Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

It was MOVED by Councillor Bird and SECONDED by Councillor Degrads and RESOLVED, to:

Appoint Councillor Patsy Cummings as Chair for the meeting. 

Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and other registrable and non-registrable interests they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

There were no items of urgent business.

The Sub-Committee is asked to determine whether to grant the application for a premises licence at Addington Park, Croydon, CR0 5AR.

The Chair outlined the procedures for the Licensing Hearing in line with the Licensing Act 2003 and introduced the applicant, the applicant’s agent and the objectors. The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing explained the time limited nature of the licensing application from In the Park Events Ltd for Addington Park for Saturday 16 August 1.00pm to 9.30pm, for the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale and consumption of alcohol on the premises. The applicant had accepted the police conditions and the terminal hour had been reduced by 30 minutes since the initial application. Representations had been received and three of the objectors were present at the hearing. The applicant had submitted additional information regarding the traffic management plan and a more detailed communications plan.

Cllr Ward, Councillor for Addington Park advised he was supportive of well managed events taking place in the park and noted the lessons learned from previous events particularly regarding parking. They advised many of the issues had been addressed in the agreed police conditions and queried the applicant’s plans to engage with residents. It was noted that the event planned to use a different orientation and members of the public should still be able to use the park. There had previously been issues of people loitering and a dispersal policy would need to be in place to avoid this. Cllr Ward expressed that his main concern was the execution and effective management of the event.

Charles Marriott, Addington Village Residents’ Association had similar concerns and cited the better liaison with residents by previous event organisers. In the Park Events had mistakenly contacted the wrong residents’ association meaning communication had been delayed. Police presence at the event would be critical and concerns were raised about the site plans, noting the drawings depicted the perimeter breaching the pathway. Management of entry and exit points was key, including ensuring there were toilets available at exits.

Rosalind Halifax, Addington Palace explained the palace’s position next door to the park and advised they had not been notified of the event. They raised concerns about the orientation of the stage and the impact that resulting noise levels could have on the palace. They explained the impact previous events held in the park had had on the business, its reputation and its clients. They were advised by the Chair they could not submit video recording as additional information during the hearing.

Darryl Crossman, the applicant’s agent, summarised the nature of the event and addressed the issues raised by the objecting parties. The security plans included the presence of 58 SIA officers, some of whom would be plain-clothed, and a minimum of 60 support stewards. The traffic management plan had been developed by a previous event organiser and advertising would advise no parking was available. Residents would be contacted two weeks prior to event to advise of the traffic management arrangements. The noise level was being restricted to 65 decibels following consultation with the Council’s noise team, the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45/22