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

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2.1 Policy approach2.1.1 The council as a Licensing Authority only has discretion on whether to grantapplications for new premises licences or variations to licences (see Appendix 2), andto impose conditions on granting licences if representations relevant to the licensingobjectives are made by “interested parties” (local residents and businesses) or by“responsible authorities“ (see Glossary) in due time. Otherwise, the Licensing Authoritymust grant all applications for premises licences. Therefore, the Licensing Authoritywill only consider these policies when such relevant representations have been made.There are four types of policy in this statement:• Policies supporting each of the licensing objectives (Policies CD1, PS1,PN1 and CH1). These apply to all applications. They contain criteria andconsiderations that will be relevant depending on the type and nature of theapplication. They refer to matters that may be the subject of conditions.• A policy on hours (Policy HRS1) on the considerations that will apply to allapplications.• A special policy STR1 on cumulative impact that applies only in the StressAreas (see Appendices 14 and 15).• Policies that apply to various types of licensable activities. These outlinethe way the criteria and considerations will be applied. They refl ect thelikely impact of types of licensable activities and the council’s intention topromote cultural and age diversity, in order to further the licensing objectivesof the prevention of crime and disorder and of public nuisance. Policies onlicensable activities are set out below:• Restaurants and late night refreshment premises (RLN1&2)• Premises selling hot take-away food and drink (TAW1&2)• Public Houses and bars (PB1&2)• Sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises (OS 1&2)• Premises that have facilities for music and dancing (MD1&2)• Theatres, cinemas, performance venues and qualifying clubs(PVC1&2)• Hotels (HOT 1)• Casinos (CAS 1)• Combined use premises (COMB1)• Nudity, striptease and sex related entertainment etc (NS1)18
2.1.2 It should be noted that the council has adopted Action Plans for the improvement ofparticular areas, eg Leicester Square, Chinatown, Covent Garden, Edgware Road,and Soho (Appendix 5). It may adopt other area improvement plans and strategies forlocal areas in future. The Licensing Authority will take such plans into account whererelevant to the licensing objectives.2.1.3 The Licensing Authority will continue to monitor the effect of the grant of licenceson the licensing objectives. It has considered carefully the cumulative impact of thegrant of licences, having particular regard to areas adjoining Stress Areas where thespecial policies on cumulative impact apply in its review of its Statement of LicensingPolicy. It has decided that, on the basis of reports of crime and disorder and of publicnuisance collected over the period of the review, there is insuffi cient evidence tojustify the extension of the Stress Areas as part of this revised policy. The reports ofviolent crime in the late night period after midnight to 04:00 indicate that the extent ofcrime in areas adjoining the West End Stress Area is substantially less than in StressArea, and do not provide suffi cient justifi cation for the extension of special policieson cumulative impact. The designation of additional areas where special policies oncumulative impact apply requires fi rm evidence to justify these strict policies. Theirextension to areas where such fi rm evidence cannot be substantiated may weakenthe application of the special policies in the existing areas. In the areas surroundingthe West End Stress Area, there are a number of premises that seem to be havinga disproportionately adverse effect on the licensing objectives in terms of the crimeassociated with them. It is considered that this is best addressed by programmes oftargeted monitoring and enforcement. The evidence from records of reports of publicnuisance does not indicate that reports are particularly concentrated in areas adjoiningthe West End Stress Area. The anecdotal evidence put forward in responses to thereview of the Statement of Licensing Policy, as to specifi c problems taken togetherwith any subsequent further evidence, can be of use in targeting further actions andenforcement. A review of the Statement of Licensing Policy must be undertakenat least every three years but may be undertaken more frequently. The council willagain consider as part of such further reviews whether there are additional areas orextensions to areas where special policies on cumulative impact are needed.19
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Reasons for Policy NS12.5.54 Premis
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3.1.6 The council will utilise “w
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3.2.7 The Licensing Authority will
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Adult entertainmentIt is not possib
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Licensing authorityIn the Licensing
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to the provision of the music enter
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Street drinking controlled zoneUnde
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Appendix 1. Consultation1. Consulta
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MATTER TO BE FULL LICENSING SUB OFF
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a public nuisance. The council cann
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Appendix 5. Westminster StrategiesT
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that Westminster remains a highly s
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Cultural Strategy 8In March 2003, t
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Appendix 6. Other relevant legislat
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• Commercial policies - i.e. happ
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12. Are door staff registered?13. D
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8. No split screen or rolling monit
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l) Whether licensed door supervisor
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Environmental noise impact assessme
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Open air premises plant & machinery
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Appendix 12. Supporting data andevi
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18. The extent of these problems is
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Violent Crimes Reports where locati
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29. Police statistics often give an
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Violence by premises type - April 2
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Observed levels of nuisance and cri
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Public Entertainment Licences in th
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