Agenda item
Application by the Metropolitan Police for the review of a premises licence held by Wembley General Store Ltd for the premises "Premier Convenience Store", (4 Neeld Parade, High Road, Wembley, HA9 6QU), pursuant to the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.
Minutes:
Responsible Authority
Nick Mortimer Brent Licensing Police
Michael Sullivan Brent Licensing Police
Mr Singh Premises Licence Holder and DPS did not attend.
Decision
The Sub-Committee decided that that application by the Metropolitan Police for the review of a premises licence held by Wembley General Store Ltd for the premises "Premier Convenience Store", (4 Neeld Parade, High Road, Wembley, HA9 6QU) be agreed subject to the following conditions:
A copy of the premises licence summary including hours which Licensable activities are permitted shall be visible from the outside of each entrance to the premises.
A “Challenge 25” policy shall be adopted and adhered to.
An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available for inspection on request to an authorised officer of Brent Council or the Police, which will record the following:
All crimes reported at the venue
All ejections of patrons
Any complaints received
Any incidents of disorder
Any faults in the CCTV system
Any refusal of the sale of alcohol
Any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service
A personal licence holder fluent in English shall be present on the premises and supervise the sale of alcohol throughout the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol.
A clear and unobstructed view into the premises shall be maintained at all times.
A sign stating “No proof of age – No sale” shall be displayed at the point of sale.
Any staff directly involved in selling alcohol for retail to consumers, will undergo training of Licensing Act 2003 legislation. This will be documented and signed for by the DPS and the member of staff receiving the training. This training log shall be kept on the premises and made available for inspection by police and relevant authorities upon request.
All other existing conditions are to remain the same subject to the following amendments:
Annexe 2
Conditions 2 and 3 (b) be amended to 6% ABV
Police Conditions
1. A CCTV camera shall be installed to cover the front entrance of the
premises.
The record of the Sub-Committee’s decision and the reasons are as set out in below.
The application
The Sub-Committee has given careful consideration to an application by the Police, under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003, to review the premises licence relating to Premier Convenience Store 4 Neeld Parade High Road Wembley HA9 6QU. Mr Singh is the new designated premises supervisor (DPS). The premises are licensed for the sale of alcohol, late night refreshment and to remain open from 06:00hrs to 00:00hrs Monday to Wednesday and until 01:00hrs Thursday to Sunday.
The Police reported that they had no faith in the ability or willingness of the management of the premises to operate the premises responsibly. The Police said they were concerned about the selling of high strength beers, CCTV not working correctly, the absence of a designated premises supervisor (DPS) and the lack of a Time Delay Safe all of which were detrimental to the licensing requirements. According to the police the premises was contributing to the unacceptable number of street drinkers in the vicinity.
The Police sought the removal of the DPS and the imposition of additional conditions on the licence.
The hearing
The new premises licence holder and (DPS) Mr Singh did not attend the hearing and was not represented.
PC Mike Sullivan represented the police.
PC Sullivan informed us that a meeting had taken place between the police Mr Singh and his legal representative Mr Panchal. The previous DPS Miss Otvos was no longer involved with the business and Mr Singh now agrees that the additional conditions requested by the police be added to the licence. The police confirmed that all of their review objectives had been met.
The decision
We also agreed that the conditions, as set out below, are appropriate, necessary and proportionate and we therefore decided to add them to the licence.
1. A copy of the premises licence summary including hours which Licensable activities are permitted shall be visible from the outside of each entrance to the premises.
2. A “Challenge 25” policy shall be adopted and adhered to.
3. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available for inspection on request to an authorised officer of Brent Council or the Police, which will record the following:
(a) All crimes reported at the venue
(b) All ejections of patrons
(c) Any complaints received
(d) Any incidents of disorder
(e) Any faults in the CCTV system
(f) Any refusal of the sale of alcohol
(g) Any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service
4. A personal licence holder fluent in English shall be present on the premises and supervise the sale of alcohol throughout the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol.
5. A clear and unobstructed view into the premises shall be maintained at all times.
6. A sign stating “No proof of age – No sale” shall be displayed at the point of sale.
7. Any staff directly involved in selling alcohol for retail to consumers, will undergo training of Licensing Act 2003 legislation. This will be documented and signed for by the DPS and the member of staff receiving the training. This training log shall be kept on the premises and made available for inspection by police and relevant authorities upon request.
All other existing conditions are to remain the same subject to the following amendments:
Annexe 2
Conditions 2 and 3 (b) be amended to 6% ABV
Police Conditions
2. A CCTV camera shall be installed to cover the front entrance of the premises.
The effective date of this decision
This decision does not take effect until the end of the period for appealing this decision or, if appropriate, the outcome of the appeal.
Right of Appeal
The parties have a right of appeal to Brent Magistrates’ Court against this decision.
If you wish to appeal you must notify Brent Magistrates’ Court within a period of 21 days starting with the day on which the Council notified you of this decision.
Supporting documents:
- REVIEW REPORT - Premier Convenience Store 4 Neeld Pde Wembley, item 4. PDF 43 KB
- Premier Application, item 4. PDF 239 KB
- Premier Supporting evidence - Photo, item 4. PDF 351 KB
- Premier Warning Letter, item 4. PDF 85 KB
- Premier OS Map, item 4. PDF 813 KB
- Premier Licence, item 4. PDF 84 KB