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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4, Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD

Contact: Bhavya Nair  020 7527 3308

Items
No. Item

8.

Introductions and procedure

Minutes:

Councillor Marian Spall welcomed everyone to the meeting and Officers and members introduced themselves. The procedure for the conduct of the meeting was outlined.

9.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Phil Graham

10.

Declarations of substitute members

Minutes:

Councillor Asima Shaikh substituted for Councillor Phil Graham.

11.

Declarations of interest

If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

§  if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

§  you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

 

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

 

*(a)Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b) Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c) Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d) Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e) Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f) Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

12.

Order of Business

Minutes:

The order of business would be as per the agenda.

13.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 114 KB

Minutes:

That the minutes of the meeting held on the 11 June be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them

14.

Premises Licence Variation Application - Astro, 4 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

The Licensing Officer was asked to report any additional updates to the Sub-Committee. In response, the Sub-Committee was informed that supporting documentation had been forwarded to all parties, and that the only other update was the additional document of the Dispersal policy which was provided to the Sub-Committee for information ahead of the meeting. There were representations made by residents, however none attended this meeting.  The residents that made representations were generally concerned about bar type businesses in the area. The Sub-Committee noted that no other representations were made

 

In response to a question from the Sub-Committee, it was noted that the variation for the hours were for inside the premises only and condition on the licence regarding the outdoor dining will remain the same where tables would be cleared by 11pm. It was also noted that the police had spoken to the applicant and was happy with the variation as would comply with the crime and disorder policy.

 

In terms of smoking, it was noted that patrons would be permitted to smoke outside until closing. Condition 17 ensured that the outside of the premises would be monitored to ensure that noise levels from patrons would not cause a nuisance to any nearby residents.

 

The applicant’s presented his key points and stated that the premises was a cocktail bar that served creative cocktails. The premises provided seated drinking for 28-30 people. The premises was equipped with acoustic ceiling, played ambient music and did not permit vertical drinking. The Sub-Committee was informed that around 80% of sales were from bookings. The applicant stated that his reason for seeking an extension of hours to 2am was because the premises attracted people going to Sadlers Wells Theatre and had been asked whether the premises would remain open after the performances at the theatre had finished. He added that his customers were mostly sophisticated groups of people, that were not likely to get drunk or disorderly. It was also noted that the premises was managed by the applicant himself and had invested in training staff on customer service. The applicant had engaged with surrounding business to ensure noise and nuisance were controlled. Signages were displayed inside and outside the premises and no drinks were allowed to be taken outside after 11pm.

 

In response to a question regarding businesses surrounding the premises, it was noted that the premises was situated between a restaurant and a public house. It was also noted that the public house closed at 3am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

 

In response to a question regarding engagement with the interested parties, the applicant confirmed that the meeting with the interested parties had gone well. He had explained to one resident that drinks outside would not be served after 11pm and the area would be closed. He had a good relationship with his immediate neighbours and never received any complaints. It was also noted that there was a terrace above the premises and the residential blocks was above the terrace.

 

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