Minutes:
Introduction by Licensing Officer
Ian Meens, Licensing Officer at LBH, introduced the report relating to application for the grant of a premises licence made by Madhans Am to PM, trading as UR Local. The address of the premises was 6 Dawley Parade, Dawley Road, Hayes, UB3 1EA. Representations had been made against the application by three responsible authorities
It was confirmed that all interested parties had been notified of the meeting and notices had also been displayed at the premises and published on the Council website.
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The Decision
Resolved: That:
The Sub-Committee has considered all the relevant representations 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 that Act, the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Licensing objectives and the Public Sector Equality Duty.
The decision of the Sub-Committee is to GRANT the premises licence application with the following times for licensable activities:
• Sale of Alcohol from 07.00 to 23.00 hours every day (off sales only).
• Opening Hours for the premises shall be 07.00 to 23.00 hours every day.
Furthermore, the Sub-Committee has decided to refuse to specify the person named on the licence as the designated premises supervisor.
In addition, the Sub-Committee determined to add the following conditions to the premises licence:
· No licensable activities shall be carried out at the premises until a designated premises supervisor has been specified on the premises licence.
· No alcoholic drinks or tobacco will be purchased by the premises from unannounced sellers.
· All alcoholic drinks and tobacco shall be purchased from established bona fide VAT registered traders who provide invoices or receipts.
· Invoices for all stock brought shall be retained for a minimum of twelve (12) months and shall be made available to Police, HMRC and local authority officers on request.
· The counter shall be a minimum distance of one metre from the floor and at least 60 cm wide. Access behind the counter shall be via a door bolted from the inside. The floor behind the counter shall be raised 10 cm above normal floor level.
· All alcohol above 35% abv shall be stored behind the counter.
· All alcohol products shall be displayed in direct line of sight from the cashier's position and not obscured by other displays or shelving.
· The till shall be placed under the counter or if on the counter it shall be fixed into position so that it cannot easily be moved.
· No alcohol products shall be displayed within two (2) metres of the door.
· A CCTV system shall be installed and maintained in effective working order whenever the premises are in use for the purposes of the licence. The (minimum four (4)) cameras shall be placed in such positions as to (1) record all transactions, (2) record where alcohol is displayed, (3) record the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises and (4) record the area immediately outside the entrance to the premises. All CCTV images shall be stored in a secure location for a minimum period of thirty (30) days. The images shall be available for inspection on request by authorised officers of the Council and the Metropolitan Police Service.
· If the CCTV system should at any stage fail to operate and record properly the Police licensing officer and the Licensing Authority should be notified immediately and the fault rectified as soon as possible.
· A monitor showing CCTV images shall be positioned so it is visible by customers and premises staff at the counter area.
· There shall be two adult members of staff on the premises from 19:00 hours to closing every day.
· That alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed in the licensed premises.