Social Value Ideas for Camden London Borough Council

Premises licence revoked

The panel decided to revoke the premises licence for Shiraz Food and Wine at 47 Fortress Road after considering repeated breaches involving underage alcohol sales, illicit tobacco, poor management and…

“Speaker 1: So I think that that's our decision then. And Speaker 6: Yeah. Speaker 1: That we will revoke revoke this license. Yes. We And and as cou…”

Panel refused the licence variation

After hearing the police, environmental health, resident and applicant cases, the panel resolved to refuse the application. Members said the proposal did not address their concerns sufficiently to jus…

“I think that, we've got a very detailed and, very, well thought through policy. And, yes, there there are exceptions, but in this instance, I don't th…”

Revocation decision made

After hearing from police, licensing authority, and the licence holder, the panel concluded that the premises had repeatedly breached conditions and that the management culture undermined the licensin…

“Speaker 1: Thank you. So, we now carry out our deliberations in public. Councilor Apek, can you confirm that you've been able to follow and understand…”

Licence refused for lack of confidence

After hearing the representations, the panel refused the application. Members said they lacked confidence in how the premises would be operated, especially given the applicant’s absence and the histor…

“Speaker 3: I'm gonna work backwards a sense. There have been a number of issues raised, and if a if a license is to be granted, then it should include…”

Underage alcohol sales

Both Trading Standards and the Licensing Authority reported test purchases where underage volunteers were sold alcohol without ID checks, indicating a serious safeguarding and compliance failure affec…

“Speaker 8: And then on the September 25, we carried out a, underage test purchase, and a member of staff in there sold our, underage, volunteer a buzz…”

Two applications withdrawn

The panel noted that the Trap Kitchen and Camden Eye applications had been withdrawn from the agenda and would not be considered. This reduced the substantive licensing business to the Popeyes applica…

“Speaker 1: And there is only one application remaining, Popeye item seven. Notification of items of business that the chair decide decides to take as …”

Charlotte Street hours reduced

The applicant for Charlotte Street Magazines agreed to reduce the proposed extension from 11pm to 9pm, and for Sundays to start at 10am rather than 8am, after objections about public nuisance. The pan…

“Speaker 9: Yes. Mister Patel and I discussed what we could do to perhaps mitigate the hours, which was asked for in the latest application for variati…”

London Kiosk licence refused

The panel refused the new premises licence for London Kiosk, Kingsway, after considering severe objections from Licensing and Trading Standards. Members concluded the application lacked a proper risk …

“Speaker 5: Thank you, chair. Yes. Let me just start by saying that I I you know, I've I've seen everything submitted in the main papers and also heard…”

Adjourned licence variation for inadequate papers

The panel concluded that the papers submitted for the premises licence variation were not adequate to decide the application, so the matter was adjourned until clearer paperwork and conditions are pro…

“Following a review of the papers submitted, I'm concerned that the papers presented to us are not adequate for the panel to determine whether the vari…”

Tybalds fully affordable funding

The Tybalds Estate scheme was reshaped from a mixed market/affordable development into 54 fully social-affordable-rent homes, enabled by a £27m affordable housing allocation transferred from the Eusto…

“Speaker 13: This application is being brought forward by the Community Investment Programme. The original application was approved in 2022 and it was …”

Abbey Road affordable housing uplift

Abbey Road Estate Phase 3 was amended so that one block would change from 33 market homes to 33 social affordable rent homes, lifting the phase from 37% to 59% affordable housing. This was treated as …

“So just to quickly take you through it. So it's Abbey Estate Phase 3. You'll be aware of it. It's so that you can see the phase 3 plot there. This is…”

Housing investment programme

Camden highlighted a £670m housing investment programme covering improvements to existing stock and new supply, alongside continued delivery through SIP and other mechanisms. This is a major capital c…

“Another area of activity that that... On which I'm leading but with support from other cabinet members is on the whole development around Houston and …”

Affordable housing tenure shift

At Abbey Estate, the committee approved a non-material amendment to change 10 intermediate rent units in phase 3 to social affordable rent. Officers said this aligns with local plan flexibility and th…

“This is the only change to the scheme and it's being brought before you because it's a mid material change to the shadow section one zero six heads of…”

£670m housing investment strategy

The leader confirmed approval of a £670m housing investment strategy to improve council homes, including fire safety, retrofitting, roofs, windows and heating. This is a major capital spend with clear…

“Speaker 26: Since its inception, our community investment program has delivered more than 1,700 new homes, of which approximately 70% are genuinely af…”

Police object over cumulative impact

Camden Police objected to the off-licence because of cumulative impact in Camden Town, citing alcohol-related crime, antisocial behaviour, vulnerability, and the concentration of licensed premises. Th…

“The police object to this application in its entirety, on the grounds of prevention of crime disorder and the prevention of public nuisance. This appl…”

Repeated condition breaches

Police alleged a pattern of serious non-compliance, including failure to call police, missing incident logs, body-worn camera failures, and a non-functioning CCTV system. They argued these breaches un…

“Speaker 5: So that brings us now to the, trigger incident, what prompted this application on the twenty sixth of November last year, where an incident…”

Community safety team expanded

The council confirmed a £1 million investment in community safety, including CCTV and more on-street enforcement officers, with coverage across key town centres and ward hotspots. This is a clear spen…

“I'm really proud that, the council is now delivering the £1,000,000 investment that was agreed, earlier in the year in community safety, and this is g…”