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Application for a variation to a premises licence is made by Mr Naagarajah Kajendren under section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003.

PREMISES

Londis/1com2 Food and Wine,

211 Cherry Tree Lane,

Rainham,

Essex.

RM13 8TU

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application to vary a premises licence under section 34 the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Mr Kajendren Nagarajan,

211 Cherry Tree Lane,

Rainham,

RM13 8TU

1.         Details of the application

The premises is a single unit end of terrace business with the shop area on the ground floor with residential flats above. The area around the Cherry Tree junction has a number of shops and businesses on the ground floor with residential flats above. There are several restaurants close to the venue and five outlets for off sales of alcohol including a Tesco Express directly opposite the applicants shop on the Cherry Tree Pub site. There is a newly opened KFC adjacent to the Tesco store. All other premises in the area are residential..

The current premises licence is

The variation applied for is

Prior to the meeting the applicant had agreed with the Metropolitan Police to amend the application  to cease the sale of alcohol at 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

In addition to amending the hours the applicant was seeking the removal or alteration of a number of conditions on the current licence.

The Metropolitan Police had indicated that they had no objection to the request relating to conditions with the exception that condition 14 be retained.

Seasonal variations & Non-standard timings

No seasonal variation or non standard timing were applied for in this application.

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, 11^th July 2012.

2.                    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.

 Responsible Authorities

There were no representations against this application from responsible authorities.

Interested parties’ representations

Three valid representations had been received, two from local residents and one from the ward councillor for South Hornchurch.

The representations relate to the prevention of public nuisance and prevention of crime and disorder.

Councillor Breading (Ward Councillor) stated his objection was to the late opening in this area which is mixed use with older persons residences in close proximity. His objection was to the sale of alcohol after 23:00.

Mr Page lives above the premises, with his daughter and he was concerned about public nuisance. He felt that the proposed hours of opening were excessive and this would exacerbate the problems of excessive alcohol consumption, leading to problems for the Police and the NHS, and leading to an increase in anti-social behaviour, and late  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.