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APPLICATION TO REVIEW A PREMISES LICENCE - GRANGE EXPRESS Decision:
Licensing Act 2003 Notice of Decision
PREMISES: Grange Express 5 Grange Road Romford RM3 7DU
DETAILS OF APPLICATION
The application to review a premises licencewas made by Council Officer Sasha Taylor on behalf of Trading Standards under the Licensing Act 2003. The application was received by Havering’s Licensing Authority on 21 September 2017.
Sasha Taylor’s application was based upon the following grounds:
There were no representations against this application from interested persons.
There were 2 representations against this application from responsible authorities. They were from The Licensing Authority and The Metropolitan Police.
APPLICANT
Sasha Taylor London Borough of Havering (Public Protection) Town Hall Main Road Romford RM1 3BD
1. Details of existing licensableactivities
The venue had a Premises Licence number 12414 which permitted the sale of alcohol - Monday to Saturday – 08.00 to 23.00 and Sunday 10.00 to 22.30.
The current licence holder at the premises was Ms Neelam Wanti Potiwal.
2. Details of Representation
Havering Council
The Licensing Officer attended and introduced the application.
Havering Council
Sasha Taylor representing Trading Standards attended and advised the following:
On 20 February 2017, the Trading Standards Service received intelligence from the Police that someone had been seen in a vehicle outside Grange Express handing over cigarettes to someone from the shop which were suspected to be illicit cigarettes.
On 23 March 2017, Senior Trading Standards Officer Michelle Hammond and Trading Standards Officers Ann Bowes visited the shop to inspect the premises for illicit cigarettes and carry out a full inspection. On this day the DPS was not available as shewas working in a large supermarket chain and only her mother, Ms Kaur, was present in the shop. No illicit tobacco was found. However during the visit it was noted that therewas no refusal book available, no tobacco notice displayed and Ms Kaur did not knowhow to operate the CCTV system. As a result of these concerns the premises was put on the list to be visited on the next underage test purchasing exercise.
On 12 April 2017, Grange Express was visited as part of an underage sale test purchase operation. At approximately 13:35 hrs a 17 year old female volunteer entered the premises and was sold a bottle of Smirnoff Ice Vodka (4% alcohol Volume). The sale was made by Jessbir Kaur, the mother of the DPS. Ms Kaur did not request any identification or challenge the volunteer as to their age. 5 premises were visited during the operation and Grange Express was the only premises to sell to the underage volunteer. Ms Kaur she said she thought the volunteer looked 21 and received a fixed penalty notice in relation to the sale.
During the visit ... view the full decision text for item 1. Minutes:
PREMISES: Grange Express 5 Grange Road Romford RM3 7DU
DETAILS OF APPLICATION
The application to review a premises licencewas made by Council Officer Sasha Taylor on behalf of Trading Standards under the Licensing Act 2003. The application was received by Havering’s Licensing Authority on 21 September 2017.
Sasha Taylor’s application was based upon the following grounds:
There were no representations against this application from interested persons.
There were 2 representations against this application from responsible authorities. They were from The Licensing Authority and The Metropolitan Police.
APPLICANT
Sasha Taylor London Borough of Havering (Public Protection) Town Hall Main Road Romford RM1 3BD
1. Details of existing licensableactivities
The venue had a Premises Licence number 12414 which permitted the sale of alcohol - Monday to Saturday – 08.00 to 23.00 and Sunday 10.00 to 22.30.
The current licence holder at the premises was Ms Neelam Wanti Potiwal.
2. Details of Representation
Havering Council
The Licensing Officer attended and introduced the application.
Havering Council
Sasha Taylor representing Trading Standards attended and advised the following:
On 20 February 2017, the Trading Standards Service received intelligence from the Police that someone had been seen in a vehicle outside Grange Express handing over cigarettes to someone from the shop which were suspected to be illicit cigarettes.
On 23 March 2017, Senior Trading Standards Officer Michelle Hammond and Trading Standards Officers Ann Bowes visited the shop to inspect the premises for illicit cigarettes and carry out a full inspection. On this day the DPS was not available as shewas working in a large supermarket chain and only her mother, Ms Kaur, was present in the shop. No illicit tobacco was found. However during the visit it was noted that therewas no refusal book available, no tobacco notice displayed and Ms Kaur did not knowhow to operate the CCTV system. As a result of these concerns the premises was put on the list to be visited on the next underage test purchasing exercise.
On 12 April 2017, Grange Express was visited as part of an underage sale test purchase operation. At approximately 13:35 hrs a 17 year old female volunteer entered the premises and was sold a bottle of Smirnoff Ice Vodka (4% alcohol Volume). The sale was made by Jessbir Kaur, the mother of the DPS. Ms Kaur did not request any identification or challenge the volunteer as to their age. 5 premises were visited during the operation and Grange Express was the only premises to sell to the underage volunteer. Ms Kaur she said she thought the volunteer looked 21 and received a fixed penalty notice in relation to the sale.
During the visit it was noted that the refusa ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |
