Agenda and draft minutes

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There were no declarations of interest.

It was confirmed that all items of business were in Part I and would be considered in public.

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INTRODUCTION

Lois King, Senior Licensing Officer at the London Borough of Hillingdon, introduced the report relating to the application to vary the premises licence for the Prince of Wales, 1 Harlington Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3HX. It was confirmed that an application had been made to extend the hours of licensable activities as detailed at paragraph 3.3 of the agenda pack. The conditions being offered by the applicant were set out in a separate operating schedule which was attached as Appendix 2 to the report.

It was noted that, whilst the operating schedule submitted with the application had included a significant number of conditions from the current premises licence which could be found in Appendix 3 on page 45 of the report, there had been several omissions, mainly in relation to conditions designed to uphold the prevention of public nuisance. These were highlighted in paragraph 3.6 on page seven of the report. It was confirmed that, on the 26th of March 2025, the applicant’s agent had advised that there was an error in the wording of two of the conditions in the operating schedule submitted with the application in February 2025. These had been highlighted in paragraph 3.7 on page seven of the report, along with the advice that was given. It was confirmed that the application before the Sub-Committee was the one which had been submitted in February 2025 complete with the errors.

It was reported that two representations had been received from interested parties, namely Ward Councillors Ekta Gohil and Roy Chamdal. 

The Sub-Committee was invited to determine the application, considering all submissions both verbal and written.

APPLICANT

The applicant’s representatives from The Licensing Guys, addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of the applicant.

It was noted that the premises was a pub and Mediterranean restaurant with shisha smoking in the garden, offering food, entertainment, and belly dancing. The application sought to extend licensable activities and the closing time by an hour, with dance performances both indoors and outdoors until 23:00. The variation was considered modest in scope.

It was confirmed that the reason for the additional hours was to remain competitive with nearby establishments like the Red Lion Hotel and The Vine. A comprehensive operating schedule with 51 conditions had been proposed to ensure the licensing objectives were promoted and not undermined. The premises had been operating under new management for two years, and the application should be judged on its own merits.

It was noted that the burden was on the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed operations would promote the licensing objectives. Opposing representatives were required to provide evidence that the premises would undermine these objectives. Section 182 guidance mandated that determinations be evidence-based.

The Sub-Committee heard that here was no empirical evidence of disorder, noise complaints, or other concerns involving the premises or the applicant. The Police, Environmental Protection Team, Trading Standards, Children's Services, Public Health, Planning, Environment, and Highways departments had raised no objections. Moreover, it was noted that historic issues were irrelevant to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.