The Toll House Inn

Penny Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1XT

Completed application 035637 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 31/12/2008 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Mandatory 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.

   

  Irresponsible Drinks Promotions - Mandatory Conditions

   

  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.

   

  Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition

   

  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.

   

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  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)              these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

   

        (c)    where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

   

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

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

   

  The supply of alcohol - mandatory condition

   

  Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by the management committee

   

   

  Alcohol Pricing

   

  1.              A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

  2.              For the purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

   

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcohol Liquor duties Act (1979)

  (b)              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -

   

  P=D + (DxV)

                Where-

   

  (i)              P is the permitted price

  (ii)              D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  (iii)              V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

   

  (c)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premise licence -

   

  (i)              The holder of the premise licence

  (ii)              The designated premise supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii)              The personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence.   

   

  (d)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question: and

   

  (e)              “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994

   

  3.              Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  4.              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

   

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day

   

   

• Non standard timings

   

  The provision of regulated entertainment and the sale/supply of alcohol on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve until 0200 hours the following day

  The provision of regulated entertainment on Bank Holiday Sundays of Easter Bank Holiday, May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday and August Bank Holiday until 0030 hours the following day

  The premises shall remain open to the public and provide late night refreshment on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve until 0230 hours the following day

  The sale/supply of alcohol to Hotel Residents 24 hours a day

• Offered Conditions

   

  In the event of doorstaff being employed at the premises 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

  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)

  Any outside area, which is used for the consumption of alcohol, shall cease to be so used at 2300 hours

  A personal licence holder shall normally be on the premises at all times after 2200 hours during which intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in the case of an emergency

  Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another person who after 2000 hours must be a 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

  Sales of alcohol in the external areas may only be via waiter/waitress service

  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

   

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

   

  All members of the management team will be trained in relation to all the llicensing objectives so as to prevent crime, disorder, public nuisance, promote public safety and protection of children from harm.

   

  b) The prevention of crime and disorder

   

           All members of staff concerned with sales of alcohol will be trained in relation to sales of alcohol to person under the age of 18 years.

           A PASS accredited ID scheme will be in place.

           There will be no irresponsible drinks promotions which may encourage binge drinking.

           The management will ensure that customers using the external areas are monitored closely with disorder and rowdiness not being tolerated.

           CCTV cameras will be installed and which will cover both internal and external areas.

           The premises will be supervised and monitored by appropriate members of staff 24 hours a day.

           When appropriate door supervisors will be employed at the premises and a record shall be maintained detailing the name of each door supervisor, their start and finish time and SIA badge number. The door supervisor will also sign this record.

   

  c) Public safety

   

           All escape routes and exits maintained so as not to cause hindrance in the event of evacuation.

           Annual and five yearly checks of the systems installed at the premises will take place

           All staff will be trained in the fire evacuation procedure.

           A fire evacuation procedure is in place for disabled customers and staff will be trained in relation to this.

           The premises will be supervised and monitored by appropriate members of staff 24 hours a day.

           A maximum capacity of 320 will be applied to the Public Bar and 40 Residents Lounge.

  ●              A capacity of 65 will apply to the number of resident guests permitted residence at the hotel at any one time.

   

  d) The prevention of public nuisance

   

           Background music will not be permitted to be played in any external parts of the premises after 23.00 hours each day.

           The management will ensure that the external parts of the premises are kept tidy and therefore not cause a nuisance to other neighbouring businesses and/or residents.

           The management will ensure that customers using the external areas do not cause a nuisance to other neighbouring businesses and/or residents.

  ●              Checks of the premises and grounds will be made at intervals throughout the day and night time by appropriate members of staff.

   

  e) The protection of children from harm

   

  Persons under the age of eighteen years will not be permitted on the premises after 20:30 unless they are resident guests or they are on the premises predominently for the purpose of taking table food there.