Agenda item

The licensing officer presented their report. The licensing officer advised that the applicant had effectively conciliated with all the parties who had objected. Members had no questions for the licensing officer.

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

The meeting adjourned at 10.38am for the members to consider their decision.

The meeting resumed at 10.48am and the chair advised all parties of the sub-committee’s decision.

RESOLVED:

That the application made by Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd for a premises licence to be granted under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of the premises known as HSBC Plc , 62-76 Park Street, London SE1 9DZ be 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 and the following additional conditions agreed by the sub-committee:

1.  That there shall be no sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises.

2.  That the provision of licensable activities will be restricted to employees, officers, guests and attendees at bona fide private events only.

Reasons

The reasons for the decision are as follows:

The sub-committee heard from the representative for the applicant and the parties who had made representations in respect of this application that an agreement had been reached between parties and they had effectively conciliated the matter.  Owing to the late hour of this, the sub-committee heard the conditions that had been agreed, considered the submissions made in writing by absent parties and agreed to the conciliated conditions. 

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.