Agenda and minutes

Application for a variation of a premises licence for Park Lane Food Centre, 77 Park Lane, Hornchurch, Essex. RM11 1BH

PREMISES

Park Lane Food Centre

77 Park Lane

Romford

Essex

RM11 1BH

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

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

APPLICANT

Ms Hatice Sapkur

C/O 77 Park Lane

Hornchurch

Essex

RM11 1BH

1.         Details of requested licensable activities

Seasonal variations & non-standard timings:

From 08:00 to 00:00 on St Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday, Sunday before May Day Bank Holiday, Sunday before Spring Bank Holiday, Friday of August Bank Holiday, Saturday of August Bank Holiday, Sunday of August Bank Holiday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day.

2.         Promotion of the Licensing Objectives

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 Premises Certificates) Regulations 2005 relating to the advertising of the application.  The required public notice was installed in the 16 December 2011 edition of the Romford Recorder.

3.         Details of Representations

There were 29 representations against the application from interested parties. There were 38 representations in support of this application submitted by interested parties. 4 of the representations in support of the application were written individually while the remaining 34 were a signed pro-forma letter.

There was one representation against this application from a responsible authority, the Metropolitan Police.

Responsible Authorities

Chief Officer of Metropolitan Police (“the Police”):One

The Police made a representation against the application on the basis that the applicant had not satisfactorily addressed the additional steps they intended to take to prevent noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour if they were to be granted the extended hours to supply alcohol. This would likely result in further instances of crime and disorder and public nuisance.

The representation explained that the area close to where the premises was located experienced problems with anti social behaviour and youth disorder. Underage drinking and smoking in the two local parks, Hylands and Maygreen, was highlighted as a particular problem.  Reference was made to 10 recorded reports over a period of 4 months associated with or near to the premises. It also referred to numerous objections raised by local residents against the application to vary the licence.

The Police were concerned with the management and compliance of the operators of the premises. When the licence was initially granted, the applicant agreed to develop a positive business reputation which would overcome the concerns of interested parties.  Having demonstrated a positive approach to operating the licence the applicant could then seek an extension of hours for licensable activities.  However, the representation made reference to two sales of alcohol by staff at the premises outside of the licensable hours within a 12 month period, and an incident where an employee at the premises was arrested for an assault on a child which resulted in a detected crime  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.