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To consider an application for a premises licence for the Fete Lounge, 6 Station Road, Upminster, RM14 2UB.

PREMISES

Fete Lounge

6 Station Road

Upminster

Essex

RM14 2UB

APPLICANT

Nooreen Jafferkhan

3 Heideck Gardens

Hutton

Brentwood

Essex

CM13 2UA

1.    Details of Application

Variation applied for:

The applicant had 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 Romford Recorder on the Friday 26 February 2016.

2.    Details of Representations

There were three (3) representations against this application from interested persons. 

There were no representations against this application from responsible authorities.

Negotiations had taken place between the applicant and the Police Licensing Officer Belinda Goodwin and a number of conditions had been agreed to be added to a licence if it is granted by the Sub-Committee.

Details of representations

Valid representations may only address the following licensing objectives:

• The prevention of crime and disorder
• The prevention of public nuisance
• The protection of children from harm
• Public safety

The representation submitted by Ms Bernadette Coffey addressed the prevention of public nuisance objective. Her representation appeared to deal with the issue of amplified music and its effect on residential properties amenity. 

The representation submitted by Ms Ursula Coffey addressed the prevention of public nuisance objective. Her representation appeared to deal with the issue of amplified music and its effect on residential properties amenity.

The representation submitted by Mr Robert Knowles addressed all four of the licensing objectives. His representation appeared to deal with issues the use of the premises as a tea room or bar, concerns relating to the use of door supervisors, children on the premises if the use was as a bar and the number of patrons on the premises.

At the hearing Ms Bernadette Coffey commented that she had seen the Fete Lounge’s mission statement on social media which appeared to indicate that the word “fete” was a Caribbean word for partying, leading Ms Coffey to believe that the entertainment to be provided could be noisy and raucous.

Ms Coffey also commented that Environmental Protection Act Section 79 offered individuals protection from noise nuisance if it was prejudicial to one’s health or the ability to benefit from the enjoyment of their property.

Ms Coffey commented that an incident had taken place recently where a commercial vehicle had visited the retail premises below her flat at 05.45am on a Sunday morning to collect waste material which had in turn disrupted her sleep.

Ms Coffey also commented that the social media website had made mention of on-site parking for patrons of the Fete Lounge however no parking facilities existed.

Ms Coffey concluded by commenting that her leasehold agreement forbade the playing of music between the hours of 11pm and 8am and that the retail unit beneath her could possibly have the same clause in their leasehold agreement.

3.    Applicant’s response.

The applicant’s agent,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.