The Cornerhouse

15 New Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1EG

Completed application 050384 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 26/06/2020 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• the supply of alcohol
• a performance of live music
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional 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 must 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-

   

                              (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

                              (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

               (d)   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;

   

                              (e)  dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other    than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

      

  4.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition

   

  5.              (1)              The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

         (2)  The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

   

                (3)              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 either -

   

  (a)              a holographic mark, or

  (b)              an ultraviolet feature.

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  6.              The responsible person must 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;

   

                (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.

   

  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

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

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

   

  Non standard timings

  From the start of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day

   

• Conditions Consistent with Operating Schedule.

   

  1.              The Designated Premises Supervisor must have held a Personal Alcohol Licence for at least 12 months prior to them taking on the responsibilities of Designated Premises Supervisor.

   

  2.              A Personal Licence holder must be on the premises from 2000hrs on every Thursday / Friday and Saturday until close of the premises to the public, except in the case of an emergency.

   

  3.              Whenever the Designated Premises Supervisor is not at the premises another Personal Licence holder will normally 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.              A minimum number of 2 members of door staff registered with the SIA will be on duty from 2000hrs until the premises closes to the public every Friday and Saturday.  In addition to this requirement a further 1 member of door staff will be present from 2300hrs until close.

   

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

   

  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 and be able to provide these numbers to Police upon request.

   

  7.              The Designated Premises Supervisor will maintain a daily record comprising of the 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.

   

  8.              To install, maintain, operate a CCTV system, of sufficient quality, and have in place a member of staff trained to download such CCTV, which shall record during all hours that a licensable activity takes place on the premises.

   

  9.              Any CCTV lawfully requested must be made available in a removable format within a reasonable amount of time from the point that a request is made.

   

  10.              Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 25 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18 if they intend to consume alcohol.  The following are the only forms of identification acceptable: Photo Driving Licence; Passport; PASS card (Proof of Age Standards Scheme).

   

  11.              The Designated Premises Supervisor shall make use of community / network radio and have a working handset available at all times that the premise is open to the public, unless in the case of an emergency or the radio is unavailable due to repairs.  In addition to this condition, if the radio becomes unusable then the Designated Premises Supervisor shall inform the Police Licensing department at the next reasonably practicable time.

   

  12.              Any outside area, which is used for the consumption of alcohol, shall cease to be used as such at 11:00pm hours daily.

   

  13.              Any outside area used for the consumption of alcohol shall be fully covered by CCTV.

   

  14.              All staff will successfully complete training in age related products prior to commencing employment.

  Refresher training will also be successfully completed not more than every 3 months.

  This will be fully documented and be available for inspection to Police Officers or other Authorised Officers.

   

  15.              All staff to utilise and fully record any refused sales or challenges made to patrons and such records be kept in an appropriate book / binder and be made available on inspection to the Police or other Authorised Officers.

   

  16.              No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted in the bar (Sphere) only area after 9.00pm daily.

   

  17.              No persons under the age of 18 shall be permitted in any part of the premises after 11.30pm daily.

   

  18.              No seating or tables shall be removed during opening times in any area of the restaurant or bar so to create extra space for the consumption of alcohol.  The seating and tables in the restaurant must not be moved to create extra space for any other licensable activity other than the provision of food.

   

  19.              Any substantial alteration to the existing floor plan and capacities shall be reported to the Police. Also any substantial alteration to the intended use of any part of the premise shall be reported to the Police, giving at least six weeks’ notice for the matters to be fully evaluated against the Licensing Act objectives to ensure that the objectives are not undermined.

   

  20.              There will be no adult themed entertainment services, activities or any other entertainment that may give rise to concern in respect of children.