Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

It was MOVED by Councillor Danielle Denton and SECONDED by Councillor Ian Parker and RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Margaret Bird as Chair of the meeting.

Disclosure of Interests Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act 2011, they are required to consider in advance of each meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), some other registrable interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the meeting. If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s register of interests or which requires updating, they must urgently complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer.

Members and co-opted Members are required in general to disclose any relevant DPIs, ORIs or NRIs at the meeting –

• Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the room unless granted a dispensation.
• Where the matter directly relates to the financial interest or wellbeing of an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless granted a dispensation.
• Where a Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to or affects their or a relevant person’s financial interest or wellbeing, whether they can participate in any discussion or vote on the matter or stay in the room depends on the detailed rules in paragraphs 7 of Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure of interests orally at the meeting and they will also be recorded in the minutes.

There were none.

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 1465 London Road, Norbury, SW16 4AQ.

The Chair outlined the procedures for the Licensing Hearing in line with the Licensing Act 2003 and the Council’s protocol.

The applicant’s representative, Mohammed Bashir, was present.

The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing introduced the application to the Sub Committee.

The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing explained that the application was for a premises licence at 1465 London Road Norbury, for one licensable activity which was the provision of late-night refreshment, Monday to Sunday from 11pm to 2am.

The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing informed Members that following discussions between the police licensing officer and the applicant, the applicant had amended their application to accommodate the conditions set out in Appendix A2 of the agenda should the Sub Committee be minded to approve the application. 

The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing stated that the police had not made any representations on the application.

The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing explained that the representation received on the application were from a local resident association. The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing informed Members that the premises was on London Road in Norbury, which was near the borough boundary with Lambeth.

The applicant’s representative, Mohammed Bashir, was given the opportunity to speak. Mohammed Bashir advised:

• They had the same type of premises licence at premises owned by the business in other areas of the country.
• Some of their other outlets took food delivery orders until 4am-5am, which is why on their application they requested permission to be able to operate until 2am.
• The dessert industry had taken a slight downturn, and they had hoped that obtaining this premises licence would generate more revenue and help the business overall.
• They had operated on the premises for over 15 years, previously as another brand and they wanted to continue to serve the community during the hours that they wished to visit the store.

The applicant’s representative explained that they would consider sticking to taking telephone and online orders late at night if in person orders became a nuisance to residents.

In response to a question from the Panel, the Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing explained that the pollution team have not made representations or raised any concerns about the application. The Head of Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing stated that the typical type of complaint that the pollution would receive would relate to loud music which was unlikely to be generated from the premises. The applicant’s representative confirmed that they do not play any live music on the premises.

In response to questions from the Sub-Committee the applicant’s representative informed Members that staff members would be responsible for ensuring that the volume was kept low or gradually turned off towards the end of the night.

In response to questions from the Sub-Committee the applicant’s representative informed Members that they would have a designated staff member to manage queues of more than 3 people,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49/24

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

This was not required.