Agenda and minutes

Councillor Andreas Tambourides was appointed Chairman.

All Members were present.

There were no declarations.

The members of the Sub-Committee, officers present and Applicants introduced themselves.  The Chairman explained the procedure that would be followed at the meeting.

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a new Premises Licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

The Sub-Committee heard oral representations from the Licensing Officer, the Applicants and a member of the public, Mr Leon Malins who had concerns that with the availability of alcohol for such long hours, there will be a return to alcohol related anti-social behaviour and disorder in the neighbourhood.

At the applicant’s request, this application was prior to the date of this hearing, rescheduled to 19 December 2013.

RESOLVED – That, under Regulation 14(2) of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings Regulations 2005), the parties be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business.

The Sub-Committee deliberated in private session.

RESOLVED – That the press and public be re-admitted.

The Sub-Committee, having considered the application and all verbal and written representations received, unanimously RESOLVED –

This is an application submitted under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 for a new premises licence by Tesco Stores Ltd of Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt EN8 9ST.  Mr Jeremy Bark of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP made the application on behalf of Tesco Stores Ltd to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises from 06:00 hours until 23:00 hours Monday to Sundays and to allow the premises to remain open to the public from 06:00 hours until 23:00 hours Monday to Sundays.

No representations were received from the responsible authorities.  Prior to the application, the applicant had been in discussions with the police in relation to the inclusion of CCTV conditions in their application in order to show the following agreed CCTV conditions:

• Digital recording colour CCTV comprising of a multi camera system
• The head unit (recorder) for storing the images will store such data on a hard drive or a similar quality medium.
• The head unit (recorder) will be kept out of reach from the general A CD or DVD burner will also form part of the system to facilitate making copies of the images.
• The quality of the images must be of a sufficiently high standard to allow identification of the subject matter.
• Cameras will cover key areas identified by the operator and Police.  These will include clear headshots of persons entering the shop area, the till area and the main area where alcohol are displayed for sale.
• Images must be retained for a minimum period of 31 days before overwriting.
• The images will be made available in reasonable time on demand by the Police and authorised officers of the London Borough of Barnet
• At all times when the premises are open there shall be at least one person who is capable of operating the CCTV system if required to do so by the Police or authorised officers of the London Borough of Barnet
• If the system becomes in-operable for any reason the Premises must take immediate steps to rectify the issue immediately, a log of the actions taken will be made available to the Police or other responsible body upon request.

The Sub-Committee heard verbal representations from Mr Leon Malins, a member of the public which concerned the impact that this would have on local residents, in particular increased level of anti-social behaviour and nuisance. 

Based on both the oral and written information provided by the applicant in respect of the security measures, the Challenge 25 policy and nuisance and anti-social behaviour, and bearing in mind the concerns of members of the public, the Sub-Committee have decided to grant the application for a new premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 as follows:

• To allow the sale of alcohol for consumption “Off” from 06:00hrs until 23:00hrs Monday to Sundays.
• To allow the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

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