Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent

Contact: Emily Kennedy 

Items
No. Item

641.

Election of Chairman

Minutes:

Councillor Johnston proposed, Councillor Fairbrass seconded and Members agreed that Councillor Coleman-Cooke be the Chairman for the meeting.

642.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies received at the meeting.

643.

Declarations of Interest

'To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest Form attached at the back of this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting and then take the prescribed course of action.'

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

644.

APPLICATION FOR PREMISES LICENCE - PASHA RESTAURANT, 182 NORTHDOWN ROAD, MARGATE pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item for discussion and requested the officer to present the report.

 

Jane Bennett, Licensing Team Leader presented an overview of the application for premises licence under section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003, for Pasha Restaurant, 182 Northdown Road, Margate. Ms Bennett highlighted the conditions agreed with the Kent Police, Environmental Health and KCC Trading Standards which were reflected in Annexes 5 and 6 to the sub-committee report.

 

There were no Police representatives present at the meeting.

 

There were no objectors present at the meeting.

 

Mr Khaled Alduhbaybi, the applicant had no questions to ask of the Licensing Team Leader.

 

Mr Miles Wiseman, the applicant’s representative addressed the meeting.

 

The Licensing Team Leader had no questions to ask of the applicant.

 

Barrister Paul Tapsell, counsel for the Council addressed the meeting and explained that planning application process was an independent process, separate from the licensing process. The licensing process had to take into consideration the four licensing objectives when making a decision on a licensing application as detailed in the officer report.

 

Barrister Tapsell then asked questions of the applicant and sought clarity on the hours including the extended opening hours being sought by the applicant.

 

Members asked questions of the applicant.

 

The Sub-Committee reminded the Applicant that planning conditions must be complied with and that the grant of a licence did not allow the premises to be open in breach of planning conditions and then APPROVED the application with the following hours of operation:

 

1.  Hours Open to the Public

Sunday to Thursday (inclusive): 0900 hrs to 0030 hrs

Friday and Saturday: 0900 hrs to 0200 hrs

 

2.  Licensable activities

Sale of Alcohol

Sunday to Thursday (inclusive): 0900 hrs to 0000 hrs

Friday and Saturday: 0900 hrs to 0130 hrs

 

3.  Late Night Refreshment, Live Music, Recorded Music & Dancing (permitted until 2300) plus

 

Sunday to Thursday (inclusive): 2300 hrs to 0000 hrs

Friday and Saturday: 2300 hrs to 0130 hrs

 

4.  Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve – open till 0230 hrs, licensable activities listed above till 0200 hrs;

 

and granted the licence subject to the following conditions:

 

1.  Any amplified music played at the premises must only be played through a sound system with sound levels set, and the location of speakers to be approved, by the Council’s Environmental Health Department.

 

2.  After 2300 hours the seating areas to the front of the premises and in the rear garden/pergola are to be closed, save for the designated smoking area to the front of the premises.

 

3.  Alcohol for consumption on the premises is only to be served with a table meal. Non-alcoholic beverages, including drinking water, shall also be available.

 

4.  Alcohol sold for consumption off the premises shall be;

 

a.  limited to four cans/bottles of beer and or one bottle of wine of not more than 1 litre per food order and

b.  only be sold with a takeaway meal costing at least £10, excluding the cost of the alcohol.

 

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