Islington's Licensing Sub Committee D has delayed a decision regarding a new premises licence application for Sud Italia, located at 72 Aubert Park, London, N5 1TS. The decision was adjourned at a meeting on 7 August 2025, due to the applicant's absence.
The sub-committee noted that the applicant was unable to attend the hearing because of an emergency at the premises, and had failed to inform the authority until a few hours before the hearing commenced. The standard procedure for notifying the authority of an absence was not described in the meeting information.
The sub-committee noted that they did not have sufficient details about the emergency to determine whether it would be correct to continue in the absence of the applicant. The specific details of the emergency were not disclosed in the meeting information.
Parties attending the meeting were informed that they would be advised of a new date for the hearing.
The sub-committee applied the Licensing Act (Hearings) Regulations 2005, and in particular s20(2) (a), which stipulates that if a party fails to attend and the sub-committee consider it to be in the public interest to adjourn to a specific date, they can do so.