Lancaster City CouncilMorecambe Town Hall

The Old Stables

Bulk Street, Lancaster, LA1 1PU

Completed application 058369 which is a Transfer Application for Premises Licence from 09/10/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of dance
• the supply of alcohol
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music

Additional Conditions

• Mandatory Conditions where the licence authorises the sale of alcohol

   

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

   

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

   

  (b) at a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his licence has been suspended.

   

    2                             The supply of alcohol under a 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

   

  (a)              s 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;

   

  (b)              “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.   

   

  (c)              “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

   

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

   

  1.              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.

   

  2.              (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

   

   

   

   

• Conditions consistent with operating schedule

   

  All staff must be made aware of their responsibilities in respect of the sale of alcohol and the potential for problems that can occur if too much is consumed and the effect that can have on the behaviour of customers.

   

  There will be no happy hours, reduced priced drinks or irresponsible promotion. The drinks provided will be of high quality and priced accordingly which is unlikely to attract the type of customer who likes to "binge drink" or consume large amounts of alcohol which will not be tolerated. In such cases customers must not be served and will be politely asked to leave.

   

  CCTV must be in operation with cameras situated in the reception area, the bar itself and outside the building and covering entrance & exit points. Staff must be trained in the use of CCTV in order to extract images if required and recordings shall be kept for a minimum of 21 days.

   

  An incident book must be kept at the premises which will record any instances of crime and disorder, when and if police are called, any persons searched for drugs or asked to leave, or other notable incidents. The incident book must be made available for inspection by police or other authorised personnel upon request.

   

  The building is protected by smoke detectors and fitted with necessary fire extinguishers. An evacuation plan will be in place with a designated muster point on the car park opposite

   

  A zero tolerance to drugs must be promoted in the premises with any drugs found or being used reported to the police with immediate effect. Staff will receive adequate training in this respect.

   

  There will be signage within the premises requesting customers to leave quietly so as not to disturb the public in the vicinity.

   

  Exterior areas must be kept tidy and free of litter.

   

  A Challenge 25 scheme must be adopted at the premises whereby anybody who looks or appears to be under the age of 25 years old and does not hold a valid proof of age will be refused the sale of alcohol.

   

  The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) must be actively promoted at the premises by the display of Challenge 25 signage bearing the PASS logo.A PASS accredited holographic proof of age card will be the main identification document accepted at the premises as proof of age. The only other acceptable forms of identification are:-

   

                       Photo Driving Licence

                       Passport

                       Her Majesty's Forces Warrant Card

   

  No unaccompanied children under the age of 18 will be allowed access to the bar.

   

  Staff will observe the behaviour of both adults and children and report any suspicious activities to the authorities.