Agenda item

The licensing officer presented their report.  Members had no questions for the licensing officer.

The applicant and their representative addressed the sub-committee.  Members had questions for the applicant and their representative.

The licensing officer representing the council as a responsible authority advised that hey had effectively conciliated with the applicant.  Members had no questions for the licensing officer.

Both parties were given five minutes for summing up.

The meeting went into closed session at 10.52am.

The meeting resumed at 11.15am.  The chair did not read out the decision of the sub-committee as none of the parties were present.

RESOLVED:

That the application made by The Coalshed One Tower Bridge Limited, for a premises licence, granted under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of the premises known asCoalshed, Unit 3.1, 4 Crown Square, London SE1 2SE is granted as follows:

Conditions

The operation of the premises under the licence shall be subject to relevant mandatory conditions, conditions derived from the operation schedule highlighted in Section M of the application form, the conditions agreed between the applicant and the police and environmental protection team, licensing as a responsible authority and the following additional conditions agreed by the sub-committee:

1.  That unsecured furniture to be folded and stacked by the main entrance door by 22:30.

2.  That the unsecured furniture that is folded and stacked by the main entrance door will be brought inside the premises in a quiet and orderly fashion, so as not to disturb the nearest residents, on Sunday to Thursday by  00:30 and Friday and Saturday by 01:30.

Reasons

The reasons for the decision are as follows:

The licensing sub-committee heard from the applicant who informed the sub-committee that the premises is a proposed restaurant/bar with external seating area and will operate primarily as a restaurant with ancillary bar facilities.  The premises are a steak and shellfish restaurant and its sister premises were listed in The Times top 100 restaurants.  The applicant had conciliated with four of the responsible authorities and the only remaining issue outstanding was from the Shad Thames Residents’ Association concerning the usage of the outside area.  The applicant stated that negotiations with the developers had taken two years and there was a plethora of covenants in the terms of the lease to the premises that addressed noise and nuisance issues to ensure that the applicant’s operation did not cause a noise nuisance to the local residents. Importantly, the landlord could give the applicant 24 hour’s notice for the removal of the usage of the outside area if there were noise complaints.

The licensing sub-committee noted that the police, environmental protection team, licensing as a responsible authority and public health had conciliated with the applicant prior to the hearing.

The licensing sub-committee noted the representation from the Shad Thames Resident’s Association who objected to the use of the outside area. 

The licensing sub-committee considered all of the oral and written representations before it and were of the opinion that the covenants imposed by the landlord of the premises coupled with the additional conditions (see above) would offer the local residents sufficient protection from being disturbed by any noise nuisance.

In reaching this decision the sub-committee had regard to all the relevant considerations and the four licensing objectives and considered that this decision was appropriate and proportionate.

Appeal rights

The applicant may appeal against any decision:

a)  To impose conditions on the licence

b)  To exclude a licensable activity or refuse to specify a person as premises supervisor.

Any person who made relevant representations in relation to the application who desire to contend that:

a)  The  licence ought not to be been granted; or

b)  That on granting the licence, the licensing authority ought to have imposed different or additional conditions to the licence, or ought to have modified them in a different way

may appeal against the decision.

Any appeal must be made to the Magistrates’ Court for the area in which the premises are situated. Any appeal must be commenced by notice of appeal given by the appellant to the justices’ clerk for the Magistrates’ Court within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the appellant was notified by the licensing authority of the decision appealed against.