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The minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 8 January 2015 are attached.

We have noted the minutes of the meeting held on 8 January 2015 were noted.

Application for a review of the premises licence for Akash Tandoori, 185 High Street, Hornchurch, RM11 3XS.

Licensing Act 2003

Notice of Decision

PREMISES

New Akash Tandoori,

158 High Street,

Hornchurch,

RM11 3XS

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a review of the premises licence by the London Borough of Havering’s Licensing Authority under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Paul Jones,

Licensing Officer,

London Borough of Havering,

Mercury House,

Mercury Gardens,

Romford, RM1 3SL

1.            Details of existing licensable activities

2.            History

On 8 January 2015 the Sub-Committee heard that the premises had been taken over by Jakir Hussain Khan, Premises Licence Holder and Noor Uddin Ludi, Designated Premises Supervisor. The Licencing Authority and Metropolitan Police had indicated that Messrs Khan and Ludi were known to them and they had no concerns at their taking over the premises.

It was not in dispute that the premises had been mismanaged by Mr Rahman and there had been multiple contraventions of licence conditions and other trading offences. The paperwork provided by Messrs Khan and Ludi showed that the transfer of the lease would not proceed until the Landlord had granted an ‘unconditional‘ Licence to assign.

The Sub-Committee was concerned to ensure that Mr Rahman would have no part in the running of the business and agreed to defer consideration of the application to give Messrs Khan and Ludi an opportunity to finalise the transfer of the lease.

The Sub-Committee requested that Mr Khan and Mr Ludl provide:

a.    A copy of the lease between Mr Rahman and the landlord;

b.    A copy of the correspondence between Mr Khan and Mr Ludi’s solicitors and Mr Rahman’s solicitors;

c.    A copy of the letter from Mr Rahman’s solicitor’s to the landlord’s solicitors seeking consent to assign the lease;

d.    If available a copy of the assignment of the lease; and

e.    A copy of the two receipts for the monies paid to Mr Rahman.

3.            Update from the Responsible Authorities

Both Paul Jones, on behalf of the Licensing Authority and Jason Rose on behalf of the Metropolitan Police informed the Sub-Committee that they still had no concerns with Messrs Khan and Ludi’s running of the premises.

Mr Bush, Trading Standards, stated that he had visited the premises on the 14 April and carried out tests on the alcohol being served which indicated no concerns.

4.            Response from new Premises Licence Holder and DPS

Mr Ludi and Mr Khan had submitted some additional documents which showed they were in the process of seeking the transfer of the lease of the premises to Mr Khan. The papers submitted showed little progress in finalising the transfer. Bank references were still outstanding.

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PREMISES

New Akash Tandoori,

158 High Street,

Hornchurch,

RM11 3XS

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a review of the premises licence by the London Borough of Havering’s Licensing Authority under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Paul Jones,

Licensing Officer,

London Borough of Havering,

Mercury House,

Mercury Gardens,

Romford, RM1 3SL

1.            Details of existing licensable activities

2.            History

On 8 January 2015 the Sub-Committee had heard that the premises had been taken over by Jakir Hussain Khan, Premises Licence Holder and Noor Uddin Ludi, Designated Premises Supervisor. The Licencing Authority and Metropolitan Police had indicated that Messrs Khan and Ludi were known to them and they had no concerns at their taking over the premises.

It had not been in dispute that the premises had been mismanaged by Mr Rahman and there had been multiple contraventions of licence conditions and other trading offences. The paperwork provided by Messrs Khan and Ludi had showed that the transfer of the lease would not proceed until the Landlord had granted an “unconditional” Licence to assign.

The Sub-Committee had been concerned to ensure that Mr Rahman would have no part in the running of the business and had agreed to defer consideration of the application to give Messrs Khan and Ludi an opportunity to finalise the transfer of the lease.

The Sub-Committee had requested that Mr Khan and Mr Ludl provide:

a.    A copy of the lease between Mr Rahman and the landlord;

b.    A copy of the correspondence between Mr Khan and Mr Ludi’s solicitors and Mr Rahman’s solicitors;

c.    A copy of the letter from Mr Rahman’s solicitor’s to the landlord’s solicitors seeking consent to assign the lease;

d.    If available a copy of the assignment of the lease; and

e.    A copy of the two receipts for the monies paid to Mr Rahman.

3.            Update from the Responsible Authorities

Both Paul Jones, on behalf of the Licensing Authority and Jason Rose on behalf of the Metropolitan Police had informed the Sub-Committee that they still had no concerns with Messrs Khan and Ludi’s running of the premises.

Mr Bush, Trading Standards, had stated that he had visited the premises on the 14 April and had carried out tests on the alcohol being served which had indicated no concerns.

4.            Response from new Premises Licence Holder and DPS

Mr Ludi and Mr Khan had submitted some additional documents which showed they were in the process of seeking the transfer of the lease of the premises to Mr Khan. The papers submitted had showed little progress in finalising the transfer. Bank  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.