Agenda and minutes

To agree the guidance on remote meetings.

RESOLVED –

THAT the guidance on remote meetings be agreed.

There were no apologies.

There were no declarations of interest.

Broadcast of the meeting

The Chair to announce the following: ‘In addition to the rights by law that the public and press have to record this meeting, I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and can be viewed on our website for six months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts are archived and can be made available upon request.

If you have asked to address the meeting, you are deemed to be consenting to having your contributions recorded and broadcast, including video when switched on, and to the use of those sound recordings and images for webcasting and/or training purposes.’

Any other announcements

Broadcast of the meeting

The Chair made the following announcement: ‘In addition to the rights by law that the public and press have to record this meeting, I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and can be viewed on our website for six months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts are archived and can be made available upon request.

If you have asked to address the meeting, you are deemed to be consenting to having your contributions recorded and broadcast, including video when switched on, and to the use of those sound recordings and images for webcasting and/or training purposes.’

Any other announcements

There was no other announcements.

There were no notifications of any items of urgent business.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 21^st July 2022.

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting held on 21^st July 2022.

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 21^st July 2022 be approved.

Report of the Executive Director, Supporting Communities.

This is an application for a new premises licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Consideration was given to a report of the Executive Director, Supporting Communities detailing an application for a new premises licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

The Licensing Officer introduced the report and clarified that it was for two weekends per year which, in 2022, would be 27-30 October and 3-5 November. She informed Members that the two Responsible Authorities (the Metropolitan Police and Environmental Health) which had made representations had withdrawn them following negotiation with the Applicant, and that two of the Interested Parties had also withdrawn their representations.

The Applicant, Carsten Raun, was asked if he had any amendments to his application. Mr Raun said that he would reduce the hours requested for both live and recorded music to 10pm.

The meeting heard from an Interested Party, Gary Finnerty, who outlined his concerns about the application. The key points in Mr Finnerty’s submission were:

·         He lived in a new-build building on 246-248 Kilburn High Road and the structure proposed would be right in front of that residential building.

·         The toilets would be too close to the residential building.

·         He had suffered from noise nuisance from a fair over the summer. When the Council’s Noise Team had arrived to check the volume they had noted that it was unduly high.

·         He was concerned that it would be difficult to remedy noise nuisance caused by an event once it had started.

Members asked Mr Finnerty when the fair had been, and he said that it had been in June.

Members asked whether there had been public nuisance the last time the Oktoberfest was held in Kilburn Grange Park. Mr Finnerty said that, as he was living in a new building, it had not been constructed at the last time the Oktoberfest was held.

The Applicant, Carsten Raun, made a submission which included the following points:

·         He intended the event to be a showcase for Bavarian culture – and to give Londoners the opportunity to enjoy it in a pleasant communal environment. 

·         He and his colleagues would do their best to mitigate any impact on residents.

·         Other park users would be able to use the park during the daytime during the weekends of the Oktoberfest.

·         The tent would be rotated by 45 degrees so that the toilets would be further away from the new residential building.

·         There would be fencing to guide people to leave via the High Street exit, so preventing disruption to residents on other roads.

·         He would be willing to provide a direct phone number which residents could contact if there was nuisance emanating from the premises. He would also be willing to meet with residents and discuss their concerns.

·         Although the licence being applied for was a permanent one, the Council could refuse to hire the park for Oktoberfest in future years. The Applicant would thus have an on-going relationship with the Council’s Events Team as it was in all their interests for the event to operate smoothly.

Ajay Kumble spoke in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

There was no other business.

Should the Panel wish to go into closed session, it will take the following resolution:

THAT the press and public be excluded from the proceedings of the Licensing Panel on 29^th September 2022 during consideration of the respective item on the agenda on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that were members of the public to be present, there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Specifically -

Publicity in respect of item x would be likely to lead to the disclosure of information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings by virtue of Category 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).