Councillor Linda Taylor was appointed to the Chair

No declarations of interest were received

The notes were agreed accurate, apart from the distance Mr Iddon lives from Po Na Na, which should read as 15m.

The Licensing Officer stated that he was expecting Public Health to withdraw their objection following successful negotiation.

The Chair explained the procedure and that the meeting was recorded.

Mr Iddon presented his submission, including the following points:

His sleep was disturbed by shouting from the roof garden, and the dispersal of people from the Po Na Na and because bass vibrations could be felt.  Mr Iddon pointed out that this is not related to volume, and that he could feel his window vibrate, and water in a glass would ripple.  Long term exposure to this had not been taken into account, and it was nerve racking.  Someone visiting briefly would not notice this, but after a week or so it was perceived.

Mr Iddon expressed concern about the long opening hours to 3.30am, which lead to too much drinking and problems such as shouting, fighting, vomiting, windows being smashed and issues with people urinating in gardens.  There were issues with rubbish and vomit on the street.  Mr Iddon referred to the Metropolitan Police report with regard to the alcohol related incidents.  Mr Iddon asked that the licensing hours be reduced and the roof garden closed at midnight.

Mr Iddon’s video clips were shown.

In response to a Panel members’ question, Mr Iddon said he had declined to co-operate with sound checks because in order to understand the full effect someone needed to be there for some time, and sometimes the noise was not audible as it was a problem with vibration.  It was also a sporadic problem and therefore there was no point in a quick visit.

Amy Potter gave detail on her submission and stated the five conditions which had been agreed.

Marc Dubet read his submission including detail noting the doors opening caused breakout of noise, and that there was strong feeling from residents about this.  There had been a visit from his team at midnight on 22^nd May, and no noise was heard at the front or rear of the premises.

In response to questions, Marc Dubet confirmed that no noise reading device had been used for this test and that the tester had only been present for a couple of minutes.

In response to a question from a Panel member, Marc Dubet explained that some people have good hearing in the low range and that low frequency sound could cause nuisance.

Mr and Mrs Dent gave further information about the noise caused when the doors open, that people on the roof terrace are very noisy, and that this goes on until 3.30am every night.  They felt the noise escalated upwards and there was some ‘bouncing’ acoustic effect.

Cllr Abdul Latif spoke on behalf of WEHRA, giving details of their submission relating to the loud music, how more police are required to deal with late night opening, and how residents and children are kept  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.