Post Office Inn

39 Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2AW

Withdrawn application 096142 which is a Minor Variation Application for Premises Licence

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• sale and supply of alcohol
• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS (PREMISES LICENCE - ON & OFF SALES)

   

  All supplies of alcohol

   

  1. No supply of alcohol may be made under this 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. Every supply of alcohol under the Premises Licence must be made or authorised by a Person who holds a Personal Licence.

   

  Irresponsible drinks promotions

   

  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).

   

  3. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request    to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  Age verification policy

   

  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.

   

  Alcoholic drink measures

   

  1. 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.

   

  Permitted price

   

  1. A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

   

  2. For the purposes of this condition -

   

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

   

  (b)              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula P = D + (DxV) where:

   

  (i) P is the permitted price

  (ii) D is the amount 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;

   

  (c) “relevant person” means, in relation to a premises licence -

   

  (i)   the holder of the premises licence,

  (ii)  the designated premises supervisor (if any)

  (iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol;

   

  (d) “relevant person” means, in relation to 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

   

  (e)              “Value Added Tax” means Value Added Tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

  3. 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.

   

  4. (1) Sub-paragraph (b) below 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.

   

• Minor variation application received 19/6/24 - To amend opening hours, alcohol hours, live music hours, recorded music hours, late night refreshment hours, exhibition of films, indoor sporting events and to remove and replace conditions (proposed conditions highlighted)

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  ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Steps taken in order to promote the four Licensing Objectives.

   

  1.              Premises will be fully covered with CCTV, with recordings withheld with report of an incident.

  2.              Recorded music volume will be reduced to background level during the wind down period.

  3.              All windows will be kept closed after 23.00.

  4.              A notice will be placed prominently at the exits asking customers to leave quietly.

  5.              Deliveries will not be accepted at unreasonable early time of morning or late at night.

   

  General

   

  1.              Staff training must incorporate:

  a)              Responsible Alcohol Service, including recognising signs of drunkenness, refusal skills, drugs awareness.

  b)              Premises Licence conditions

  2.              Training records will be signed by staff, retained on the premises for a period of 12 months. They will be produced for inspection when required by an Officer of a Responsible Authority

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1.              CCTV must be installed and cover all internal & external areas, including all public entry and exit points. The CCTV unit must be positioned in a secure part of the licensed premises and not within any private area of the location. Access to the system must be allowed immediately to the Police, Trading Standards or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority in accordance with the Data Protection Act where it is necessary to do so for the prevention of crime and disorder, prosecution or apprehension of offenders or where disclosure is required by law.

  2.              All images must be kept for a consecutive 31 day period and to be produced to the Police, Trading Standards or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority in relation to the investigation of crime and/or disorder issues and suspected licence breaches, upon request or within 24 hours of such request where it is necessary to do so for the prevention of crime and disorder, prosecution or apprehension of offenders or where disclosure is required by law.

  3.              The CCTV system must be maintained so as to be fully operational and recording continually whilst the premises are open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises.

  4.              The CCTV system clock must be set correctly and maintained (taking account of GMT and BST).

  5.              There must be a member of staff available at all times who is trained and capable of operating the CCTV system and also downloading any footage required by the Police, Trading Standards or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority.

  6.              The Designated Premises Supervisor must identify the requirement for Door Supervisors by way of a risk assessment, which must be made available for inspection by an authorised officer. Where the risk assessment identifies the need for Door Supervisors to be deployed, Door Supervisors must be of sufficient number to be able to control entry to the premises and deal with any instances of disorderly behaviour within the premises simultaneously. Door Supervisors must remain at the premises until such time the premises are closed, and all members of the public have left the venue.

  7.              Where Door Supervisors are employed, there must be a register of every SIA person employed at the premises that contains the following details:

  a)              Full Name

  b)              Security Industry Authority licence number

  c)              Time and date each security staff starts and finishes duty.

  d)              Each entry must be signed by the Door Supervisors

  8.              That register must be kept fully updated at all times and remain at the licensed premises and be available for inspection immediately by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority, the Security Industry Authority or Police.

  9.              An incident log (which may be kept electronically) must be kept at the premises and made available on request to the Police or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and must record the following:

  a)              All crimes reported to the premises.

  b)              All ejections of patrons

  c)              Any complaints received concerning crime and disorder.

  d)              Any incidents of disorder

  e)              All seizures of drugs or offensive weapons

  f)              Where Possible, details of those involved including members of the public, police officers, SIA staff and employees.

  10.              A refusals register (which may be kept electronically) must be held at the premises and contain details of the time and date of any sales that are refused in relation to persons that are underage. This register must be made available for inspection upon request by a Responsible Authority.

  11.              The Designated Premises Supervisor shall participate in the Local Pub Watch Scheme (where such a scheme exists and support the scheme where unilateral banning orders are implemented.

   

  Public Safety

   

  We are aware of the relevant legislation and take our responsibilities seriously. Prevention of Public Nuisance

  1.              Any outside areas shall be monitored and regularly cleared of glasses and bottles.

  2.              Any outside areas shall not be used beyond 23:00hrs save for persons temporarily permitted to smoke.

  3.              No person shall be allowed to leave the premises (except to any area set aside for the consumption of alcohol) with open containers of drinks of any kind.

  4.              Between 23:00 - 08:00 there will be total sound containment within the premises.

  5.              Notices shall be prominently displayed near all exits from the premises requesting patrons to leave quietly with consideration for neighbours.

   

  The protection of children from harm

   

  1.              Challenge 25 must be operated at the premises whereby all persons who appear to be under 25 years of age and purchasing or attempting to purchase alcohol must be asked to provide identification to prove they are over 18 years of age. The only acceptable forms of identification allowed are:

  a)              a valid passport,

  b)              a valid photo ID driving licence or

  c)              a valid proof of age scheme card with the PASS approved hologram

  2.              Challenge 25 signage must be displayed in a clear and prominent public place at the premises.

  3.              All staff must be fully trained in relation to the Challenge 25 scheme before being allowed to sell alcohol and a record must be kept of staff training.

   

   

• Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

   

  None.

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached