Agenda and minutes

Councillor Bossman-Quarshie welcomed everyone to the meeting and officers and members introduced themselves.  The procedure for the conduct of the meeting was outlined.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Nathan.

Councillor Graham substituted for Councillor Nathan.

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

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This applies to all members present at the meeting.

None.

Item B2 had been withdrawn from the agenda. The order would be B1 and B3.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meetings held on the 18 May 2022 and 16 June 2022 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

The licensing officer introduced all parties. He confirmed that there was an additional submission from the resident in attendance and this had been circulated to all parties. There were also additional submissions from the applicant which had been circulated to all parties.

The licensing authority stated that the hours being sought were outside the core hours of 8am-11pm outlined in the licensing policy. Concern was raised about noise and emissions from delivery vehicles as the premises were in a residential area with a housing estate to the rear of the store. Concern was raised that in the application, the applicant had not demonstrated how there would not be a negative impact on the area. It was suggested that if the application was granted, conditions be added to the licence to require vehicles used for pre-ordered deliveries to have non-combustion engine vehicles and for there to be controls on drivers as an outside agency would be used.

A local resident proposed conditions outlined in her submission to mitigate against noise. These included bulk delivery and waste collections to take place between 9am and 5pm, no more than eight deliveries to take place between 11pm and 7am, all pre-ordered deliveries to be delivered by electric or non-motorised vehicles, no trolleys or rack systems to be used, no playing of music or phones to be used outside the store and no waiting or smoking outside the premises. She stated that delivery drivers should have access to a waiting area with water and toilets. The resident stated that her neighbours also had concerns and had submitted representations.

The applicant’s legal representative stated that the Co-operative Food Group had 2,500 stores with many in London. The Caledonian Road store was classified as a local convenience store. Alcohol sales at this store represented 11% turnover which was low for this type of store. There were 28 members of staff including five personal licence holders as well as security staff. There was CCTV, the store operated a Challenge 25 policy, trained staff and cared about the community. The variation sought was to sell alcohol for pre-ordered delivery only.

The applicant’s legal representative stated that at 11pm, the store would be closed to customers with the shutters down and lights off. The sale of alcohol would be subject to bespoke conditions for pre-ordered delivery only and the store would not sell to walk-in customers. Deliveroo was the delivery partner and the Co-operative had been offering pre-ordered deliveries during the night for the last six months. Delivery drivers usually came on bicycles or mopeds.

The applicant’s legal representative stated that conditions had been agreed with the police. The applicant was also working with the police to agree conditions for use across London. The Sub-Committee was advised that customers would order on the App, staff would make up the package and give it to the delivery driver. The delivery drivers were tracked so it would be known when they would be nearby and deliveries would be ready for them so  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

The Licensing Officer stated that the applicant was not in attendance.

RESOLVED:

That this item be adjourned to a future meeting to enable the applicant to attend.