Lancaster City CouncilMorecambe Town Hall

Mazuma Stadium

Christie Way, Westgate, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4TB

Completed application 060124 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 15/07/2025 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded 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

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  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.

   

   

   

   

  Mandatory condition for the showing of films

  During the showing of films, the admission of children must be restricted in accordance with recommendations given either by a body designated under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act  1984 (the British Board of Film Classification - BBFC) or by the licensing authority.

   

   

  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

   

  (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

   

   

• Offered Conditions in line with operating schedule

   

  General

  At least one personal licence holder will be contactable at all times the premises is open, (their identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol.

   

  An authorisation, signed and dated by the Designated Premises Supervisor, shall be kept at the premises showing all persons authorised by them to make sales of alcohol at the premises.

   

  The premises may use the premises for events which will be subject to its own risk assessment and where applicable an event management plan (EMP).

   

  For events that are deemed to require an EMP, SIA door supervisors will be deployed at a ration of 1:100

   

  The Premises Licence holder will make contact with the licensing authority and police at least 40 days before any event to establish whether an EMP is appropriate for any planned activity. If deemed necessary by the police or licensing authority a suitable plan will be submitted within 7 days of such notification for due consideration by the relevant safety advisory group if required.

   

  On successful grant of the application the premises licence holder will surrender the previous premises licences issued by Lancaster City Council, WA0564 and WA0563. The appropriate surrender process must be followed and lodged with the council within 14 days of the grant of the new licence.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

  1. CCTV recording within all areas of the premises accessible to the public will be in place where practicable and with comply with the following standards.

   

  The CCTV system must be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. All public areas where possible within the premises must be covered by the system.

   

  The system will incorporate a camera coveringthe main entrance and each camera must be capable of providing an image which is regarded as identification standard.

   

  ii)              The system must record all hours that the premises are open to the public.

  iii)              Recordings must display the correct date and time.

  iv)              Digital recordings must be held for a minimum period of 28 days.

  v)              The system must as a minimum record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.

   

  Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording must be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.

  A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be on the premises at all times the premises are open to the public. This staff member will be able to show police recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.

   

  2.A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be available to attend the premises within an hour if requested by Police. This staff member will be able to show police recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested. This data or footage reproduction should be almost instantaneous.

   

  3. If the CCTV is not working correctly the Licence Holder shall take immediate steps to rectify the fault. A log of the steps shall be kept and be made available for inspection Police Officer or to a Local Authority Enforcement Officer.

   

  4. Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording shall be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.

   

  5. Appropriate arrangements by way of barriers, gate systems, security or other provisions will be made in agreement with the responsible authorities to prevent unauthorised access to the licensed areas and manage entry to the premises.

   

  6. Glass made of toughened glass will be used in the function suite and indoor bars. Where customers are likely to consume alcohol in an outdoor setting then all alcoholic drinks shall be served in poly carbonate or disposable plastic containers.

   

  7. An incident book shall be maintained at the premises and shall record the time, date and details of all incidents of crime and disorder.

   

  8. The licence holder will comply with the details of a memorandum of understanding or policy which relates to the use of the container bar on Match days. The policyor Memorandum of Understanding will remain in place and be reviewable periodically in consultation between the Police and Premises licence Holder or following any significant incident the police give notice of that warrants review of the policy. A copy of the policy must be kept on site and produced on request to a police officer or responsible authority.

   

  Public safety

  Primary Legislation deemed sufficient to safeguard this objectivey

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

   

  9.The container bar (Christie Way Elevation) at the front of the premises will be subject to adequate supervision and the customer area will be contained with suitable pedestrian barriers around its perimeter. The access and egress points thearea will be managed by suitably qualified staff or SIA door supervisors.

   

  10.The container bar will cease to operate no later than 21.30hrs

   

  Control of Noise Outdoors

   

  11.              Amplified live music to be played outdoors on no more than three days per annum

   

  12.              Other than at agreed sporting events, any event where regulated entertainment is to take place outdoors must be subject to prior approval by the Lancashire Constabulary and Lancaster City Council Licensing. The licence holder shall ensure that as part of the terms attached to any permissions to use the outside licensed area the organiser of the event submits to the Lancashire Constabulary and Lancaster City Council Licencing details of the event, proposals, and risk assessments to prevent crime and disorder, to prevent nuisance and promote public safety at the event. Such details, including a full risk assessment must be provided at least 3 months before the event is due to take place unless both authorities agree to accept a shorter period. The premises licence holder will also supply the details including contact telephone numbers of the person who is nominated to be in control of the event. The event will only take place if the Lancashire Constabulary and Lancaster City Council Licencing are satisfied that the event plan and risk assessment will promote the licensing objectives. Noise to be controlled in accordance with the Code of Practice on Environmental Noise Control at Concerts (1995) produced by the Noise Council. No event will start before 09.00 hours or finish after 23.00 hours an event management plan must be prepared addressing any specific issues raised by a concert crowd.

   

  13.              The event organiser will be responsible for monitoring and reporting noise levels and ensuring that they comply with the noise guidelines in table 1of the Code of Practice on Environmental Noise Control at Concerts (1995) produced by the Noise Council

   

  14.              If your event or the total number of events held at the venue exceeds three days in any year (subject to prior approval by the Lancashire Constabulary and Lancaster City Council Health and Licensing) then the maximum noise level recommended in Table 1, of the Code of Practice on Environmental Noise Control at Concerts (1995) produced by the Noise Council will need to be reduced. This is regardless of whether these events were organised by you or others.

   

  Control of Indoor Noise

   

    15.During the playing of amplified music indoors, all windows and doors will be kept closed after 22.00 hours except in case of emergency or for ingress and egress.

   

  The protection of children from harm

  16.A Challenge 25 proof of age policy shall be implemented and adhered to. 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. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable:

  ·              A recognised proof of age scheme accredited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS).

  ·              Photo driving licence.

  ·              Passport.

  ·              Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and date of birth of the holder.If no suitable identification is provided the sale of alcohol will be refused.

   

  17.              All staff shall receive suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. Records to evidence this shall be made available to an authorised officer upon request. Refresher training shall be conducted

  every 3-6 months as a minimum.

   

  18. “Challenge 25” posters shall be displayed in prominent positions at the premises.