A Haringey Council sub-committee decided to grant the premises licence to MIK Treatz on condition the late opening hours are restricted, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter

Haringey Council has approved a premises licence application from a dessert shop in Tottenham, despite concerns over antisocial behaviour.

MIK Treatz, located at 88 Bruce Grove, has now been granted permission to provide hot food late at night, following a decision issued by councillors on the borough’s licensing sub-committee.

However, it will need change its opening hours.

During a meeting of the committee on 15th August, objections to the application were heard from the Metropolitan Police, Haringey Council and local residents.

Shop owner Mohamed Ahmed has no plans to sell alcohol, but a premises licence is still required to sell hot food late at night.

During the meeting, residents said the shop’s late opening hours exacerbated the area’s issues with loitering, littering, drug use and noise issues, as customers tended to “congregate”.

Prior to approval, the shop sold cold food and drinks, which does not require a licence, and operated from Monday to Friday, 12pm-2am.

The committee has now decided to grant the licence application subject to conditions which include modifiying the opening hours.

During the week, Sunday to Thursday, the shop will open from 12pm until 12.15am and late night refreshment may be served from 11pm until 12am. For Fridays and Saturdays, the hours of operation will be 12pm until 2.15am and late-night refreshment may be served from 11pm-2am.

Both the police and the council said they supported granting the application if the new hours were incorporated, along with conditions including patrons not being “permitted to loiter”.

For more information on the decision:
Visit Decision Notice Minutes Supplement for Licensing Sub Committee

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