Agenda and minutes

To agree the procedure rules for remote meetings.

RESOLVED –

THAT the guidance be agreed.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors De Ayala Parker.

There were no declarations.

Webcasting

The Chair announced that the meeting as being broadcast live to the internet and would be capable of repeated viewing and copies of the recording could be made available on request.  Those participating in the meeting were deemed to be consenting to being filmed.

Supplementary agenda and circulated document

A supplementary agenda was published on 18 December 2024 containing a paper which was submitted as part of the application. Also, an additional document was circulated ahead of the meeting containing supplementary information related to an objecting resident’s submission. Both of these papers were intended to be included as part of the main agenda therefore were not categorised as late papers.

There was no notification of urgent business.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2024.

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on the 14 November 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record.

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.

Sarah Williams, Licensing Officer, summarised the report.

Steven Dormer, Licensing Authority responsible authority, summarised their representation included in the main agenda (page 108).  In summary, the following points were made:

·       The Licensing Authority objected to the application on the grounds of the Council’s Licensing Policy on Cumulative Impact Areas.

·       The Licensing Authority was of the opinion that the 52 conditions offered by the Applicant supported the licensing objectives

In response to questions, Steven Dormer clarified and outlined the following points:

·       A Member stated that in their view the application rested on the event in July and TENs (Temporary Event Notices) in November 2024. He asked if any reviews were conducted following those events or if the Licensing Authority held any view on how those events were managed. Steven Dormer replied that he was not aware of any complaints relating to the TENS or any disturbance emanating from the Hawley Wharf estate. He stated that usually if there were complaints relating to the condensed crowded markets, they would be received in relation to an area and were hard to narrow down to a premises. From an Environmental Health perspective, events were typically over by the time they could be investigated and it was noted that Environmental Health had not submitted a representation to this application.

·       It was clarified that conditions requiring unlicensed buskers to move on could not be applied to a licensing application

Kate Gemmell, representing TRACT (Tenants and Residents Associations Camden Town) as an interested party, summarised their representation included in the main agenda (page 116). In summary, the following key points were made:

·       Kate Gemmell said the application should be rejected in its current form, and that additional conditions were necessary to prevent noise nuisance and protect local residents

·       The market space in question had been designated for a produce market and in her view was unsuitable to hold loud events due to noise breakout. Events already held in this space had caused significant noise disturbance to residents.

Stelios Stylianou, resident interested party, summarised their representation included within the main agenda (page 118) and the circulated document. In summary, the following key points were made:

·       The events held in the summer were disruptive to local residents and if the application were granted in its current form it would result in unacceptable nuisance to residents' homes.

·       When Labtech previously tried to mitigate the noise nuisance, it appeared their actions only fractionally reduced the volume and that moving speakers made little difference.

·       Labtech declined to visit Stelios Stylianou’s home to experience the actual noise levels firsthand. The Mexican Day of the Dead event in November 2024 was a missed opportunity to test the noise levels caused.

·       Stelios Stylianou’s experience of the residents meeting on 26 October 2024 was that Labtech did not appear interested in discussing residents' views. Their ongoing experience  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

There was no urgent business.