Agenda item

The licensing officer presented their report.  Members had questions for the licensing officer.

The premises user, applying for the temporary event notice addressed the sub-committee.  Members had questions for the premises user.

The Metropolitan Police Service representative addressed the sub-committee.  Members had questions for the police.

All parties were given five minutes for summing up.

The meeting went into closed session at 4.42pm. 

The meeting resumed at 5.13pm and the chair read out the decision of the sub-committee.

RESOLVED:

That a counter notice not be issued under Section 105 of the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of the temporary event notice given by Mr. Courtney Davis in respect of the premises known as Unit 3, Penarth Centre, Penarth Street, London, SE15 1TR in regards to an event to take place between 23:00 on 15 August 2015 and 08:00 on 16 August 2015.

Reasons

This was a temporary event notice given by the premises user, Mr. Courtney Davis, in respect of the premises known as Unit 3, Penarth Centre, Penarth Street, London, SE15 1TR in regards to an event to take place between 23.00 on 15 August 2015 and 08.00 on 16 August 2015.

The licensing sub-committee heard evidence from the premises user who advised that this was an annual event for the Jamaican Independence Day and it was for friends and family. He said it would be ticketed and that the capacity would be up to 150.

The licensing sub-committee heard evidence from the police who advised that there had been an increase in complaints of violence and crime and disorder in the area and that the premises was not suitable for such an event. 

The sub-committee found that there was no known issue regarding this applicant and that there had been no trouble with previous events run by him.  There was only one incident provided by the police that involved unit number 3 and the sub-committee were not satisfied to issue a counter notice in this application.

In reaching this decision the sub-committee had regard to all the relevant considerations and the four licensing objectives.

Appeal rights

Where the relevant counter notice under Section 105(3) is given the premises user may appeal against the decision.  Where counter notice is not given, the chief officer of the environmental protection team may appeal against that decision.  The appeal must be made to the Magistrates’ Court within a period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the applicant was notified by the licensing authority of the decision to be appealed against.  No appeal may be brought later than five working days before the day on which the event begins.