Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

17.

Appointment of Chairman

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor John Marshall be appointed as Chairman.

18.

Declaration of Members' Disclosable Pecuniary interests and Non Pecuniary interests (If any)

Minutes:

None.

19.

Licensing Sub-Committee Hearing Procedure pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman explained the procedure that would be followed at the meeting.

20.

Report of Trading Standards and Licensing Manager pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered an application to review a premises licence for Gee Gee’s Café – London Equestrian Centre, Lullington Garth, N12 7PB under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003.

21.

Motion to exclude the Press and Public

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the parties be excluded from the meeting, together with the press and public, in accordance with Regulation 14(2) of the Licensing Act 2003. (Hearings and Regulations 2005).

22.

Deliberation by the Sub-Committee in Private Session

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee deliberated in private session, accompanied by the Officer from HB Public Law and the Governance Officer.

23.

Re-admission of the Press and Public: Announcement of the decision of the Sub-Committee

Minutes:

Notification of decision following a Licensing Panel hearing to determine an application for a premises licence submitted under s17 of the Licensing Act 2003

PREMISES: Gee Gee’s Café – London Equestrian Centre, Lullington Garth, N12 7PB

 

TO:     The Applicant and all parties to the proceedings

 

TAKE NOTICE:

 

THAT following a hearing before the Licensing Sub-Committee

 

ON 8 November 2018

 

BARNET COUNCIL, as the Licensing Authority for the area in which the premises is situated, has determined as follows.

 

The licensing sub-committee has determined to allow the premises licence with changes as detailed below.

 

This is an application for a licence made under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 in relation toGee Gee’s Café – London Equestrian Centre, Lullington Garth, N12 7PB(the “Premises”). 

 

The application is for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises only for the following hours:

 

Monday - Sunday         10.00hrs – 22.30hrs

 

and for the Premises to be open to the public for the following hours:

 

Monday - Sunday         10.00hrs – 23.00hrs

 

The sub-committee heard from the applicant’s representative, the applicant himself and from 4 of the objectors.

 

The licensing sub-committee noted that agreement was reached between the applicant and the Metropolitan Police to include several conditions to the proposed licence, as a result of which the Metropolitan Police withdrew their objection to the application.  The sub-committee has considered these conditions and is happy to include all of them in the licence but deleting the last one which is not specific as to what notices should be displayed.  There is already a condition agreed about specific notices to be displayed earlier.

 

The sub-committee noted that no other responsible authorities made any representations.

 

The sub-committee had before them a written representation objecting to the application in the form of a petition signed by 18 individuals from 9 residential addresses.  In addition 5 photographs and a video clip were also included in a supplementary information pack submitted by the objectors.  The photographs and the video clip were played at the meeting.

 

The representation from the objectors primarily focused on the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective.  The sub-committee noted that issues to do with the requirement for planning permission is something that the sub-committee cannot deal with and the objectors are encouraged to contact the council’s Planning Department if they feel it appropriate.  In addition, it was noted that the ‘fit and proper person’ test for someone to be a premises licence holder is no longer applicable under the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The sub-committee heard from objectors about light, noise, parking and traffic issues, as well as smoking.  The sub-committee were informed by the applicant that the spotlights belong to and are controlled by the equestrian centre.  It was also noted that smoking is not permitted on the equestrian centre site due to the fire risk.  The applicant also informed the sub-committee that there are approximately 50 parking spaces in the equestrian centre which can be used by customers.    

 

The licensing sub-committee has considered  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

24.

Any other Item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

None.