Plymouth City CouncilLicensing Office

Edgecumbe Hotel, The

2 Molesworth Road, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5LZ

Completed application 063257 which is a Cancellation/Surrender for Premises Licence from 24/06/2013 to 21/08/2017

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an indoor sporting event
• 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
• sale and supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1. The first condition is that 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 second condition is that every 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.

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  A              Supply of alcohol

   

  Conditions that have been agreed with the Police Licensing Authority

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

  Whenever the Designated Premises Supervisor is not at the premises another responsible person will be nominated by the Designated Premises Supervisor as being the person to manage the premises.

  CCTV to be installed to comply with the ‘UK Police Requirements for Digital CCTV Systems’.

  CCTV cameras to be kept clean and maintained at all time.

  CCTV images will be retained for a minimum of 31 days.

  The CCTV system will have the capability of downloading the images to a recognised format.

  A register will be kept detailing all requests by Police for CCTV images. This will include time and date of request, time, date and location of incident, time and date of hand on to Police.

  During trading hours, members of staff present who are trained to view and download images from CCTV at request of Police.

  The Police Licensing Department will be informed if the CCTV system is not working.

  A daily incident logbook detailing all incidents of note at the premises or in the immediate vicinity e.g. slips, accidents, entry refusals and incidents of disorder etc. The log will detail the date, time, type of incident, brief circumstances, action taken and person dealing. The logbook will be made available for up to six months Police or any other responsible authority for inspection, if required. All relevant incidents will be reported to the police at the earliest opportunity.

  Police Officers will be afforded all possible assistance in the course of their investigations that relate directly to the premise.

  All material evidence resulting from a criminal incident will be preserved for Police forensic examination.

  Doors Supervisors will be employed any day of the week that the premises remain open after midnight until close.

  No irresponsible drinks promotions or all inclusives.

  No open bottles or other vessels will be permitted to be taken from the premises.

   

  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]

  Notices obtained from police publicising the Challenge 21 initiative shall be clearly displayed at the entrance to the premises and behind the bar area at all times.

  Regular and documented training of staff in relation to the prevention of under age sales.

   

  Conditions that have been agreed with Environmental Health Authority

   

  Public Nuisance

  Doors and windows will be kept shut during entertainment.

  Suitable signage at the exit to request the co-operation of patrons, in particular to make as little noise as possible when leaving the premises.

  Patrons will be asked not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises and asked to leave the vicinity quickly and quietly

  A senior member of staff (manager) will assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment

  Management will control the sound levels of the music/entertainment

  The LAeq reading should not exceed 69dB before 22.00hrs from the location at the doorway to the letting agency.

  After 22.00hrs the LAeq should not exceed66db.

  A record should be kept of all readings.

   

  Before 11.00pm

  To prevent entertainment being intrusive, noise emanating from the premises will not be clearly audible 1 metre from the façade of the nearest residential property.

  Between 11.00am & Closing

  To prevent the use of the premises being intrusive, noise emanating from the premises will not be clearly distinguishable above other noise 1 metre from the façade of the nearest residential property.

  The forecourt at the front of the premises should not be used for the purposes of alcohol consumption beyond 9.00pm or dusk (which ever is sooner).

  The forecourt at the front of the premises should be regularly monitored by staff throughout normal trading hours to control noise and disturbance build up by patrons.

  The rear smoking courtyard should be regularly monitored by staff for the purposes of noise monitoring and glass collection.

   

  Steps that have been taken to promote the four Licensing Objectives

   

  Vigilant staff able to identify signs of drunkenness drug-use

  Regular liason with Police

  Will join pubwatch if required

  Staff trained to highest health and safety standard

  Exits clearly marked

  Signs put up when floor is wet

  Well illuminated

  Smoke alarms fitted

  Refusal of alcohol to intoxicated people

  Aware of neighbours and to reduce noise after 09.00pm

  Children accompanied by an adult at all times, not allowed in after 6.00pm unless requested e.g. for a birthday party and then only in stipulated area

  A specific taxi operator to be nominated for staff and customers use. The company’s telephone number is advertised to customers. The operator, and all drivers, should be made aware that they should arrive and depart as quietly as possible, should not sound vehicle horns as a signal of their arrival or leave engines idling unnecessarily.

   

  No Adult Entertainment

   

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  None

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached

   

Premises Plans

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