Agenda item
Application by the Metropolitan Police to review the premises licence for 'Lush Bar & Restaurant) (9-10B Heather Park Drive, Wembley, HA0 1SL) pursuant to provisions of the Licensing Act 2003
Decision:
Having considered the application by the Metropolitan Police Licensing Unit to review the premises licence for ‘Lush Bar and Restaurant’ (9-10B Heather Park Drive, Wembley, HA0 1SL) (“the premises”) pursuant to the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 the Sub-Committee resolved that the premises licence continue in force subject to additional conditions and amendments to some existing conditions to the premises licence:-
(i) that the following conditions be added to the premises licence in addition to the existing conditions:-
1. A reduction in hours of all licensable activities to cease at 00.00 and to close to the public at 00.30 (the following day) Monday to Sunday.
2. A change of the designated premises supervisor from Mr Aziz Ahmed.
3. Nudity, striptease and other entertainment of an adult nature (including Mujra) shall not be permitted on the premises.
4. A minimum of two Security Industry Approved door supervisors to be employed from 00.00 at any time where licensable activities extend beyond 00.00.
(ii) that the following amendments be made to existing conditions on the premises licence:-
Condition 1 be amended to read:
“CCTV shall be installed to the front and rear areas of the premises and maintained in a working condition.”
Condition 22 be amended to read:
“No entry or re-entry shall be permitted after 23.30 Monday to Sunday.
The Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee (C) accepted the evidence presented by the police in respect of serious breaches of the premises licence and undermining of the licensing objectives. It also accepted the police’s view that these could be overcome by adding conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the premises licence, providing that an additional condition 4 was also added and that these, combined with some amendments to existing conditions and changes to the premises licence holder and designated premises supervisor would help enable the new premises licence holder to uphold the licensing objectives (prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance, ensuring public safety and protection of children from harm).
Minutes:
Responsible authority making a representation
Sergeant Adrian Adolphus (Brent Police)
Premises licence holder and representative
Ken McLeay (proposed new premises licence holder’s representative)
Linda Legister introduced the matter and set out the grounds of the police’s request for a review of the premises licence. She informed Members of the various options the committee could take upon hearing the evidence of all parties involved.
Responsible authority making a representation
With the approval of the premises licence holder’s representative, Sergeant Adrian Adolphus (Brent Police) circulated documents that suggested some conditions that could be added to the premises licence if the committee was minded to accept those. In Sergeant Adrian Adolphus’ view, the addition of these conditions, along with the fact that the previous designated premises supervisor and premises licence holder, Mr Aiziz Ahmed, had relinquished his involvement with the premises and returned the keys to the owner of the premises would enable a new premises licence holder to uphold the licensing objectives. Sergeant Adrian Adolphus added that most offences had been committed after 02.00 and that a requested condition that all licensable activities cease at 00.00 and the premises to close by 00.30 would largely address this issue, along with a change of designated premises supervisor. He also wished that any entertainment of an adult nature, including Mujra dancing, not be permitted on the premises. He indicated that he would be prepared to withdraw his representations in respect of the two applications from Parag Patel to transfer the designated premises supervisor and the premises licence should it be agreed that these conditions be added to the premises licence.
Case for the premises licence holder
Ken McLeay (proposed new premises licence holder’s representative) confirmed that the conditions requested by the police were in his view reasonable and proportionate to the offences that had been reported.
Decision
At this point, the proposed new premises licence holder representative and the responsible authority were asked to leave the room to allow the sub-committee to discuss the relevant issues concerning the application.
Having considered the application by the Metropolitan Police Licensing Unit to review the premises licence for ‘Lush Bar and Restaurant’ (9-10B Heather Park Drive, Wembley, HA0 1SL) (“the premises”) pursuant to the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 the Sub-Committee resolved that the premises licence continue in force subject to additional conditions and amendments to some existing conditions to the premises licence:-
(i) that the following conditions be added to the premises licence in addition to the existing conditions:-
1. A reduction in hours of all licensable activities to cease at 00.00 and to close to the public at 00.30 (the following day) Monday to Sunday.
2. A change of the designated premises supervisor from Mr Aziz Ahmed.
3. Nudity, striptease and other entertainment of an adult nature (including Mujra) shall not be permitted on the premises.
4. A minimum of two Security Industry Approved door supervisors to be employed from 00.00 at any time where licensable activities extend beyond 00.00.
(ii) that the following amendments be made to existing conditions on the premises licence:-
Condition 1 be amended to read:
“CCTV shall be installed to the front and rear areas of the premises and maintained in a working condition.”
Condition 22 be amended to read:
“No entry or re-entry shall be permitted after 23.30 Monday to Sunday.
The Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee (C) accepted the evidence presented by the police in respect of serious breaches of the premises licence and undermining of the licensing objectives. It also accepted the police’s view that these could be overcome by adding conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the premises licence, providing that an additional condition 4 was also added and that these, combined with some amendments to existing conditions and changes to the premises licence holder and designated premises supervisor would help enable the new premises licence holder to uphold the licensing objectives (prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance, ensuring public safety and protection of children from harm).