Agenda item

The licensing officer presented his report and informed the sub-committee that the letter sent by 94 local residents had been drafted and circulated by a nearby business, City Wines, Jamaica Road.  Members had no questions for the officer.

The applicant’s representative addressed the sub-committee, he reminded the sub-committee that the police had concilliated their objection after the applicant had agreed to a number of additional conditions.  Members had questions for the applicant.

The local residents and their ward councillor, Councillor Eliza Mann, addressed the sub-committee and raised their concerns regarding crime and disorder and the fact there were already 4 similar stores in the area.  The members had questions for the local residents and the ward councillor.

All parties were given 5 minutes to sum up in reverse order then the sub-committee went into closed session at 10.32am.

The meeting resumed at 10.45am and the decision was announced as set out in the resolution below.

Having read the decision, the chair informed all parties present that a review of the premises could be applied for at a later stage if it was considered necessary.

RESOLVED:

That the application by Waqas Amin Choudhary for grant of a premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of Westway, 149-151 Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4SHis granted as per the application.

Conditions

The operation of the premises under the licence shall be subject to  compliance with the operation schedule highlighted in Section Q of the application form and the following conditions:-

All mandatory conditions set out in the Licensing Act 2003 relating to

1. Authorisation of the retail sale of alcohol;

Reasons

The reasons for this decision are as follows:

The licensing sub-committee heard evidence from the applicant and the interested parties.  In reaching its decision the sub-committee had regard to all the relevant considerations and the four licensing objectives.

The sub-committee did not consider that the granting of this application would have an adverse impact on the licensing objectives.

Appeal Rights

The applicant or the objectors may appeal against any decision to modify the conditions of the licence.

Any appeal must be made to the magistrate court for the petty sessions area in which the premises are situated. Any appeal must be commenced by notice of appeal given by the appellant to the justices’ chief executive 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.