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Licensing Act 2003

Notice of Decision

PREMISES

Top Meadow Country House and Golf Club,

Fen Lane, North Ockendon,

Upminster

RM14 3PR

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for an expedited premises licence review was made by on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003. The application was received by Havering’s Licensing Authority at 15:36 on 12th December 2019.

APPLICANT

PC Adam Williams

On behalfof theCommissioner ofthe MetropolitanPolice Service,

Romford PoliceStation,

19 MainRoad, Romford

RM1 1BJ

1.            Details of existing licensableactivities

Existing Club House

Ground & First Floor Function Suite & Seminar Room

Supply of Alcohol, films, indoor sporting events, live music, recorded music, performance of dance, anything of a similar description to live music, recorded music or performance of dance, provision of facilities for making music, provision of facilities for dancing, provision of facilities for anything of a similar description to making music or dancing

Monday to Sunday – 07:00 to 01:00

Late night refreshment

Monday to Sunday – 23:00 to 01:00

Plays

Monday to Sunday – 11:00 to 23:00

Hotel

Supply of alcohol, films, recorded music

24 hours a day

Late night refreshment

Monday to Sunday – 23:00 to 05:00

          Grounds for Review

The applicationfor anexpedited premiseslicence reviewhad been served undersection 53Aof theLicensing Act2003 underLicensing Objectives.

The Metropolitan Police are requesting a summary review due to serious crime and disorder at Top Meadow Golf Club, Fen Lane RM14 3PR on Saturday 7 Dec 2019.

3.                  Requirements  upon the  Licensing Authority

The applicationwas receivedby Havering’sLicensing Authorityat 15:36 on 12 December 2019.

The application was made under the provisions of section 53A ofthe Act. As such,s.53A(2)(a) requiredthat within48 hoursof thereceipt of the application the licensing authority considers whether itwas necessary to takeinterim stepspending thedetermination ofthe review application. This hearing was to enable the LicensingAuthority to complywith thisduty.

Section 53B (3) required that the licensing authority mustconsider whetherto takethe followinginterim steps:

(a)  themodification ofthe conditionsof thepremises licence

(b)   the exclusion of the sale of alcohol by retail from the scope ofthe licence

(c)  theremoval ofthe designatedpremises supervisorfrom thelicence

(d)  thesuspension ofthe licence

The consideration may take place without the holder of thepremises licence having been given an opportunity to make representationsto the licensingauthority (s.53B(2)). Anydecision thelicensing authoritymay make takes effect immediately or as soon after as thelicensing authoritydirects (s.53B(5) (a)).The licensingauthority mustthen give immediate noticeof itsof itsdecision tothe premiseslicence holderand the chiefofficer ofPolice.

4.                  Determination of Application

Consequent upon the hearing held on 16 December 2019 the Sub-Committee’s decision regarding the expedited review of the premises licence for Top Meadow Country House and Golf Club, Fen  ...  view the full decision text for item 5.