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Agenda item

Scarlett Coffee Roasters, 30 Duncan Street, London, N1 8BW - New Premises Licence Application

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The applicant reported that this was a coffee roaster shop which would serve pastries, cakes and salads alongside coffee.  They were aiming to sell local craft beers and British wines ancillary to food.  There were approximately 20 seats in the café, they would not be selling spirits or cocktails and there would be no vertical drinking. 

 

The Sub-Committee raised concerns regarding the primary school opposite the café and that customers would be drinking alcohol on the tables outside the premises. The applicant stated that the café closed at 5pm and agreed to a condition that alcohol would not be served at the outside tables.  The applicant stated that his wife was a sommelier and wine was her passion. He did not believe that much wine would be sold at the price point charged.

 

In summary, the applicant stated that the café closed currently at 5pm but they were looking for hours until 8pm for as a contingency if they were unable to break even.  There would be no alcohol served after 8pm.

 

RESOLVED

1)     That the application for a new premises licence, in respect of Scarlett Coffee Roasters, 30 Duncan Street, N1 8BW, be granted to allow the sale of alcohol, on and off the premises from 12:00 until 8pm Monday to Sunday.

 

2)     That conditions outlined on pages 40 and 42 of the agenda be applied to the licence with the following additional condition:-

 

·         No alcohol shall be served at the tables and chairs outside the premises.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION

The Sub-Committee listened to all the evidence and submissions and read all the material. The Sub-Committee reached the decision having given consideration to the Licensing Act 2003, as amended, and its regulations, the national guidance and the Council’s Licensing Policy.

 

The Sub-Committee took into consideration Licensing Policies 2 & 3.  The premises fall within the Angel and Upper Street cumulative impact area.  Licensing policy 3 creates a rebuttable presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences which are likely to add to the existing cumulative impact will normally be refused following the receipt of representations, unless the applicant can demonstrate in the operation schedule that there will be no negative cumulative impact on one or more of the licensing objectives.

 

Nine local resident objections had been received. Following a meeting with the applicant the Angel Association withdrew their representation. There had been no representations made by the responsible authorities. It was noted that the premises had a small capacity of under 25 people.

 

The Sub-Committee noted that the hours sought were within the hours specified in licensing policy 6.

 

The applicant advised that they would be selling local craft beers and British wines at the premises.

 

The Sub-Committee raised concerns that alcohol was to be served at tables opposite a primary school.  The applicant agreed to a condition that alcohol would not be served to the outside tables.

 

The Sub-Committee concluded that the premises would not add to the existing cumulative impact in the area, there would be no negative cumulative impact on the licensing objectives andthe grant of the licence with the proposed conditions was reasonable and proportionate.

 

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