Now contains new information from the respondent.

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing regarding a Premises Licence Variation.

The Hearing Panel considered the written papers and oral representations of all parties, as well as the relevant legislation and guidance.

LOOH first addressed the Hearing Panel, stating they had always been available to assist the premises with the issues they had faced. The premises had recently changed DPS to help with running the venue, however LOOH were still concerned that the premises were undermining their licensing conditions and failing to uphold the licensing objectives. LOOH listed a number of issues that had occurred at the premises, mainly related to noise emanation, SIA provision and CCTV. For example, on one visit the CCTV was 45 minutes out which LOOH informed the Panel was not expected. LOOH also informed the Panel of an issue of the previous DPS forging a signature on a document, which they had apologised for. Due to the issues, an action plan was drawn up between LOOH, GMP and the premises. However, on further visits, LOOH saw that this action plan had not worked, with the premises still routinely breaking the conditions of their licence, still relating to noise emanation, SIA provision and CCTV. During various lockdowns, there had also been issues with the following of COVID guidelines. The previous DPS was issued with a fixed penalty notice due to this, something LOOH said they had claimed to not remember. A further issue raised by LOOH was that the previous DPS had been reported as living on the premises. Other issues related to event management and the completion of incident books and SIA signing in sheets.

LOOH discussed complaints they had received regarding the premises from residents in the building above and others. These mainly related to excessive bass from speakers and excessive noise emanation, which the premises had received warnings about. One complaint claimed that the premises was operating lock-ins involving dealing and taking drugs. LOOH informed the Hearing Panel that they were aware of a number of occasions where GMP had been called to disperse crowds or deal with violence. LOOH also stated that risk assessments and a dispersal policy were not specific to Tribeca and they had informed the former DPS that the documents were not fit for purpose. LOOH finally stated that on their most recent visits, issues around SIA, noise and CCTV were still ongoing. LOOH felt that the premises were still not adhering to their license conditions following numerous meetings and warnings.

In questioning, the applicant’s agent sought to establish further information regarding an incident involving SIA provision, the previous DPS being off-site at the time of an incident and an issue relating to drainage. In terms of SIA provision, LOOH noted that on the night in question, a member of the security team left the premises to go to another. LOOH stated that the previous DPS was not aware this had happened but felt that they should have been. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.