreed to submit an application to transfer the premises licence to the freeholder.

New Premises Licence - Passione Vino, 58 Exmouth Market

The sub-committee considered an application for a new premises licence for Passione Vino, 58 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE. The application sought permission for on and off sales of alcohol from 10:00 to 23:00 Sunday to Thursday, and until 00:00 Friday and Saturday, with late night refreshment until 00:00 Friday and Saturday, and opening hours from 08:00 to 23:30 Sunday to Thursday and from 09:00 to 00:30 Friday and Saturday.

The application received three letters of representation from local residents, two objecting and one in support. The applicant had agreed conditions with the police and Islington's Noise Service.

The reports pack included the planning implications of the licence:

The proposed wine bar with food provision would be considered sui generis (drinking establishment with expanded food provision), requiring planning permission for the change of use. If the business is to be primarily a restaurant with an internal bar to supplement meals/dinners, then there would be no requirement for a change of use application.

The Licensing Sub-Committee was asked to determine the application under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003. As the premises is located in the Clerkenwell Cumulative Impact Area, the sub-committee needed to consider Licensing Policy 3, which presumes refusal unless it is satisfied that there will be no adverse cumulative impact on the licensing objectives.

New Premises Licence - Sud Italia, 72 Aubert Park

The sub-committee adjourned the application for a new premises licence for Sud Italia, 72 Aubert Park, London, N5 1TS, because the applicant had to deal with an emergency at the premises and was unable to attend the hearing. The sub-committee noted that the applicant had failed to inform the authority until a few hours before the hearing.

The sub-committee agreed that it did not have sufficient details about the emergency to determine whether it would be correct to continue in the absence of the applicant. They referred to the Licensing Act (Hearings) Regulations 2005, and in particular s20(2)(a), which allows the sub-committee to adjourn if a party fails to attend and the sub-committee considers it to be in the public interest.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The sub-committee resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 1 April 2025 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by Councillor Clare Jeapes, Recycling Champion.