Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am, NEW

Venue: Committee Room, First Floor, BCP Civic Centre Annex, St Stephen's Rd, Bournemouth BH2 6LL. View directions

Contact: Jill Holyoake 01202 127564 Email: democratic.services@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
90.	Election of Chair To elect a Chair of this meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee. Minutes: RESOLVED that Cllr M Dower be elected Chair of the Sub-Committee for the duration of the meeting. Voting: Unanimous
91.	Apologies To receive any apologies for absence from Members. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr G Farquhar. Cllr M Dower as first reserve stepped up as a committee member for this meeting. Cllr B Castle, second reserve, was also in attendance in an observational capacity.
92.	Declarations of Interests Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance. Declarations received will be reported at the meeting. Minutes: There were none.
93.	Nala Lounge, 135-137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5EG PDF 246 KB View the background to item 93. The Licensing Authority has received an application for a new premises licence for the premises known as Nala Lounge, 135 - 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth. The application is to permit the following licensable activities: - Films (Indoors and Outdoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Live Music (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Recorded Music (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Performance of Dance (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Supply of Alcohol (On and Off the premises) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Late Night Refreshment (Indoors and Outdoors) Monday to Sunday – 23:00 to 00:30. At New Year, the times are from the commencement of hours on New Year’s Eve until the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Day. As this application has resulted in representations, this matter is brought before the Licensing Sub Committee for determination. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Copy Application & Plan , item 93. PDF 812 KB Appendix 2 Copy Current Premises Licence , item 93. PDF 403 KB Appendix 3 Copy Representations from Other Persons , item 93. PDF 99 KB Appendix 4 Email correspondence Mr Day & EHO , item 93. PDF 497 KB Written submission re new licence application - Nala Lounge - GU297_1 , item 93. PDF 266 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 93. Minutes: Attendance: BCP Council: Tania Jardim – Licensing Officer Linda Cole – Legal Advisor to the Sub-Committee Jill Holyoake – Clerk to the Sub-Committee The Chair made introductions and explained the procedure for the hearing, which was agreed by all parties. The Licensing Officer presented the report, a copy of which had been circulated and a copy of which appears as Appendix A to these minutes in the Minute Book. The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application for a new premises licence for the premises known as Nala Lounge, 135 – 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth BH2 5EG, to permit the following licensable activities: Films (Indoors and Outdoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Live Music (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Recorded Music (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Performance of Dance (Indoors) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Supply of Alcohol (On and Off the premises) Monday to Sunday – 10:00 to 00:00 Late Night Refreshment (Indoors and Outdoors) Monday to Sunday – 23:00 to 00:30. At New Year, the times are from the commencement of hours on New Year’s Eve until the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Day. The application had resulted in one representation from a Responsible Authority, Environmental Heath, and four representations from Other Persons on the grounds that the licence if granted would undermine the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and prevention of public nuisance licensing objectives. A supplementary pack of information had been submitted on behalf of the applicant after the report was published, a copy of which had been circulated and which appears as Appendix B to these minutes in the Minute Book. This included an amended version of Section M of the application form which contained amended conditions agreed with Environmental Health following successful mediation after the publication of the report. This had resulted in the representation from Environmental Health being withdrawn. It was noted that the application had been submitted as a form of mediation following an application to review the current premises licence at the same premises. The applicant’s representative had indicated that the new licence, if granted, would only come into force if the existing licence was either revoked or surrendered. The following persons attended the hearing and addressed the Sub Committee to expand on the points made in written submissions: Applicant: Mr Philip Day – Applicant’s representative The following persons were present with Mr Day but did not speak: Ms Kathleen Rowley, on behalf of Nala Lounge Ltd - Premises Owner Mr Ismail Gunduz, Designated Premises Supervisor Mr Abdir Dirir, Premises Manager Mr Jackson Warriner, attending with Mr Day in an observational capacity Responsible Authorities: Mr Andrew Hill – Environmental Health. Mr Hill did not address the Committee other than to confirm that he had withdrawn his representation. He remained in attendance in case any points of clarification were required. In his submission Mr Day proposed the following minor amendment to prevention of public nuisance ... view the full minutes text for item 93.
94.	Review of Nala Tapas and Cocktail Lounge, 135 - 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth BH2 5EG PDF 243 KB The Licensing Authority has received an application to review the premises licence for the premises known as Nala Tapas and Cocktail Lounge, 134 – 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth BH2 5EG. At its meeting on 17 January 2024, the Licensing Sub Committee agreed to adjourn this hearing to take place on the revised date of 24 January 2024. This matter is brought before the Sub Committee for determination. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Review Application, 17/01/2024 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 94. PDF 1 MB Appendix 2 Copy Premises Licence, 17/01/2024 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 94. PDF 400 KB Appendix 3 Responsible Authority Representations in Support, 17/01/2024 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 94. PDF 6 MB Appendix 4 Other Person Representations in Support_Redacted, 17/01/2024 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 94. PDF 1 MB M213237 Appendix 5_Redacted, 17/01/2024 Licensing Sub-Committee , item 94. PDF 588 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 94. Minutes: The Sub Committee received an update from the Legal Adviser in respect of the application to review the premises licence for the premises known as Nala Tapas and Cocktail Lounge, 135 - 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth BH2 5EG. This hearing had been adjourned by the Licensing Sub Committee on 17 January 2024 pending the outcome of the new premises licence application for the same premises. In view of the Sub Committee’s decision to grant the new premises licence, it was proposed to further adjourn the review hearing until 13 March 2024 to enable sufficient time for the licence subject to review to be surrendered to the Licensing Authority. It was noted that should the licence be surrendered, a hearing would not be required as there would be no licence to review. The applicant’s representative, Mr Philip Day, confirmed that he had been instructed to surrender the licence subject to review and thanked all parties for their assistance. RESOLVED that the hearing to review the premises licence for the premises known as Nala Tapas and Cocktail Lounge, 135 - 137 West Hill Road, Bournemouth BH2 5EG, be further adjourned until 13 March 2024.