Agenda and decisions

If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

The Committee has considered an application for the grant of a new premises licence for performance of dance, exhibition of a film, performance of live music, playing of recorded music, entertainment similar to music or dance all indoors, provision of late night refreshment both indoors and outdoors, as well as the sale of alcohol both on and off the premises as outlined below licence under the Licensing Act 2003 as follows (the Application”)

Performance of Dance -Indoors Only Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Exhibition of a Film -Indoors Only Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Performance of Live Music -Indoors Only Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Playing of Recorded Music -Indoors Only Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Entertainment Similar to Music or Dance -Indoors Only Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Provision of Late Night Refreshment -Both Indoors and Outdoors Monday to Sunday 23:00 - 01:00

Sale of Alcohol On and Off the Premises Monday to Sunday 07:00 - 01:00

Non Standard Timings and Seasonal Variations (for all the above activities) From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve until 03:00 hours on New Year's Day.

Permitted 24 hours a day for residents and their bona fide guests and patrons attending a private function. Hours open to public: Monday to Sunday 00:00 – 00:00

In summary, the Committee has decided, after taking into account all of the individual circumstances of this case and the promotion of the four licensing objectives to:

a)             Grant the application in full

b)             Subject to conditions proposed in the Operating Schedule and the Mandatory Licensing Conditions from Annex 1 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy

c)              Subject to the following additional condition from the Council’s Pool of Licensing Conditions:

A telephone number for the premises, or a responsible member of staff on duty, shall be displayed so that it is visible from the public highway for members of the public to lodge complaints

This licence becomes operational with immediate effect. 

A copy of this Committee’s full decision including its reasons and the full text of the conditions added to the licence will be sent to the parties forthwith.

If the Applicant is unhappy with the decision they are entitled to appeal to the magistrates’ court within 21 days from the date of notification of the full decision.

The Committee has considered an application to vary the premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 as follows (the Application”)

Performance of Live Music Monday to Saturday 23:00 - 00:00 (Outdoors)

Playing of Recorded Music Monday to Saturday 23:00 - 00:00 (Outdoors)

Sale of Alcohol – Both On and Off the Premises Monday to Saturday 12:00 - 00:00 (Outdoor Area)

Sunday 12:00 - 22:30 (Outdoor Area)

The opening hours of the premises Monday to Saturday 12:00 - 00:30 (Outdoor Area)

Sunday 12:00 – 22:30 (Outdoor Area)

The licensee wishes to remove the following condition: 18. Children shall not be permitted after 19:00 and they must be accompanied by an adult if visiting the Premises prior to this point.

The licensee wishes to replace the following conditions:

20. After 22:30 where customers are permitted to temporary leave e.g. to smoke and then re-enter the premises, shall not be permitted to take drinks or glass containers with them. 

21. After 22:30 customers who are smoking shall be contained within the area outside the archway bar and either a member of the management team or an SIA door supervisor shall monitor the noise levels of customers smoking or leaving the venue.

With:

20. The retractable roof over the seating area outside must be closed no later than 22:00 each day.

21. When the roof is closed customers who wish to smoke shall do so in the area between the premises and the gates on Goldhawk Road. Customers shall not be permitted to consume alcohol in that area. Noise levels of those in the smoking area shall be monitored by a member of staff.

In summary, the Committee has decided, after taking into account all of the individual circumstances of this case and the promotion of the four licensing objectives to:

a)             Grant the application in full

b)             Subject to conditions proposed in the Operating Schedule and the Mandatory Licensing Conditions from Annex 1 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy

c)              Subject to the following additional conditions:

d)             The licensable activity in the Outdoor Area (as shown on the plans submitted with this application) shall only operate strictly in accordance with the hours permitted in the existing licence (granted on 11^th March 2020), until such time as the retractable roof is constructed and implemented fully in accordance with the approved planning permission. This is to secure compliance with Condition 20 of the licence.

e)             The retractable roof shall be implemented fully in accordance with the requirements and recommendations in the acoustic report dated 5^th August 2021

This licence becomes operational with immediate effect. 

A copy of this Committee’s full decision including its reasons and the full text of the conditions added to the licence will be sent to the parties forthwith.

If the Applicant is unhappy with the decision they are entitled to appeal to the magistrates’ court within 21 days from the date of notification of the full decision