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LICENSING ACT 2003 - THE CLOCKTOWER 1A RYE LANE, LONDON SE15

Meeting of Licensing Sub-Committee, Friday 31 July 2009 10.00 am (Item 5.)
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NOTICE OF DECISION

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE – JULY 31 2009

LICENSING ACT 2003 - THE CLOCKTOWER 1A RYE LANE, LONDON SE15 5EW

That the application by Goldclub Enterprise Limited for a premises licence in respect of the premises known as The Clock Tower, 1A Rye Lane, SE15 5EW be approved in so far as: -

The following licensable activities will be permitted under the licence during the times shown.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Plays	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 00:00
Films	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 00:00
Live Music	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 00:00
Recorded Music	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 05:00
Performances of Dance	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 05:00
Anything similar to Live, recorded music dance	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 04:00
Provision of facilities for making music	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 04:00
Provision of facilities for dancing	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 05:00
Provision of facilities for similar to music dance	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 05:00
Late night refreshment					23:00 – 06:00	23:00 – 06:00	23:00 – 05:00
M.Sale of alcohol	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 05:00	19:00 – 04:00
O. Opening Hours	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 23:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 06:00	19:00 – 05:00

2.	Conditions
	The operation of the premises under the licence shall be subject to compliance with the operation schedule highlighted in sections F, M, N, O, P, of the application form and the following conditions:- a) All mandatory conditions set out in the Licensing Act 2003 relating to: (i) Authorisation of the retail sale of alcohol; and (ii) The provision of door supervision (iii) The provision of Films b) The following additional special conditions developed through discussion from the original operating schedule attached to the variation application as follows:-

	Conditions agreed between the applicant and the Metropolitan Police i) That SIA registered door supervisor, one of whom shall be a female, shall be employed at all times after 22.00hrs and the terminal hour that the premises are in use under this licence and provided with Hand held metal detection units in order to ensure that searches are carried out in respect of all admissions to the premises, whether members of the public or performers and their assistants and Mechanical counting devices to ensure that the maximum accommodation limit of the premises is not exceeded.

	ii) All SIA Staff are required to record their details, including SIA badge number, in a booking on/off register. iii) A security search of the premises is conducted prior to opening to the public and a record kept of who conducted the search. iv) That signs shall be displayed in the entrance foyer to the premises that state ‘Drugs Free Zone’ and ‘No Search No Entry, Management reserve the right to refuse entry’. v) That all matters relating to drugs shall be in accordance with the Metropolitan Police Best Practice Guide on the handling of drugs in pubs and clubs. vi) That suitable notices shall be displayed and announcements made requesting people to leave the premises in a quiet and orderly manner so as not to disturb local residents vii) That a CCTV system be installed at the premises and be maintained in good working order and be continually recording at all times the premises are in use under the licence. The CCTV System must be capable of capturing an image of every person who enters the premises. viii) That all CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty one (31) days and shall, upon request, be made immediately available to officers of the police and the council.

	ix) That any regular and external promoters hiring the premises to complete the ‘Venue Hire Agreement’ provided by Southwark Council and, once completed, the licensee shall ensure that a copy of the agreement is provided to the police and licensing unit a minimum of fourteen days prior to the date of hire. x) That a personal licence holder is on the premises and on duty at all times that intoxicating liquor is supplied. xi) That the premises licence holder and/or designated premises supervisor join and support a local Pub Watch Scheme should there be one in existence for the area in which the premises is located. xii) Customers shall use no outside area after 22.00hrs other than those who temporarily leave the premises to smoke a cigarette. Those who do temporarily leave for this reason shall be the subjected to the requirement of a further search.

	c) Subject to the following additional conditions agreed by the sub-committee:

	i) A sound limiting device is to be installed on all floors and the maximum sound level set to be approved by the environmental protection team. ii) The sound limiting devices must be maintained in working order set at the approved the sound level and all live and recorded music will be played through one of the devices. iii) Air conditioning is to be installed and details to be submitted to the environmental protection team. iv) The air conditioning system must be maintained in good working order when the premises is used for entertainment. v) No drinks are to be taken outside at any time. vi) Smokers are allowed only to the front of the building on Rye Lane.

3	Reasons

	The reasons for the decision are as follows:

	The sub-committee was satisfied that the granting of this application will not add to the existing cumulative impact within the Peckham saturation zone.

	The council expects that all terms, conditions and restriction of the premises licence will be complied with at all times that the premises are used under the licence. The failure to comply with terms, conditions and restrictions of the premises of the premises licence is a matter to which the licensing sub-committee may have regard in the event that any request is made for the review of the licence.

4	Appeal Rights

	1. The applicant may appeal against any decision to modify the conditions of the licence; and 2. Any person who made relevant representations in relation to the application who desire to contend that a) That licence ought not to have been granted; or b) That, on granting the licence, the licensing authority ought to have modified the conditions of the licence, or ought to have modified them in a different way orto exclude from the scope of the licence any of the licensable activities to which the application relates. may appeal against the decision 3. 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.

Issued by the Constitutional Team on behalf of the Strategic Director of Communities, Law and Governance

Dated: July 31 2009

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