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MCINTOSH NEWS (REVIEW), Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 7th June, 2016 10.30 am

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APPLICATION TO REVIEW A PREMISES LICENCE - MCINTOSH NEWS pdf icon PDF 5 MB

 

This application to review a premises licenceis made by Sasha Taylor, Havering Trading Standards Specialist, under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 - McIntosh News, 19 McIntosh Road, Romford, RM1 4JU

 

Decision:

Licensing Act 2003

Notice of Decision

 

PREMISES

McIntosh News

19 McIntosh Road

Romford

RM1 4JU

 

 

Application to Review the Premises Licence

 

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

 

Application for a review of the premises licence by the London Borough of Havering’s Licensing Authority under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

 

APPLICANT

Sasha Taylor

Havering Trading Standards Specialist

Borough of Havering

Mercury House

Mercury Gardens

Romford

RM1 3SL

 

 

1.            Details of existing licensable activities

 

Opening Hours

Day

Start

Finish

Monday to Saturday

08.00

23.00

Sunday

10.00

22.30

 

 

2.            Grounds for Review

 

The Trading Standards Services submitted the application to review McIntosh News premises licence, numbered 2077, in accordance with the provisions of section 51 of the Act.

 

The grounds for the review were that the premises had made alcohol sales to underage persons on more than one occasion, thus failing to promote the prevention of crime and disorder and protection of children from harm licensing objectives.

 

In line with s.51 (3) (a) of the act the licence holder and other Responsible Authorities were informed of the application on the 19 April 2016.

 

 

3.            Requirements upon the Licensing Authority

 

The provisions of s.51 of the Act indicated that the Licensing Authority undertakes certain functions with regard to a premises licence review application.  To this end a suitably worded public notice was placed nearby to the premises (street sign pole at the junction of Marshalls Drive and McIntosh Road – photo was attached in the agenda pack).  The same notice was also installed at Havering’s Town Hall notice board on Main Road and also made available on Havering’s website.  A copy of the notice was attached for reference to the Licensing Officer’s report.

 

The report of the Licensing Officer informed the Sub-Committee that during the  consultation period the public notice was removed from the location nearby to the premises on three (3) occasions and tampered with on a fourth occasion.  Each time it was replaced or repositioned in order that the public could have notification.

 

On the first replacement Mr Patel was asked to display the notice inside his premises to prevent any removal.  He was stated to be reluctant.  He was therefore asked to contact his Licensing Advisor to resolve his issues.  No further request was made to Mr Patel.

 

When determining an application for a premises licence review s.52(3) of the Act requires that the Licensing Authority must, having regard to the application and any relevant representations, take such of the steps mentioned in s.52(4) as it considers necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives. These steps were:

 

(a)   to modify the conditions of the licence

(b)   to exclude a licensable activity from the scope of the licence

(c)   to remove the designated premises supervisor

(d)   to suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three months

(e)   to revoke the licence

 

 

4.            Representations

 

There was no representation from interested parties.

 

There were four representations from Responsible Authorities.

 

Mr Paul Jones, Havering’s Licensing Authority made a representation in support of  ...  view the full decision text for item 2.

Minutes:

 

PREMISES

McIntosh News

19 McIntosh Road

Romford

RM1 4JU

 

 

Application to Review the Premises Licence

 

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

 

Application for a review of the premises licence by the London Borough of Havering’s Licensing Authority under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

 

APPLICANT

Sasha Taylor

Havering Trading Standards Specialist

Borough of Havering

Mercury House

Mercury Gardens

Romford

RM1 3SL

 

 

1.            Details of existing licensable activities

 

Opening Hours

Day

Start

Finish

Monday to Saturday

08.00

23.00

Sunday

10.00

22.30

 

 

2.            Grounds for Review

 

The Trading Standards Services submitted the application to review McIntosh News premises licence, numbered 2077, in accordance with the provisions of section 51 of the Act.

 

The grounds for the review were that the premises had made alcohol sales to underage persons on more than one occasion, thus failing to promote the prevention of crime and disorder and protection of children from harm licensing objectives.

 

In line with s.51 (3) (a) of the act the licence holder and other Responsible Authorities were informed of the application on the 19 April 2016.

 

 

3.            Requirements upon the Licensing Authority

 

The provisions of s.51 of the Act indicated that the Licensing Authority undertakes certain functions with regard to a premises licence review application.  To this end a suitably worded public notice was placed nearby to the premises (street sign pole at the junction of Marshalls Drive and McIntosh Road – photo was attached in the agenda pack).  The same notice was also installed at Havering’s Town Hall notice board on Main Road and also made available on Havering’s website.  A copy of the notice was attached for reference to the Licensing Officer’s report.

 

The report of the Licensing Officer informed the Sub-Committee that during the  consultation period the public notice was removed from the location nearby to the premises on three (3) occasions and tampered with on a fourth occasion.  Each time it was replaced or repositioned in order that the public could have notification.

 

On the first replacement Mr Patel was asked to display the notice inside his premises to prevent any removal.  He was stated to be reluctant.  He was therefore asked to contact his Licensing Advisor to resolve his issues.  No further request was made to Mr Patel.

 

When determining an application for a premises licence review s.52(3) of the Act requires that the Licensing Authority must, having regard to the application and any relevant representations, take such of the steps mentioned in s.52(4) as it considers necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives. These steps were:

 

(a)   to modify the conditions of the licence

(b)   to exclude a licensable activity from the scope of the licence

(c)   to remove the designated premises supervisor

(d)   to suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three months

(e)   to revoke the licence

 

 

4.            Representations

 

There was no representation from interested parties.

 

There were four representations from Responsible Authorities.

 

Mr Paul Jones, Havering’s Licensing Authority made a representation in support of Trading Standards application to review this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.