Chicago Rock Cafe

34 New Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1HU

Completed application 024176 which is a Cancellation/Surrender for Premises Licence from 23/01/2007 to 26/02/2010

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• any playing of recorded music
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

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• Embedded Conditions

   

  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 (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, 00.00 hours (midnight) on 31st December)

   

  An additional hour to the standard times on the day when British Summertime commences

   

  Special Hours Certificate

  (1)               Subject to the following paragraphs, the permitted hours on weekdays shall extend until 02.00 hours in the morning following except that-

                (a)              the permitted hours shall end at 00.00 hours (midnight) on any day on which music and dancing is not provided after 00.00 hours (midnight); and

                (b)               on any day that music and dancing end between 00.00 hours (midnight) and 02.00 hours in the morning, the permitted hours shall end when the music and dancing end

  (2)              In relation to the morning on which summer time begins, paragraph (1) of this condition shall have effect with the substitution of references to 03.00 hours in the morning for references to 02.00 hours in the morning

  (3)              Except as provided in (4) below, the permitted hours on Sundays shall extend until 00.30 hours (thirty minutes past midnight) in the morning following except that-

                (a)               the permitted hours shall end at 00.00 hours (midnight) on any Sunday on which music and dancing is not provided after 00.00 hours (midnight);

                (b)               where music and dancing end between 00.00 hours (midnight) on any Sunday and 00.30 (thirty minutes past midnight), the permitted hours on that Sunday shall end when the music and dancing end

  (4)              On Sundays immediately before bank holidays other than Easter Sunday, the permitted hours shall extend until 02.00 hours (in the morning) following except that-

                (a)               the permitted hours shall end at 00.00 hours (midnight) on any Sunday on which music and dancing is not provided after 00.00 hours (midnight);

                (b)               where music and dancing end between 00.00 hours (midnight) on any Sunday and 02.00 hours (in the morning), the permitted hours on that Sunday shall end when the music and dancing end

  (5)               The sale of alcohol must be ancillary to the use of the premises for music and dancing and substantial refreshment

   

  Credit Sales

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal

   

  NO Children’s Certificate

  No person under fourteen shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies:

  a)              He is the child of the holder of the premises licence.

  b)              He resides in the premises, but is not employed there.

  c)              He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises that is not a bar and to or from some part of the premises where there is no other convenient means of access or egress.

  d)              The bar is in railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which holding of the licence is ancillary.

  In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of intoxicating liquor.  However, an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

  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

   

  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

• Conditions on previous licence(s)

   

  See attached for Public Entertainment Licence conditions

• Non standard timings

   

  24 hours a day on the day following the day on which a local or general election or referendum takes place

  In the event of a screening of any international sporting event involving any of the countries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which falls outside the current permitted hours on the premises licence to permit the opening of the premises, the showing of films and the provision of late night refreshment commencing one hour before the start of the event and one hour after the end of the event, the details of the transmission to be notified to the police 7 days beforehand and provided the police have not objected to the additional hours within 72 hours of being notified.

• Offered Conditions

   

  See attached Operating Schedule

   

  1.              The designated premises supervisor shall have at least 2 year’s experience of managing similar premises with a similar capacity and with a similar terminal hour

  2.              A personal licence holder shall be on the premises at all times during which intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in the case of an emergency

  3.              Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another personal licence holder will be nominated by the designated premises supervisor as being the responsible person to manage the premises and will have the contact details of the designated premises supervisor. The details of such person to be on prominent display outside the premises

  4.              Whenever there is to be the sale or supply of alcohol or the provision of regulated entertainment after 01.00 hours the following day then a minimum number of 2 members of door staff registered with the SIA will be on duty from 21.00 hours for the first 100 customers and thereafter one for every 100 or part thereof i.e. if door staff registered with the SIA are not on duty by 21.00 hours at the latest then the sale or supply of alcohol and the provision of regulated entertainment will cease at 01.00 hours the following day at the latest

  5.              Two door supervisors registered with the SIA will remain outside the premises until at least 15 minutes after the last customer has left the premises

  6.              Door supervisors registered with SIA shall be equipped with an appropriate method of keeping an accurate record of the capacity levels, including any separate capacity levels for individual rooms or levels

  7.              Door Supervisors shall be positioned at each entrance/exit (other than fire only exits) to ensure that no customer leaves with any bottles or glasses

  8.              Door supervisors will patrol the queue to the premises as necessary but no less than once every 5 minutes to ensure that customers who are drunk or who have acted in a disorderly manner, or have behaved in such a way as to cause a public nuisance or disturbance, are prevented from entering the premises

  9.              The designated premises supervisor will maintain a daily record comprising of the following: - Start time and finish time of each door supervisor. The door supervisor will record their SIA badge number and will sign and print their name in a legible form at the beginning and end of each tour of duty. The record shall be kept securely on the premises for at least 6 months and shall be produced on request to the police or other authorised person

  10.              Serious consideration will be given to any crime prevention survey and a risk assessment will be produced to justify any item of non-compliance

  11.              To install, maintain and operate a CCTV system, which complies with the minimum requirements, expected of the Lancashire Constabulary and shall record during all hours that a licensable activity takes place on the premises

  12.              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)

  13.              The maximum number of persons (including staff) allowed to be on premises at any time shall be 600

  14.              No entry to or re-entry to the premises one hour prior to the terminal hour by members of the public or by any guests or friends of members of staff or the premises licence holder

  15.              The premises licence holder and/or the designated premises supervisor or a person nominated by them shall be a member of and regularly attend meetings of any Pubwatch scheme for the area within which the premises are located and would include registration and use of community/network radio

  16.              The premises licence holder will provide to the police a drugs policy for the premises which shall as a minimum contain all of the best practices outlined in the guidance published by the Home Office and the London Drug Policy Forum ‘Safer Clubbing’

  17.              Free drinking water to be made available at all times from the bar

        18. 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