Agenda and minutes

Councillor Angelo Weekes welcomed everyone to the meeting and officers and members introduced themselves.  The procedure for the conduct of the meeting was outlined.

Apologies were received from Councillor Asima Shaikh.

Councillor Clare Jeapes substituted for Councillor Asima Shaikh.

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RESOLVED:

That the order of business would be as the agenda.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2024 and the 21 May 2024 be confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

The Licensing Officer reported that additional submissions from the applicant and resident had been circulated.  The Sub-Committee noted that the Planning Department had confirmed that the application fell within Class E and they had no objection to the application. It was reported that there was an additional noise condition, which had been agreed by the applicant, that was not contained within the agenda pack and would be applied to the licence should it be granted.

The resident stated that there were issues with noise in respect of this premises which were ongoing and had not been adequately tackled. He was a long-term resident and had moved in twenty years ago. The previous owner ran the premises for several years and there had been noise and public nuisance issues throughout this time. He considered that the venue was not the correct choice for this type of enterprise.  He had visited the premises and had noted the inadequate sound proofing which would be used for the event space which he stated had not been improved. He said that there was a club level sound system with heavy bass. Music noise was transmitted and was a statutory nuisance. There had been constant noise complaints so the applicant was aware that noise had caused issues for neighbours. This was the wrong choice of building in the wrong location, and he considered that a licence was not necessary as the applicant could use Temporary Event Notices.

In response to questions, it was noted that the resident did not have blinds or curtains up at his windows. He considered that it was the responsibility of the applicant to acoustically seal the noise inside the premises. In winter, noise was less of a problem as windows were closed. He was slightly concerned with the position of the cameras on the building. Regarding the proposed noise condition, he considered that any complaints would take a long term to process. He would prefer that the applicant reviewed the weak areas regarding noise escape in the first instance. He welcomed the condition about closing windows but said that this should already be happening.  He visited the premises when owned previously by Radar Radio. He considered that alcohol would exacerbate issues but was less concerned about this than other residents. He was concerned that the licence was for 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.  He considered that the temporary event notices could limit the number of events each year.

The applicant’s representative stated that this application was not connected to Radar Radio. This was for an arts and events venue. The entrance was on Timber Street. This was covered by CCTV, staffed, all door and windows kept closed and there was a lobby. The indoor space was an immersive space with three sides as one screen. The front had fitted blinds to prevent light escape which was also limited by condition. The space as seen by the resident, was no longer the same and had no speakers or DJ  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115.