Mint Cafe Bar

34 Church Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1LH

Completed application 013965 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 12/12/2007 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for making music
• provision of late night refreshment
• 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 licence

   

  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 the Sunday prior to a recognised Bank/Public Holiday late night refreshment and alcohol will be permitted until 01.00 hours the following day and the premises may be open to the public until 01.00 hours the following day

   

   

• Offered Conditions

   

  See attached Operating Schedule

   

  1        The provision of off-sales to terminate at 23:00 hours

  2        No music to be played in outdoor areas

  3        Doors to the premises to be kept closed whenever amplified music is being played in the premises

  4.   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)

   

  1. A personal licence holder shall be on the premises at all times during which intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in exceptional cases of emergency.

  2. Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another personal licence holder will be nominated by the designated premises supervisor as being a responsible person to manage the premises. The details of such person will be on prominent display inside the premises.

   

  b) The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  1. In the event of the premises employing doorstaff the designated premises supervisor will maintain a daily record comprising of the following:- 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.

  The premises has CCTV fitted to allow staff to monitor behaviour and keep a record in case of any incidents.

   

  c) Public safety

   

   

  d) The prevention of public nuisance

   

  The premises is'nt in a residential area. However signs will be posted asking people to leave quietly.

   

  e) The protection of children from harm

   

  Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 21 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)