Cottams Field

Lancaster Business Park, Caton Road, Lancaster, LA1 3PE

Completed application 029830 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 07/11/2011 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Embedded Conditions

   

  Mandatory conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

  1.              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

  (a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or

  (b)              at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

  2.              The supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

  3.              (1)              The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

                (2)              In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children:

                              (a)              games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to:

                                            (i)              drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or

                                            (ii)              drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);

                              (b)              provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

                              (c)              provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less;

                              (d)              provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on -

                                            (i)              the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

                                            (ii)              the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring

                              (e)              selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner.

  4.              The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

  5.              The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  6.              (1)              The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

                (2)              The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and a holographic mark.

  7.              The responsible person shall ensure that:

                (a)              where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures -

                              (i)              beer or cider: ½ pint;

                              (ii)              gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

                              (iii)              still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and

                (b)              customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

  All individuals who carry out security activities must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA)

   

  Mandatory condition where the licence permits the performance of Films

  Where a programme includes a film in the 12A, 15 or 18 category, as classified by the British board of Film Classification, no person appearing to be under the age of 12 (and unaccompanied in that case),15 or 18 as appropriate shall be admitted to any part of the programme; and the licence holder shall display in a conspicuous position a notice in the following terms-

  PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF [INSERT APPROPRIATE AGE] CANNOT BE ADMITTED TO ANY PART OF THE PROGRAMME

  Where films of different categories form part of the same programme, the notice shall refer to the oldest age restriction.

  This condition does not apply to members of staff under the relevant age while on duty provided the prior written consent of the person’s parents or legal guardian has first been obtained.

  Immediately before each exhibition of a film passed by the British Board of Film Classification there shall be exhibited on screen for at least five seconds a in such a manner that it can be easily read by all persons in the auditorium a reproduction of the certificate of the Board or, as regards a trailer advertising a film, of the statement approved by the Board indicating the category of the film

• Non standard timings

   

  On no more than 15 occasions per calendar year, these extensions for the supply of alcohol can only take place if at least 10 days notice is provided to police and the licensing authority and only if the police give their consent

  On New Year’s Eve alcohol may be sold from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day

   

   

  Re Residents

  1.              Suitable non-alcoholic beverages, including drinking water, shall be equally available for consumption with or otherwise as an ancillary to meals served in the licensed premises

  2.              The premises must be bona fide used for the purpose of habitually providing for reward board and lodging including breakfast and one other at least of the customary main meals

  3.              Intoxicating liquor shall be sold/supplied 24 hours a day only to:

  a)              Residents in the hotel and their bona fide guests

  b)              For consumption off the premises when supplied with a substantial meal supplied in lieu of the customary main meal at midday or in the evening or both. There are no other off sales

  4.              There shall be afforded in the premises for persons provided with board and lodging for reward adequate sitting accommodation in a room not used or to be used for

  a)              sleeping accommodation; or

  b)              the service of substantial refreshment; or

  the supply or consumption of alcohol

• Offered Conditions

   

  1.              A personal licence holder shall normally be on the premises at all times during which intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers.

  2.              Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises a suitable person shall be nominated to manage the premises in the absence of the DPS. The identity of the nominated person will be made known to all members of staff by means of reference to an internal rota kept upon the premises.

  3.              To maintain and operate the current CCTV system which shall record during all hours that a licensable activity takes place on the premises

  4.              Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 18 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18.  The following are the only forms of identification acceptable: UK photo driving licence; Passport; PASS card (proof of age standards scheme)

  5.              Any outside area, which is used for the consumption of alcohol, shall cease to be so used at 23.00 hours

  6.              The provision of off-sales to terminate at 23.00 hours

  7.              Before the premises are opened for the purposes authorised by the licence, an inspection shall be carried out to ensure that the premises are safe for use. Details of the inspection, defects discovered and remedial action taken shall be recorded in accordance with Whitbread plc's operating policies and procedures. Those procedures and information on inspections shall be made available on demand to an Authorised Officer of the Council, Fire Officer or a Police Constable

  8.              The fire alarm, emergency lighting system and electrical installation shall be tested on a regular basis, at a frequency determined by a competent person. Certificates should be issued showing the results of the tests. The certificates shall be made available for inspection on demand to an Authorised Officer of the Council, a Fire Officer or a Police Constable

  9.              All doors or gates both inside and outside the premises which are on an escape route shall be fitted only with approved fasteners and shall at all times be properly maintained, free from obstruction and be capable of being opened easily and fully so that they do not restrict the public leaving the premises and shall open in the direction of the escape route. Doors which form part of the escape route and which open against the direction of travel, shall be locked in the open position by a tamper-proof fastening when ever there are public on the premises.

  10.      Other than four Gaming Machines already authorised the use of which is not permitted by persons under the age of 18 years there will be no adult entertainment services, activities, other entertainment or matters ancillary to the use of the premises that may give rise to concern in respect of children.

   

  Operating schedule

   

  a) General - all four licensing objectives (b,c,d,e)

   

  I have undertaken my own risk assessment to take the following proposed steps. These existing premises operate within the current law without particular difficulty.

   

  The types of regulated entertainment proposed materially do no more than reinstate the normal pub entertainment that was previously unregulated as identified in B1 above.

   

  No new steps have been identified in relation to the four licensing objectives save as below.

   

  b) The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  No further risks have been identified which need to be addressed.

  Under the present licensing regime the premises already are able to be open until 00:30.

   

  c) Public safety

   

  No further risks have been identified which need to be addressed.

   

  d) The prevention of public nuisance

   

  No further risks have been identified which need to be addressed.

   

  e) The protection of children from harm

   

  The restrictions set out in the Licensing Act 2003 will apply. No unusual or additional risks of harm to children have been identified.

  No films or videos of any description will be shown so that they can be viewed by persons under the age of any applicable BBFC/Local Authority certification.