Sitting Pretty Vintage Tearoom

Main Road, Galgate, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0JH

Completed application 022032 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 20/05/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Embedded Conditions

   

  On New Year’s Eve alcohol may be sold from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, 00.00 hours (midnight) on 31st December)

   

  Credit Sales

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal

   

  NO Children’s Certificate

  No person under fourteen shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies:

  a)              He is the child of the holder of the premises licence.

  b)              He resides in the premises, but is not employed there.

  c)              He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises that is not a bar and to or from some part of the premises where there is no other convenient means of access or egress.

  d)              The bar is in railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which holding of the licence is ancillary.

  In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of intoxicating liquor.  However, an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

  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 licence1.             

   

  (3)              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.

   

   

   

  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

   

  On Sunday and Monday of Easter, May, Spring and August Bank Holidays and on Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and St. George’s Day regulated entertainment will be permitted until 00.00 hours (midnight) and the sale/supply of alcohol will be permitted until 01.00 hours the following day and the premises may be open to the public until 02.00 hours the following day

  If Christmas Eve or Boxing Day falls on a Sunday then regulated entertainment and the sale/supply of alcohol will be permitted until 23.30 hours and the premises may be open to the public until 00.30 hours the following day

  If Boxing Day falls on Monday to Thursday then regulated entertainment will be permitted until 00.00 hours (midnight) and the sale/supply of alcohol will be permitted until 01.00 hours the following day and the premises may be open to the public until 02.00 hours the following day

  On New Year’s Day regulated entertainment and the sale/supply of alcohol will be permitted until 01.00 hours the following day and the premises may be open to the public until 02.00 hours the following day

• Offered Conditions

   

  1        At times when the designated premises supervisor is away from the premises on holiday or anticipates being away for an extended period of time then another personal licence holder shall be nominated in writing by the designated premises supervisor to be responsible for the premises in their absence. However in the event that no other personal licence holder is available then a non-personal licence holder shall be nominated in writing by the designated premises supervisor to be responsible for the premises in their absence provided that the nominated person has been made available for interview by the police licensing unit in respect of such a position and the police do not object to the proposal

  2        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)

  3        Any outside area, which is used for the consumption of alcohol, shall cease to be so used at 23.00 hours

  4        The provision of off-sales to terminate at 23.00 hours

  5        All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency

  6        There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, (or member and their guests) notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly

  7        Door supervisors and other members of staff to request customers to leave quietly and have respect for their residential neighbours

  Any section 34 Gaming Machines at the premises will be positioned within sight of the bar servery in order that full supervision can be given to those playing on such. Otherwise 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

   

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

  None Offered

   

  b) The Prevention of crime and disorder

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

  Not having any irresponsible drinks promotions which may encourage binge drinking.

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

  A Zero Tolerance Drugs policy is in place.

  Pre-opening safety checks will be carried out at the premises before each trading session.

   

  c) Public Safety

  Maintaining emergency exits and emergency escape routes to ensure that these can be used at all times.

  Pre-opening safety checks of the premises.

  Annual testing and inspection of the Gas installation at the premises by a qualified engineer.

  Annual testing and inspection of the Emergency Lighting at the premises by a qualified engineer.

  Fire Extinguishers at the premises are serviced annually.

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

   

  d) The Prevention of public nuisance

  Doors and windows to be kept closed when entertainment is in progress.

  Signs posted at the exits reminding customers to leave quietly and with respect for local residents.

  The last admission time for customers to be Midnight.

  All external lighting on signage to be turned off at 11pm on Sunday to Thursday, Midnight on friday and Saturday.

  All curtains in the licensed area will be closed at 11pm

  DJ/Public announcement to be made at the end of the evening asking customers to leave quietly.

  Management to ask customers to leave quietly.

  The management will ensure that the grounds of the premises will be kept tidy and without nuisance to other neighbouring businesses or residents.

   

  e)  The protection of children from harm

  No persons under 16 years to be allowed access to the premises after 8pm and persons who are between 16 and 18 years of age to be accompanied by a person over the age of 18 years.

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

  Any S.34 gaming machines and cigarette machine at the premises are positioned within sight of the bar servery in order that full supervision can be given as to those playing on such

   

• Conditions attached after a hearing by the Licensing Authority

   

  A personal licence holder shall normally be on the premises at all times after 20.00 hours when intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in the case of an emergency