Shire Hall (The)

Lancaster Castle, Castle Parade, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YJ

Premises Licence LAPLWA0504 from from 01/08/2011 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• a performance of live music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• 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

   

  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)

• Offered Conditions

  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

   

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

  Theatrical and musical events at the castle will operate in the evenings (with an occasional matinee) and usually only for a period of several days together at infrequent intervals throughout the year. All events will be ticketed and no one under the age of fifteen will be allowed on the premises unless accompanied by a responsible adult. Alcohol will never been sold to anyone under the age of eighteen. The only alcohol sold will be during performance intervals and will be wine and beer/ lager not spirits.

   

  There will always be an adequate number of staff on duty to ensure the safety and well being of patrons. These same staff will ensure that all patrons leave the building safely at the end of the evening.

   

  The location of the castle means that noise pollution and public disturbance will be kept to the absolute minimum, both from patrons arriving and leaving and from performances themselves.

   

  Staff training is carried out at induction for new starters, and then continues at regular intervals thereafter. This will include a knowledge of the licensing objectives and how best to achieve them.

   

  Close liaison with the Fire Brigade and the Police already exists and will continue to do so.

   

  b) The prevention of crime and disorder

  Alcohol sold during events will be restricted to wine and beer/lager, and will only be sold during designated intervals between acts.

   

  During performances the main doors to the venue will remain closed, so that only those paying to attend the performances will have access to the bar.

   

  There will always be enough staff in attendance to see customers safely on and off the premises.

   

  The size of the venue means that the maximum audience capacity for any performance will be 120 people.

   

  Staff will be instructed not to serve patrons who appear to be intoxicated

   

  c) Public Safety

  The Shire Hall complies with all current legislation with regard to Health and Safety, and all staff are trained in safety procedures upon induction and at regular intervals throughout the year.

   

  The fire system is regularly tested and maintained. There is an automatic call out to the Fire Brigade should an alarm sound.

   

  There are internal, self-closing fire doors in the main corridor and illuminated Running Man signs throughout the building.

   

  The heating system is gas-fired and regularly maintained, and the boiler room is well away from public areas.

   

  Legionella testing is carried out at the designated intervals.

   

  Emergency lighting is installed throughout the building, with battery back-ups should main power fail. The system is tested monthly and serviced at regular intervals.

   

  Where allowed, internal steps are white lined.

   

  Fire safety instructions are announced at the start of each performance, and staff dedicated to act as fire marshals will be in attendance throughout all events.

   

  The venue is situated well away from public roads and the car park benefits from the floodlighting that exists around the building.

   

  The castle is covered by CCTV.

   

  d) The prevention of public nuisance

  Most events will be over by 23:00. The car parking area is well away from private dwellings, but a sign will be displayed requesting consideration for those people who live in the area when patrons leave the venue.

   

  Staff will be on hand to ensure that this is complied with.

   

  The thickness of walls means that very little noise escapes during performances, thus causing negligible disturbance to anyone passing the building and none to nearby residential dwellings.

   

  The small audience means that the likelihood of disturbance is greatly reduced.

   

  e)The protection of children from harm

  No one under the age of fifteen will be allowed into events unless accompanied by a responsible adult.

   

  No alcohol will ever be sold to anyone under the age of eighteen.

   

  Notices will be posted to reflect this and staff will be trained to ensure that this is complied with.

   

  Proof of identity will be required where there is doubt about an individual’s age.