Penderfyniadau

Applicant:                               Clive Drinkwater

 

Responsible Authorities:      Tim Davies, South Wales Police

                                                Tim Haughton, Licensing, Cardiff Council

                                                Gillian Jones, Pollution Control, Cardiff Council

 

The Application

 

The applicant has applied for the following:

 

(1)       In respect of the following licensable activities:

 

1. The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption on the premises.

 

2. The provision of regulated entertainment in the form of plays, films, recorded music, performances of dance and anything of a similar description.    

 

(2)       Description of Premises (as stated by applicant):

 

“The proposed premises is the café on the ground floor, the multi purpose space in the basement and the external yard to the rear of the premises.

 

CF24 Project is a newly developed café and multi purpose space. The café has been trading for several months and has hosted a variety of groups and events from community groups to university societies to birthday parties, pop up shops, art exhibits and cinema nights.”

 

(3)       Unless otherwise indicated the premises may be open to the public during the following hours and for any hours consequential to the non standard timings:

 

Monday to Sunday: 08:00 to 23:15

New Years Eve: 10:00 to 23:00 on New Years Day.

 

(4)       To provide licensable activities during the following hours:

           

1. The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption on the premises:

 

Monday to Sunday: 12:00 to 23:00

New Years Eve: 10:00 to 23:00 on New Years Day.

 

2. The provision of regulated entertainment in the form of plays, films, recorded music, performances of dance and anything of a similar description (all indoors):

 

Monday to Sunday: 10:00 to 23:00

 

At the outset of the meeting Licensing Officers advised that the application sought provide recorded music from New Year’s Eve through to New Year’s Day.  This information was not detailed in the report.

 

Responsible Authority Representations

 

Tim Davies addressed the Sub Committee on behalf of South Wales Police.  South Wales Police were objecting to the granting of a premises licence based on the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder and the prevention of public nuisance.  Members were reminded that the premises were located within the Crwys Road Saturation Zone and there was, therefore, a rebuttable presumption that any applications for new licences, or variations to existing licences, would be refused unless the applicant is able to demonstrate that there will be no negative impact upon the licensing objectives.

 

Members were advised that the premises were located within a row of commercial units.  The premises were 2 storeys with an external yard to the rear of the building.  There were residential properties behind and above the premises.

 

Tim Davies advised that he met the applicant on 16 June 2015 and discussed the application.  The applicant stated that it was his intention to sell a limited selection of beers, ciders and wines.  On the ground floor of the building a seating area was provided.  The basement was poorly lit and was furnished with fold-away tables and chairs.  There was also a yard to the rear of the building which abutted neighbouring residences.

 

The Sub Committee heard that the application sought to make licensable activity permitted in the entire premises.  The applicant assured PC Davies that he would provide a business plan for the premises.  A business plan has still not been received.  No clear answer was given to questions raised about the use of the basement area of the premises.  The applicant was also unable to provide an accurate figure in relation to the capacity of the premises.  Concerns were also expressed that the CCTV installed at the premises did not meet South Wales Police specifications.

 

Members were advised that 3 Temporary Event Notices had taken place at the premises on 28 February, 14 March and 20 March 2015.  PC Davies spoke with a neighbour regarding these events.  The neighbour stated that there were some issues with noise, although no formal complaint was reported.

 

PC Davies advised that in Crwys Road there had been 59 alcohol related incidents reported to South Wales Police over a 2 year period.  The application was measured in terms of risk and South Wales Police considered the risk of crime and disorder occurring to be medium to high.  PC Davies considered that the operating scheduled submitted with the application was vague and failed to promote the Licensing Objectives.

 

Members asked whether any objections to the application were received from residents.  No objections were received.  PC Davies also confirmed that South Wales Police had not been required to attend the premises during the time the applicant had been operating.  PC Davies did not agree that the application made was detailed.  The application was considered to contain few specific measures and would be difficult to enforce.  The applicant confirmed that the only toilet facilities would located in the basement of the building and there were no toilet facilities on the ground floor for disabled people to use.

 

Tim Haughton from Cardiff Council Licensing addressed the Sub Committee.  Mr Haughton also stated that the premises were located within the Crwys Road Saturation Zone area.  Concerns were raised that there would be an inevitable negative impact upon the licensing objectives should a premises licence be granted.  Further concerns were also raised regarding the level of detail contained within the applicant’s operating schedule.  Mr Haughton considered that a number of the measures in the operating schedule were ‘self-assessed’ and were therefore unenforceable.

 

Members were advised that the proposed smoking area at the front of the premises was actually the public highway and was in close proximity to a bus lane, raising public safety concerns. 

 

Gillian Jones objected to the application on the grounds of the prevention of public nuisance.  Concerns were raised regarding the use and timings of the rear yard area.  There were residential properties behind, above and across the road from these premises and it was considered that that application would have public nuisance implications.  Complaints were being received relating to similar premises nearby.

 

Applicants Representations

 

Mr Clive Drinkwater presented the application.  He apologised for not providing South Wales Police with the information requested as he had been away from Cardiff for some period.

 

Members were advised that the premises were operating at present serving soft drinks only.  A number of events had been hosted at the premises including talks, classes and comedy nights.  There had been 3 Temporary Event Notice events without incident.  Mr Drinkwater stated that he had spoken to neighbours personally and the only complaint received was regarding noise disturbance that had occurred when building works were being undertaken.

 

Referring to the yard at the rear of the premises, Mr Drinkwater advised that he proposed to use the area as a smoking area, however he was happy for the use of the area to be conditioned and time limited to daytime hours only.  The area at the front of the premises would be managed by members of the management team and staff.  This was no different to any other premises.

 

Mr Drinkwater was not aware the South Wales Police had concerns regarding the specification of the CCTV system.  An undertaking was given to upgrade the CCTV as necessary.

 

Members were advised that these premises were small and had a capacity of around 60 according to the fire risk assessment.  Mr Drinkwater had attempted to contact officers from Pollution Control without success.  Neighbours had indicated that they did not have any concerns regarding the use of the external area.  However, Mr Drinkwater was happy to work within guidelines.  The area would also be used for composting and teaching people how to recycle.  Mr Drinkwater explained that all the materials used to renovate the premises and all the furniture was reclaimed and this formed an integral part of the business plan for the premises.

 

Mr Drinkwater was confident that the licensing objectives would be promoted and his requested that Members give him an opportunity.

 

Members of the Sub Committee commented upon the application.  Members were favourable of the application in terms of what the applicant was setting out to achieve.  It was considered that the premises were unlikely to have a negative impact upon the licencing objectives.  However, Members were concerned that the application was vague, incomplete with ‘too many loose ends’.  Members invited Mr Drinkwater to consider whether he wished to withdraw the application so that he may undertake further consultation with the responsible authorities with a view to agreeing some conditions on the premises licence which would help to promote the licensing objectives.

 

Mr Drinkwater acknowledged the points made by the Sub Committee.  He considered that he was not in a position to withdraw due to financial pressures.  Mr Drinkwater indicated that he would accept conditions designating floor space to be set aside for dining and times for the usage of the yard.  It was anticipated that food would account for 70% of taking and alcohol would account for 30%.  All staff were provided with a training handbook, which was also available online.  SIA door staff would be employed on Friday and Saturday evenings and consideration would be given to employing door staff for ad hoc events, depending on an internal risk assessment.  No music would be played in the rear yard and there would be background music only upstairs.

 

Mr Haughton question why these measures would not set out in the operating schedule submitted in support of the application.

 

After some consideration Mr Drinkwater requested that his application be withdrawn.

Applicants:                          The Applicant did not attend; there was a delay in the start of the hearing for a period of 15 minutes.

 

Responsible Authority:      Tony Bowley, representing South Wales Police

Paul Walters, representing Licensing Department

PC Jonathan Barton, South Wales Police – Neighbourhood Beat Manager

                                               

 

The Application

 

An application for the grant of a Premises Licence was been received from Lilo Express Cardiff Ltd in respect of Lilo Express Grill House, 76 City Road, Cardiff, CF24 3DD.

 

The applicant applied for the following:

 

(1)       In respect of the following licensable activities:

 

1.  The provision of late night refreshment

 

 

(2)       Description of Premises (as stated by applicant):

 

“Newly refurbished restaurant.”

 

(3)       Unless otherwise indicated the premises may be open to the public during the following hours and for any hours consequential to the non standard timings:

 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

 

(4)       To provide licensable activities during the following hours:

 

1.  The provision of late night refreshment (indoors):

 

Responsible Authority Representations

 

Mr Tony Bowley addressed the Sub Committee on behalf of South Wales Police.  Members were advised that South Wales Police were objecting to the application based on the licensing objectives of prevention of public nuisance and the prevention of crime and disorder.

 

Whilst the premises were located with in the City Road Saturation Zone Policy area, it does not apply in this instance as the applicant does not seek sell alcohol. 

 

Members were advised that there were currently 54 licenced premises on City Road, 16 with late night refreshment licences only and 14 others that could sell serve late night refreshment.

 

Mr Bowley circulated statistical evidence providing a breakdown of incidents of crime and disorder which had occurred in City Road, Crwys Road and Whitchurch Road between during 2013 and 2014.  The majority of incidents were alcohol related.

 

PC Jonathan Barton addressed the committee.  He provided some background information in relation to the City Road area and the types and number of offences committed, he made particular reference to three offences of robbery. He advised that there are difficulties in the area, not only on Friday and Saturday nights, with the number of drunken people in the area and the difficulties with parking.

 

Responding to questions from the Sub-Committee he advised that there is a spike in the number of calls relating to anti-social behaviour incidents from 10.00 pm onwards. There were far fewer calls in respect of incidents on Albany Road, Crwys Road or Whitchurch Road.

 

Mr Bowley advised, responding to a question from the Sub-Committee, that whilst there is no application to sell alcohol at the premises, there is nothing to stop the applicant allowing alcohol to be consumed on the premises if purchased elsewhere.

 

Paul Walters addressed the Sub Committee on behalf of Cardiff Council Licensing.  He echoed the views of Mr Bowley and PC Barton and also provided the Sub-Committee with a letter from Companies House confirming that the applicant company– Lilo Express Cardiff Ltd had been dissolved on 14 October 2014.

 

There were no representations from the applicant.

 

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee, bearing in mind the information provided that Lilo Express Cardiff Ltd had been dissolved on 14 October 2014, were unable to consider the application.

 

No declarations of interest were received.

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