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Application for a Premises Licence for New Restaurant, 91 Shepherds Hill, Romford. RM3 0NP

PREMISES

The Shepherd and Dog,

91 Shepherds Hill,

Romford.

RM3 0NP

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Real English Inns Limited,

1 Royal Terrace,

Southend-On -Sea, Essex,

SS1 1EA

1.         Details of the application

Seasonal variations & Non-standard timings

The applicant had applied for the following non-standard timings:

An extra hour on:

• Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Easter weekend
• Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the two May Bank Holidays
• Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday
• Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Burns’ Night, St Valentines’ Day, St David’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, St George’s Day and St Andrew’s Day
• Hallowe’en if this day is not followed by a normal working day

New Year’s Eve – from the end of permitted hours until the start of permitted hours on the following day.

2.         Promotion of the Licensing Objectives

The premises had previously benefited from a premises licence under the name “Gatsby’s”.

The applicant completed the operating schedule, which formed part of the application to promote the four licensing objectives.

The applicant acted in accordance with regulations 25 and 26 of The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises Licences and Club Certificates) Regulations 2005 relating to the advertising of the application in sofar as a public notice was placed at the premises and in the local press. The required public notice was installed in the 19 October 2011 edition of the Yellow Advertiser. Both notices indicated that the consultation period ended on 13 November 2011 rather than 11 November 2011.

3.         Details of Representations

Valid representations may only address the four licensing objectives

There was one valid representation against this application from an interested party. The representation was based upon the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective.

There was one representation against this application from responsible authorities (Metropolitan Police) and the Public Health Services.

Responsible Authorities

Chief Officer of Metropolitan Police (“the Police”):The Metropolitan Police were of the opinion that the applicant had failed to satisfactorily address the steps he intended to take to promote the four licensing objectives.

The representation outlined that with the amount of re-development work currently taking place on the premises, the applicant had not clearly identified how the business intended to operate. The Police licensing officer stated that he had visited to the premises and had been provided with a reassuring undertaking that the management intended to revert the premises to a traditional pub value with a strong emphasis on a food based business, but that the application  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.