Social Value Ideas for Birmingham City Council

Serious violence incident

A stabbing outside the premises triggered the expedited review and created an acute public safety and crime-disorder pressure. The incident happened in the early hours after the pub was open and tradi…

“The premises were open and conducting life social activity on Monday 6th July 2026. Between 02 .00 and 02 .44 hours an incident occurred whereby two p…”

Expedited licence review under section 53A

West Midlands Police applied for an expedited review of the premises licence because the premises were said to be associated with serious crime and disorder. The hearing was arranged to decide whether…

“West Midlands Police have applied for an expedited review of the premises licence granted to Andrea Murray in respect of the Bellevue 289 Igniteport R…”

Review hearing for Arcadian

West Midlands Police applied for a review of the premises licence for Arcadian City E101 to E106, 70 Hurst Street, Birmingham. The licensing officer outlined the statutory options available to the sub…

“West Midlands Police applied on the 22nd of May 2026 for a review of the premises licence under section 51 of the Licencing Act 2003 for Arcadian City…”

Licence suspended pending review

The sub-committee decided to impose interim steps on the premises licence for Phila Habesha after an expedited review application by West Midlands Police. The licence was suspended and the designated …

“As I indicated earlier, can I thank everybody who's participated in today's hearing. We've considered all the evidence very carefully and having consi…”

Decision to be issued later

The sub-committee completed the hearing, then withdrew to private session to make its decision. The chair stated that the decision would be notified within five working days, so the immediate action i…

“At the decision -making stage, myself and members of the subcommittee and the relevant officers will leave this meeting to go and make a decision. You…”

Interim suspension of licence

The subcommittee determined that the premises licence for the Old Crown should be suspended pending a full review. This was an interim step taken under the Licensing Act 2003 after West Midlands Polic…

“West Midlands Police have applied for an expedited review for the premises licence in respect of the Old Crown, Carters Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingha…”

Licence variation to 24-hour trading

The application sought to vary the premises licence for Budgens so alcohol sales and opening hours would extend to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is a licensing policy decision affecting the …

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. the meeting. I'm very slowly and clearly so everyone can follo…”

Licence remains suspended

The subcommittee determined that the premises licence for the Old Crown would remain suspended until the review hearing, based on the interim steps already imposed after the expedited review applicati…

“Thank you very much and the live stream can be stopped now. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”

Licence kept under restrictions

The sub-committee decided to keep the modified interim steps in place and convert those conditions into the final summary order. This means the premises licence remains constrained pending any appeal,…

“Well, good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for bearing with us. Um, we have, uh, gone into private session and we have now made a decision that hav…”

KFC late-night delivery variation

The committee considered a premises licence variation to allow late-night refreshment from midnight to 5am, with the operation amended so that after midnight the premises would be delivery-only. The a…

“Splendid Restaurants colonial limited applied on the 16th of June 2026 to vary the premises licence for KFC 40 High Street, Erdington, Birmingham B26 …”

Premises licence hours reduced

The applicant amended the licence proposal after discussion with objectors, reducing alcohol and regulated entertainment hours from the original late-night opening to a shorter daytime-to-midnight mod…

“The applicant has agreed to amend the scope of the application with the sale of alcohol and regulated entertainment to operate from 12 midday until 12…”

Lift suspension and replace steps

The committee decided that the interim suspension should be lifted and replaced by the agreed conditions, with those conditions maintained pending any appeal. This is the key operational action from t…

“This subcommittee hereby determines that one. The interim steps imposed on the last occasion are lifted and replaced by all those conditions which hav…”

Interim steps made permanent

The sub-committee decided to modify the interim steps so that the agreed conditions between the licence holder and West Midlands Police would be maintained pending any appeal and then added to the ope…

“With that would the representatives from West Midlands Police wish to make a closing statement. It would be helpful if you could address the committee…”

Premises licence revoked

The subcommittee determined to revoke the premises licence for the Bellevue following the expedited review. This is a licensing enforcement decision rather than a procurement spend item, but it has di…

“I need to read out that having reviewed the premises licence held under the Licencing Act 2003 by Ms Andrea Colleen Tracy Anne Murray in respect of th…”

Premises licence variation opposed

The committee heard an application to vary the premises licence for U Wish Lounge, with the applicant initially seeking alcohol, entertainment and late-night refreshment until 4am daily, later amended…

“Ros Zuber applied on the 13th of April 2026 to vary the premises licence for Yewish Lounge, 81 Ayr Street, Birmingham, B18 7AD. Councillors, the purpo…”

Late-night refreshment licence application

The sub-committee heard an application for a new premises licence for Taste of Khyber to allow late night refreshment from 11pm to 1am Monday to Sunday, with the premises open to the public until 1am.…

“Original Kyber Ltd. applied on 24 April 2026 for the grant of a premises licence for Taste of Kyber 20 Alomarok Road, Alomarok, Birmingham B81 JB. The…”

Conditions for venue controls

A package of licence conditions was agreed between licensing enforcement and the applicant, including CCTV, incident logs, training records, match-day liaison with police, door-supervisor records, no …

“Conditions have been agreed with Birmingham City Council licencing enforcement and the applicant which are attached at appendix 5 and the site locatio…”

Premises licence application

A new premises licence application was considered for Fiumari at 19-20 Princehip Street, New Town, Birmingham. The application sought permission for live music, recorded music, late night refreshment …

“Fiumari the Lounge Limited applied on the 28th of April 2026 for the grant of a premises licence for Fiumari 19 to 20 Princehip Street, New Town Birmi…”

New company governance toolkit

Members approved a new structured toolkit for creating, governing and closing council companies and related vehicles. The toolkit brings together gateways, governance standards, legal guidance, templa…

“This represents a significant strengthening of governance. For the first time we are bringing together gateways, governance standards, legal guidance,…”

Recruit non-exec directors

The committee discussed recruiting non-executive directors for Civico and Paradise Circus, initially via an expression of interest and then through a wider recruitment campaign using a specialist exec…

“What we've done as we move on to a paper, I think it's the next paper actually, we'll be talking about the appointment of non -executive directors and…”

Pilot rollout communications failures

Members reported significant implementation problems in the first pilot area, including incomplete consultation, incorrect letters, mismatched property data, and residents not receiving containers on …

“I then had a list of properties that didn't match the list of roads. And only yesterday afternoon in full council did I finally get an email with a li…”

Waste contract renewed

The applicant said the premises had experienced litter problems but had renewed the waste contract, installed 10 new bins in the car park, and was paying £2,200 per month for waste services emptied tw…

“The premises admits there were problems with the litter within the car park and the waste contract has been renewed. There are now 10 new bins within …”