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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of interest in matters coming before this meeting Minutes: None. |
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To confirm that the items of business marked Part I will be considered in Public and items marked Part II will be considered in Private Minutes: It was confirmed that all items were marked as Part I, and would therefore be considered in public. |
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Matters that have been notified in advance or urgent Minutes: None. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Introduction by Licensing Officer:
Steve Dormer, Licensing Officer, introduced the report, confirming that the matter had been brought before the Committee due to Hillingdon Council’s Antisocial Behaviour and Environment team (ASBET) submitting an application to review the premises licence in respect of Captain Morgan’s, 210 Field End Road, Eastcote. Numerous complaints of noise emanating from the premises were received by ASBET from nearby residents over several months, several of which had been verified by Council officers and had been deemed to be statutory nuisances.
Noise abatement notices had been served on the occupier of Captain Morgan’s, and on 16 July 2018 at Uxbridge Magistrates Court, a fine was issued to the licence holder, Mr Farrell, for £14,786.00 for breaching those abatement notices. The noise nuisances had been brought to the attention of the management at Captain Morgan’s several times, alongside advice and guidance, which had appeared not to be taken seriously.
The review application was seeking to regulate the entertainment that was deregulated under current legislative guidelines, to enable the premises to uphold the licensing objectives, notably the objective to prevent public nuisance. Current licensed hours for regulated entertainment were between 23:00-01:30 on Friday and Saturday.
This week, the management of Captain Morgan’s had made contact with the Council to advise that they were training a new member of staff to become the new personal licence holder.
The officer’s recommendations, including a suggested reduction in operating hours, were set out in appendix 2 to the report.
Representation by the Applicants for the review:
Mark Oakley, Antisocial Behaviour and environment Officer, advised the Committee on the reason for the review.
Since November 2018, the Council had received nine complaints from nearby residents that loud amplified music was being played at the premises outside of the permitted hours. Four of the nine breaches of licensing conditions were witnessed by out-of-hours ASBET officers, and warnings were given each time an officer was able to engage with a member of staff at captain Morgan's.
As per the witness statement included within the report papers, on several occasions the doors to the premises were locked and occupants of the bar refused to open the doors, despite being aware that Council officers were outside banging on the doors and glass windows. Warnings were given in the form of noise abatement notices served by post and by hand, with further warnings given via telephone to Mr. Bates, who described himself as Manager/Owner of the pub. These warnings were ignored and breaches of the licensing conditions and noise abatement notices were still being reported until 20 May 2018, and the impact of the loud amplified music, shouting, screaming and fights outside the licensing hours on residents had been significant. Loud amplified music and/or nuisance from customers had on occasions been as late as 4:30 a.m. and had resulted in residents trying to manage on as little as three to four hours sleep before having to go to work. This was detrimental to their health and was unsustainable.
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