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PREMISES

Wacky Bagels

St Georges House

2-4 Eastern Road

Romford

RM1 3QF

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Mr Ansar Sabir

St Georges House

2-4 Eastern Road

Romford

RM1 3QF

1.         Details of the application

Under the Licensing Act 2003 Late night Refreshment is the supply of hot food and/or drink between 23.00hrs and 05.00hrs

Seasonal variations & Non-standard timings

There are no seasonal variations or non-standard timings on this application.

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 had complied with premises licence regulations 25 and 26 relating to the advertising of the application.  The required newspaper advertisement was installed in the Romford Recorder on Friday 8 June 2012. 

3.         Details of Representations

Valid representations may only address the four licensing objectives

• The prevention of crime and disorder;
• The prevention of public nuisance;
• The protection of children from harm; and
• Public Safety.

There were four valid representations against this application from interested parties.

The interested parties representations covered points under the objectives of the prevention of public nuisance, public safety, the prevention of crime and disorder and the fact that the premise is within the Romford Saturation Policy area.

There were two representations against this application from responsible authorities.

The Responsible Authorities outlined their concerns around the issue of the premises licence within the saturation area.

Responsible Authorities

The Police and the Licensing Authority as responsible authorities registered their concerns to the application that the premise was within the saturation area of the Town Centre.

Mr Paul Jones, Licensing Officer for the London Borough of Havering, made representation against this application based on the following concerns:

• That the premise was located in a saturation zone and is thus subject to Havering’s licensing policy 018. This policy indicated that such application should be refused unless exceptional. He stated that the application had not demonstrated that an exception should be made to this policy in order to grant the application. The sub-committee was also informed that granting a licence would have the effect of adding to the anti-social problems in the area.
• That the application itself addresses the licensing objectives in such a minimal fashion that the authority was not confident that the applicant had a full understanding of the requirements and responsibilities placed upon a premises licence holder. The sub-committee was informed that the authority believe that at this stage the applicant was unable to promote the licensing objectives as required by the Act and as such requests that this application is refused.

Mr Jones concluded by informing the sub-committee that the applicant had been cautioned on four different occasions for selling hot food without appropriate licence.

Metropolitan Police:

PC Fern stated in his representation and to the sub committee that the applicant had  ...  view the full decision text for item 1.

PREMISES

Wacky Bagels

St Georges House

2-4 Eastern Road

Romford

RM1 3QF

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Mr Ansar Sabir

St Georges House

2-4 Eastern Road

Romford

RM1 3QF

1.         Details of the application

Under the Licensing Act 2003 Late night Refreshment is the supply of hot food and/or drink between 23.00hrs and 05.00hrs

Seasonal variations & Non-standard timings

There are no seasonal variations or non-standard timings on this application.

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 had complied with premises licence regulations 25 and 26 relating to the advertising of the application.  The required newspaper advertisement was installed in the Romford Recorder on Friday 8 June 2012. 

3.         Details of Representations

Valid representations may only address the four licensing objectives

• The prevention of crime and disorder;
• The prevention of public nuisance;
• The protection of children from harm; and
• Public Safety.

There were four valid representations against this application from interested parties.

The interested parties representations covered points under the objectives of the prevention of public nuisance, public safety, the prevention of crime and disorder and the fact that the premise is within the Romford Saturation Policy area.

There were two representations against this application from responsible authorities.

The Responsible Authorities outlined their concerns around the issue of the premises licence within the saturation area.

Responsible Authorities

The Police and the Licensing Authority as responsible authorities registered their concerns to the application that the premise was within the saturation area of the Town Centre.

Mr Paul Jones, Licensing Officer for the London Borough of Havering, made representation against this application based on the following concerns:

• That the premise was located in a saturation zone and is thus subject to Havering’s licensing policy 018. This policy indicated that such application should be refused unless exceptional. He stated that the application had not demonstrated that an exception should be made to this policy in order to grant the application. The sub-committee was also informed that granting a licence would have the effect of adding to the anti-social problems in the area.
• That the application itself addresses the licensing objectives in such a minimal fashion that the authority was not confident that the applicant had a full understanding of the requirements and responsibilities placed upon a premises licence holder. The sub-committee was informed that the authority believe that at this stage the applicant was unable to promote the licensing objectives as required by the Act and as such requests that this application is refused.

Mr Jones concluded by informing the sub-committee that the applicant had been cautioned on four different occasions for selling hot food without appropriate licence.

Metropolitan Police:

PC Fern stated in his representation and to the sub committee that the applicant had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.