Walrus

Athenaeum Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2RH

Completed application 033051 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 27/04/2012 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol
• 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
• entertainment facilities for dancing

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.

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  ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  A              Supply of alcohol

   

  Any existing conditions attached to existing justices licence

   

  The authorised hours for the sale of alcohol do not prohibit:

   

  1.              during the first twenty minutes after the end of authorised hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  2.              during the first twenty minutes after the end of authorised hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  3.              during the first thirty minutes after the end of authorised hours the consumption of  the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;

  4.              consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;

  5.              the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  6.              the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  7.              the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

  8.              the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or

  9.              the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or

  10.              the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of alcohol so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

   

   

   

  Steps that have been taken to promote the Four Licensing Objectives

   

  General

   

  1.              Staff training - all bar staff to complete National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders qualification

  2.              Incident book and refusals register available

  3.              To participate in Citysafe scheme

   

  The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1.              Staff supervision and surveillance of premises, including regular checks of all public areas including toilets

  2.              No irresponsible drinks promotions (e.g. 2 for 1 or heavy discounting)

  3.              Staff training on responsible retailing including refusal of service to intoxicated people

  4.              Participation in pub/clubwatch

   

  Public Safety

   

  1.              Promotion of sensible drinking through use of BII responsible retailing of alcohol policy

  2.              Zero tolerance policy on drugs - posters to be on display

  3.              Regular glass and bottle collections by staff

  4.              Up to date gas and electrical safety certificates

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  1.              Notices displayed requesting patrons to leave quietly and respect our neighbours

  2.              Notices displayed in outside area to keep noise down

  3.              Regular removal of litter including cigarette ends from outside areas

  4.              Regular checks by staff of outside areas

  5.              All windows and doors closed during live music

   

  The Protection of Children from Harm

   

  1.              Promotion of ‘Challenge 21’ scheme

  2.              Robust proof of age provisions including acceptable ID to include photo drivers licence, passport or accredited photo ID card bearing the PASS hologram

  3.              No under 18’s allowed on premises after 09.30pm

   

   

  Conditions that have been agreed with The Police Licensing Authority

   

  The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

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

  2.              CCTV cameras to be kept clean and maintained at all time

  3.              Images will be retained for a minimum of 31 days

  4.              The system will have the capability of downloading the images to a recognised format

  5.              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

  6.              During trading hours, members of staff trained to view and download images from CCTV at request of police

  7.              The Police Licensing Department will be informed if the CCTV system is not working

   

   

  Conditions that have been agreed with The Environmental Health Authority

   

  1.              Signage requesting patrons to make as little noise as possible while using external areas shall be placed at the entrances and exits to the premises

  2.              Internal doors providing access to the premises shall be fitted with self-closures, and shall be maintained in good working order

  3.              Doors and windows to be kept shut during entertainment

  4.              To prevent entertainment being intrusive, noise emanating from the premises will not be clearly audible 1 metre from the facade of the nearest residential property

  5.              The Premises Licence Holder or nominated person will assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment and take any action to ensure compliance with existing licensing conditions

  6.              The Premises Licence Holder or nominated person shall ensure that exits will be manned at closing time to ensure that patrons leave the area quickly and quietly as possible

  7.              A written log will be kept of all noise complaints received and reference to any remedial action taken to control noise and other disturbance.  The written log will be kept on the premies at all times and be available for inspection by any responsible authority on request

  8.              The Premises Licence Holder or nominated person will be available at all times during regulated entertainment and who is responsible for the management, supervision and control of regulated entertainment or similar events, this person will be responsible for instructing performers on the restrictions and controls to be applied to ensure compliance with existing licensing conditions

   

   

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

   

  Transfer & Variation of DPS application Declined at committee of 27 November 2007

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached

   

Premises Plans

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