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Minutes: Responsible Authority Michael Sullivan Brent Licensing Police Nicola McDonald Brent Licensing Police
Applicants Panchal Applicant’s agent GanesalingamRamanathan Premises Licence Holder and DPS
Decision: The Sub-Committee decided that the application by the Metropolitan Police for the review of a premises licence held by Mr Ganesalingam Ramanathan for the premises known as Alric Food & Wine (1a Alric Avenue London NW10 8RB) pursuant to the Licensing Act 2003 be upheld and therefore, revoke the premises licence.
The full record of the Sub-Committee’s decision and the reasons are as set out in the decision letter, set out 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 Alric Food & Wine, 1a Alric Avenue, London. Mr Ganesalingam Ramanathan is the premises licence holder and the designated premises supervisor. The premises are licensed for the sale of alcohol (for consumption off the premises) from 11.00 hours to 22.00 hours Monday to Saturday and 11.00 hours to 21.00 hours on Sunday. The grounds for review are the prevention of crime and disorder and public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm. More specifically, the police complained about the following: numerous breaches of the conditions attached to the premises licence as revealed by a visit to the premises on 4 March 2016; anti-social behaviour linked with the premises; alcohol and drug related issues in the area and a reluctance to assist the police. The application stated that the premises is badly run and that the police have no faith in Mr Ramanathan. These complaints are made, the police said, against the backdrop of an application by the police in October 2014 for the summary review of the premises licence because of numerous breaches of licensing conditions and the finding of a large quantity of counterfeit and non-duty paid alcohol on the premises. This, however, was before the premises licence was transferred to Mr Ramanathan and before he assumed the role of designated premises supervisor. For these reasons the police asked for the premises licence to be revoked. The application details and supporting documents considered by us are published on the Council’s website and are not repeated in this decision notice. Mr Ramanathan did not respond to the application prior to the hearing. The hearing PC Michael Sullivan and PC Nicola McDonald attended the hearing in support of the police application. Mr Ramanathan also attended the hearing and was represented by his agent, Mr Panchal. During the course of the hearing, the parties discussed the complaints and issues the review application made by the police was based upon and answered questions. The decision We have listened to all the representations and have read all the material. We have had regard to the statutory guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003, and the Council’s own licensing policy. We have taken into account our duty under section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ... view the full minutes text for item 2. |