Agenda and minutes

Application for a variation of a premises licence in respect of Romford Mini Market, 84 South Street, Romford RM1 1RX.

Present at the hearing were: Mr G Chopra (Applicant), Mr G Hopkins (on behalf of the applicant), Mr S Lamba and Ms L Potter,

Objector: Mr A Patel

In addition: Havering Police Licensing Officer PC D Fern.

 

Also present were Paul Campbell (Havering Licensing Officer), the Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee and the clerk.

 

The Chairman advised those present of action to be taken in the event of emergency and the evacuation of the Town Hall becoming necessary.

 

There were no declarations of interest by Members.

 

PREMISES

Romford Mini Market

84 South Street

Romford

RM1 1RX

 

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

 

An application to vary a premises licence under s.34 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

 

APPLICANT

Mr Gul Chopra

24 Cains Lane

Feltham

TW14 9RH

 

 

1.         Details of the current premises licence:

 

Supply of Alcohol (Off Supply Only)
Day	Start	Finish
Monday to Sunday	08:00hrs	19:00hrs

 

 

2.         Details of Variation applied for:

 

Supply of Alcohol (Off Supply Only)
Day	Start	Finish
Monday to Sunday	08:00hrs	23:00hrs

 

Seasonal variations & Non-standard timings

 

There were no seasonal variations or non-standard timings applied for in this variation.

 

 

3.         Promotion of the Licensing Objectives

 

The applicant acted in accordance with premises licence regulations 25 and 26 relating to the advertising of the application.  The required newspaper advertisement was installed in the Yellow Advertiser on Wednesday 1 February 2012.

 

 

4.         Details of Representations

 

There was one valid representation against this application from an interested party.

 

This covered several points under public safety and the prevention of public nuisance

 

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

 

The Metropolitan Police representative outlined his concerns over the proposed extended hours.

 

There were no representations from the following responsible authorities:

 

London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority (“LFEPA”):

Health & Safety Enforcing Authority:

Planning Control & Enforcement: 

Public Health:

Children & Families Service:

Trading Standards Service:

The Magistrates’ Court:

 

 

5.         Determination of Application

 

Decision

 

Consequent upon the hearing held on 16 March 2012, the Sub-Committee’s decision regarding the application to vary a Premises Licence for Romford Min Market was as set out below, for the reasons shown:

 

The Sub-Committee was obliged to determine this application with a view to promoting the licensing objectives, which are:

·               The prevention of crime and disorder

·               Public safety

·               The prevention of public nuisance

·               The protection of children from harm

 

In making its decision, the Sub-Committee also had regard to the Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and Havering’s Licensing Policy.

 

In addition, the Sub-Committee took account of its obligations under s17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and Articles 1 and 8 of the First Protocol of the Human Rights Act 1998.

 

The Sub-Committee was asked to consider whether the granting of the variation to the premises licence would undermine the licensing objectives.

 

 

Agreed Facts

Facts/Issues:

 

PC Fern stated that the Metropolitan Police had concerns about the application because:

·        The premises was within the saturation policy area and allowing the additional time would only add to the cumulative impact  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.