Agenda item

The Sub Committee is asked to determine whether to grant the application for a premises licence.

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Following the item being heard the Licensing Sub-Committee’s decision was:

The Licensing Sub-Committee considered the application for a time limited Premises Licence at Norbury Park, Green Lane, SW16 3LZ contained within the report of the Corporate Director of ‘Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery’, which was circulated prior to the meeting.

After considering the additional information received along with hearing from the Applicant and Other Person at the meeting, the Sub-Committee having regard to the licensing objectives under the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”), the statutory guidance issued under S.182 of the Act and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, RESOLVED to GRANT the premises licence application.

The application has been granted with the following amendment, volunteered by the applicant, along with the additional conditions which are outlined below, as that the Sub-Committee were satisfied that the Licensing Objectives would not be undermined;

i)            Amendment to the application:

The applicant only seeks to hold the event and have licensable activities on Sunday 7^th August 2022.

ii)           Additional Conditions:

1.     The Applicant shall ensure there is continued dialogue with Residents and/or their Representatives, such as Ward Cllrs and/or Resident Associations in the lead up to the event and post the event, to enable any concerns or issues to be adequately addressed and/or considered.

2.     A Noise Management Plan (the ‘NMP’) is to be produced and agreed, with the relevant Council Officers from the Noise Pollution Team, in advance of the event taking place.

3.     Information will be produced for nearby residents giving them advanced notification about the event and who to contact with any noise concerns. The dedicated telephone and/or email address shall be monitored throughout the period for which the licence is applicable and shall be in operation until 3 days after the event. This dedicated contact is also to facilitate and assist with any other related nuisance issues arising from the event taking place.

Reasons for the decision;

The Sub-Committee, took the following reasons into account, when making their decision:

1. The information provided both prior to and at the hearing, by the Applicant, to assist the Sub-Committee in clarifying and demonstrating the level of thought, consideration and discussion that has gone into the planning of this event along with the appropriate measures and polices in place to ensure the licensing objectives are to be continually promoted.

2. It was noted that no Responsible Authority had either made and/or maintained any representation, after submission of the applicant’s application and operating schedule. The Sub-Committee accept that this was due to the discussions that had taken place with the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and other regulatory partners, such as the Police.

3. The concerns raised by the Other Person as to the possible public nuisance and management of the event both before and during the event were duly noted by the Sub-Committee. However, the Sub-Committee were satisfied that the event has been subject to extensive consultation with SAG and the other related partners prior to the sub-committee hearing, as such it is believed that the relevant concerns have already been identified with the necessary steps either taken or will be taken before, during and/or after the event.

4. The Sub-Committee believed with the measures and polices, which are primarily set-out in the Event Management Plan, including licensable activities finishing at 2100 hours and those attending the event vacating the park by 2200 hours, will be overseen by the relevant security and other personnel.

5. This is in addition to the continued discussions with the relevant partners involved in SAG along with the supplementary conditions within the Premises Licence, which includes the applicant facilitating on-going dialogue with residents and/or their representatives.

6. These, measures, polices and continued dialogue will, in the Sub-Committee’s view, ensure the licensing objectives are not be unduly undermined.

It is for these reasons, as set-out above, that the Sub-Committee approved the application having prime regard to the promotion of the four licensing objectives.