Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED: That Councillor Andrew Retter be elected Chairman of the Licensing Sub-Committee (South) for this meeting.

Apologies for absence had been received from Councillor Josephine Barrett.  Councillor Andrew Retter was present as a substitute.

It was confirmed that all items would be considered in Public.

The Licensing Officer introduced the report in respect of an application for a Premises Licence for Martins, 88-90 Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon UB8 3NJ, for the provision of the sale of alcohol.

Representation in respect of the application had been received from residents, in the form of two petitions and a letter, under the four Licensing objectives listed below:

• The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
• The Protection of Children from Harm
• Public Safety
• The Prevention of Nuisance

Decision

The Sub-Committee has considered all the relevant evidence made available to it and in doing so has taken into account the Licensing Act 2003, the Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of the Act, the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and Licensing objectives.  The Sub-Committee has carefully considered its decision, taking into account residents concerns and the demands of the legislation.  They concluded that there are no legislative grounds to refuse the application.

The decision of the Sub-Committee is therefore to grant the licence subject to the following conditions:

1.       The premises shall be licensed for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises between the hours of 06h00 and 22h00;

2.       There shall be two adult staff members on the premises between the times of:

3.       In the event that two adult members of staff are not on the premises during the above-mentioned times, no alcohol may be sold during the relevant time period;

4.       All alcohol products shall be stored in direct line of sight from the cashier’s position and not obscured by other displays or shelving;

5.       Products with an abv above 35% shall be stored behind the counter;

6.       The till shall be placed under the counter or if on the counter it shall be fixed into position so that it cannot be easily moved;

7.       No alcohol products shall be displayed within 2 meters of the door;

8.       The CCTV system shall be kept in good working order.  One camera should be in a position to record all transactions at the counter; another the area where the alcohol is displayed and a third to record all head and shoulders of persons entering the store.  A fourth camera should cover the area immediately outside the entrance door to the premises;

9.       Images from the CCTV system shall be capable of retention for 30 days, and be made available to police on request.  Staff should be trained as to how to download and view on the equipment so as to allow immediate viewing to take place where necessary;

10.   If the CCTV system should at any stage fail to operate and record properly then the sales of alcohol shall cease until the system is again working;

11.   A monitor showing one or more of the CCTV images shall be positioned so that it is visible by customers and staff at the till area;

12.   The counter shall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.