Councillors have voted to strip a social club of its licence to sell alcohol after it was found flouting coronavirus lockdown rules and with illegal gambling machines on site.
Haringey’s licensing committee voted to revoke the premises licence for Philip Lane Social Club in Philip Lane, Tottenham, following a meeting on August 25, the council has confirmed.
The local authority’s enforcement team applied for a review of the premises licence on the grounds that licence holder Ali Toprak had failed to uphold the objective of preventing crime and disorder.
It came after illegal gambling machines were found at the club during a visit by enforcement officers in February.
Further visits in June revealed the club was open during the coronavirus lockdown, in breach of Government regulations.
These breaches came on top of a serious of other enforcement actions taken against the club over the past five years.
The licence holder has 21 days to lodge an appeal against the committee’s decision.
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