Agenda and draft minutes

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4.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN FOR THE MEETING

Minutes:

Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe was appointed Chairman for the meeting.

5.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

6.

PREMISES LICENCE APPLICATION FOR FESTIVAL REPUBLIC AT CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, THICKET ROAD, PENGE pdf icon PDF 7 MB

Minutes:

Licensing Decision

 

The Panel  made the following decision having regard to:

 

- the four licensing objectives

  - the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy 2016 – 2021

  - guidance issued under the Licensing Act 2003

  - written and oral representations from the Applicant

- written and oral representations from Local Residents

- written and oral representation from Mr Kolvin QC and witnesses in support.

 

 

The decision of the sub-committee was to grant the licence as applied for with the conditions and amendments as stated.

 

The decision of the licensing sub-committee would be subject to an appeal process by any party. Full details of this process will be supplied in the full decision letter which would be released within the next 5 working days.

 

As this would be the first event of its kind in the borough, it would be subject to extreme scrutiny to ensure that it complied with all of the stated conditions and also the advice given by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG). This would be to ensure that the event went ahead in a safe and secure manner and had the minimum disruptive impact (so far as it was reasonably practicable) on the residents of the borough.

 

Hearing: 

 

The sub-committee considered the application made by Festival Republic for a new premises licence on the 23 November 2020 for the sale and supply of alcohol, recorded, live music and regulated entertainment at Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge Crystal Palace.

 

Applicant

 

The applicant’s legal representative set out the background of the application. He submitted that Live Nation was the world’s leading live event company which had organised and promoted 40,000 shows over 100 festivals. He stated that Live Nation was a parent company of the applicant, Festival Republic. He highlighted the experienced backgrounds of the applicant’s management. For example, the Managing Director had forty years’ experience of organising events, which included the Glastonbury and Reading festivals. He had a team of contractors, “tried and tested”, noise engineers, security, medical professionals and waste inspectors.  He also sat on major groups, which covered matters such as counter-terrorism intelligence.

 

The applicant’s legal representative submitted that in accordance with Guidance issued under the Licensing Act 2003, the applicant had continued to work through the consultation and planning process. The applicant had reached out to local residents and attended residents’ meetings. They had also consulted with local societies, the MET Police, the Local Authority, (including Licensing, Environmental Health, Highways and Child Protection). The intention was to continue the consultation process through the SAG Forum.

 

The applicant presented the sub-committee with a list of additional conditions which they would accept as part of the licence. Reference was made to conditions 3, 4 and 5 of the proposed conditions. He emphasised that specific approvals would be required before any of the events went ahead. The applicant referred to various plans within their business structure including the Event Management Plan, which comprised of 21 appendices, and a multi-agency forum to ensure that the licensing objectives were met.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.