Statement of Licensing Policy (2008) WCC - Westminster City Council

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Appendix 12. Supporting data andevidenceThe importance of entertainment and licensed activities1. The entertainment industry in Westminster is part of the appeal of London as a vibrantcity. It attracts tourists and visitors from across the UK and from overseas. It is a majorcontributor to Westminster’s economy and a major growth sector. The restaurant, pub,catering and hotel sector is the third largest in Westminster at 12.2% with 69,505 jobsin 2005; providing almost one in four (23.2%) of all such jobs in London. 12 It has grownby 10% since 2001. The size, diversity and degree of concentration of entertainment inthe West End are probably unique. The good management of licensed premises andof the street environment in which they operate is essential to the success of London,to ensure that it both has a successful entertainment industry and is a place where awide range of people want to live and to visit.Growth in licensed premises in Westminster2. In the nineties and the early years of this decade, the numbers, capacity and hours ofoperation of premises licensed for the sale of alcohol or for entertainment or as nightcafés increased very rapidly, particularly in the West End.3. The total number of liquor licences in Westminster increased by nearly 400 (16%)from 1991 to 2002 rising to 2927. The number of licences for pubs and bars (full onlicences) increased more rapidly by 43% to 1468 with 538 additional licences beinggranted between 1991 and 2002. 134. The number of public entertainment licences (see Glossary) in Westminster increasednearly two and a half times from under 150 in 1992 to over 370 in 2002. 14 In 2002,these premises with entertainment licences could accommodate 179,295 people;three times the number they could hold in 1992. The vast majority of premiseswith public entertainment licences for music and dancing also held Special HoursCertifi cates on their Liquor Licences which permitted them to serve alcohol while theentertainment is in progress up to 3:00 a.m. in those parts of the West End (boundedby Mortimer, Cavendish and Wigmore Streets, Seymour Place, Park Lane and theStrand) and 02:00 in the remainder of the city.13012 Annual Business Inquiry, 200513 Magistrates Courts Authority 200214 WCC Licensing Service Public Entertainment database
5. The number of public entertainment licences in the West End more than doubledfrom 85 in 1992 to 184 in 2002; with 121 of these premises closing at 03:00 or later. 15In 2002, premises in the West End Stress Area with entertainment licences couldaccommodate 80,690 people.6. The number of licensed night cafés in Westminster nearly doubled from 80 in 1992to 155 in 2002 16 as did the number in the West End from 48 in 1992 to 88 in 2002.They have the capacity to hold 7,000 customers. 17 In the Edgware Road Stress Areathe number of licensed night cafés more than doubled from 11 in 1992 to 28 in2002 having the capacity to hold approximately 1,400 customers. In Queensway,they increased from 2 in 1992 to 7 in 2002 with a capacity for 400 customers. Manypremises with night café licences only operate a takeaway service late at night; thenumber of people they serve is many times greater than the numbers they can holdunder the terms of their licence.7. The Licensing Act 2003, which came fully into operation in November 2005, haschanged the whole basis of licensing so that there are no longer separate publicentertainment, late night refreshment and liquor licensing regimes. Licensableactivities that were authorised by these previous regimes are now authorised underthe Licensing Act 2003. The Licensing Act 2003 removed the need to hold a licenceto provide cold food and drink after 23:00 (midnight for take-away food and drink) butit created a requirement for the provision of hot food and drink in premises which hadbeen previously able to provide it under a liquor licence. As a result of these changesdata in licences granted under the Licensing Act 2003 are not directly comparable withdata on licences granted under the previous regimes.8. The number premises licences held in November 2007 was 2960. This is less than thenumbers taken from records of liquor licences granted by the magistrates’ courts. Thisis due to two reasons; the failure to delete licenses that were no longer valid from themagistrates’ records of liquor licences and numerous liquor licences being held forpremises which now hold one. An example would be a major department store which15 Town Centres Ltd, 2001. West End Entertainment Impact Study. (pg. 39)16 WCC Licensing Service: Night Cafés database17 Town Centres Ltd. 2001 West End Entertainment Impact Study131
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