Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN FOR THE MEETING

Minutes:

Councillor Nicholas Bennett was appointed as Chairman for the meeting.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Application for a Premises Licence at Real Ale Way Ltd 6 Chatterton Road Bromley BR2 9QN pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

The Licensing Sub-Committee carefully considered the application for  a premises licence at ‘THE REAL ALE WAY LTD’ 6 CHATTERTON ROAD BROMLEY BR2 9QN.

 

The Licensing Sub-Committee made the following decision having regard to:

 

-  The four licensing objectives,

-  The Council’s current Statement of Licensing Policy

-  Guidance issued under the Licensing Act 2003; The Secretary of State  Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (As amended),

-  Written and oral representations by the Applicant, 

-  Written representations by Local Resident (s),

-  Written representations by the Metropolitan Police

-  Written representations by the Child Protection Team

 

The decision of the Licensing Sub-Committee was as follows:

 

The Licensing Sub- Committee decided to Grant the premises licence with amendments and subject to the agreed conditions at the Hearing on the 1st December 2021. 

 

 

 THE APPLICANT’S CASE:

 

(i) The applicant introduced himself and outlined his background and experience in operating licensable premises, including those within the Bromley Borough. The applicant mentioned that the proposed trading premises would be a small ‘Micro-Pub’ which was intended to provide a relaxing atmosphere for the consumption of real ales. No lagers would be served, nor was it the intention to have gaming machines, or music. The average age of the target clientele would be between 50 -55 years old; such persons considered to be moderate in their drinking and responsible in their conduct.

 

The applicant mentioned that he was a responsible and experienced individual in the running of licensed premises, with two other units of a similar trading format to that proposed being currently traded.

 

At the Hearing there were discussions regarding the use of the outside

space of the premises, possible noise nuisance, the hours for the sale of alcohol, the capacity of the premises and the clientele. The applicant stated that he was aware of potential issues, and had agreed to the proposed conditions suggested by the Metropolitan Police and the Child Protection Team. The Licensing Sub-Committee Members and the Head of Health Safety and Licensing asked the applicant various questions which the applicant responded to satisfactorily.

 

(ii) Points discussed at the hearing which resulted in forming part of

the conditions for the licence at the premises were:

 

1.  The hours for the supply of alcohol, be reduced by 15 mins to facilitate a “drinking up” time.

2.  The New Year’s Eve hours as proposed in the application.

3.  The Designated Premises Supervisor was asked to submit his application for inclusion in the premises license as soon as possible.

4.  The Metropolitan Police and the Child Protection Team‘s proposed conditions and the applicant’s agreement with those conditions.

 

OBJECTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR THE LICENCE:

 

Written representations from local residents both in support and those objecting were submitted and included in the Licensing Sub-Committee Bundle. There were no oral representations from the residents.

 

It was noted that there were no objections from the Metropolitan Police nor from any responsible authorities and the applicant had agreed to the conditions which were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.