Issue - meetings
Application for Review of a Premises Licence - The Social Chill Bar, 95a Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1QX
Meeting: 01/12/2022 - Licensing Act 2003 Sub Committee (Item 33)
Additional documents:
- 1 Appendix - Social Chill Bar - Reveiw Application, item 33 PDF 433 KB
- 1a.APPENDIX 2 - Letter condition change, item 33 PDF 107 KB
- 1b. APPENDIX 3 - Letter to B. Turgut 11.2.22, item 33 PDF 92 KB
- 1c. APPENDIX 5 - Letter to B. Turgut 25.2.22, item 33 PDF 78 KB
- 1d. APPENDIX 9 - Late night register, photos, item 33 PDF 6 MB
- 2 Appendix - Social Chill Bar - Premise Licence, item 33 PDF 102 KB
- 3 Appendix - Plan of Premises, item 33 PDF 525 KB
- 4 Appendix - Social Chill Bar - Plan of area, item 33 PDF 678 KB
- 5 Appendix Cllr Naghi support comments, item 33 PDF 87 KB View as HTML (33/10) 3 KB
- Appendix 6 - Case Outline - Woods Whur Solicitors, item 33 PDF 3 MB
- 7 Appendix HUMAN RIGHTS, item 33 PDF 26 KB View as HTML (33/12) 10 KB
- 8 Appendix Review Hearing Procedure, item 33 PDF 149 KB View as HTML (33/13) 41 KB
- Notice of Determination Social Chill Bar, item 33 PDF 131 KB View as HTML (33/14) 26 KB
Minutes:
The persons participating at the hearing were identified as follows:
Chairman – Councillor Clive English
Sub-Committee Member – Councillor Bob Hinder
Sub-Committee Member – Councillor Ziggy Trzebinksi
Senior Licensing Officer – Lorraine Neale
Legal Advisor – Helen Ward
Democratic Services Officer – Oliviya Parfitt
Applicant’s representatives – PC James Williams and James Powell
Respondent – Mr Bulent Turgut
Respondent’s representative – Mr Paddy Whur, Woods Whur
Interested Party – Councillor David Naghi
The Sub-Committee adjourned between 10.30 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. to ensure that all Members of the Sub-Committee were able to review the evidence contained within Item 9 – Exempt Appendix 1(1), 1(4), 1(6) & 1(8) to Item 8 – Application for Review of a Premises Licence – The Social Chill Bar, 95a Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1QX.
Following the Sub-Committee’s return, all parties confirmed that they were aware of the hearings procedure and had read the papers and supplementary information to the review.
The Chairman explained that:
· The Sub-Committee would allow all parties to put their case fully and make full submission within a reasonable time frame.
· The procedure would take the form of a discussion led by the Sub-Committee and they would usually permit cross-examination within a reasonable timeframe.
· Any person attending the hearing who behaved in a disruptive manner may be directed to leave the hearing by the Sub-Committee (including temporarily) after which, such person may submit to the Sub-Committee any information which that person would have been entitled to give orally had the person not been required to leave the meeting. If this was not possible, they may be permitted to speak at the Chairman’s invitation.
The Senior Licensing Officer introduced the report and stated that the review application had been submitted by Chief Inspector Mark McLellan, as Kent Police felt that all other avenues of engagement with the respondent had been exhausted. The grounds for the review were the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the protection of children from harm.
The Senior Licensing Officer stated that the review application as shown within Appendix 1 to the report outlined the incidents that had occurred at the premises and included the actions taken in response by the respondent and Kent Police. The respondent’s representative had submitted a case outline that was shown in appendix 6 to the report, which included reference to the respondent’s previous experience in managing other licensed premises.
The applicant’s representative was invited to make their case and outlined the following incidents:
· 11 June 2021; A disturbance at the venue had resulted in security staff using a metal baton on patrons within the venue. The incident was the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation.
· 23 June 2021; A disturbance at the venue resulted in the removal of a patron by the police. No further action was taken.
· 16 September 2021; A patron had made threats whilst in possession of glassware. Kent Police attended the venue, and the situation was de-escalated.
· 14 October 2021; A patron was allegedly assaulted by door ... view the full minutes text for item 33