Seco Lounge Cafe/bar

Units 12-14 Ground Floor, Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3GD

Completed application 026778 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 05/04/2011 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail 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

   

  Steps that have been taken to promote the Four Licensing Objectives

   

  The Prevention of Crime & Disorder

   

  1.              Waiter/ waitress service is to be provided throughout the whole premises at all times that intoxicating liquor is sold or supplied

  2.              CCTV system to be installed, this system will incorporate a camera covering the public entrance door to the premises and be capable of producing an image which is regarded as being of identification standard.  The CCTV system shall incorporate a recording facility and any recordings shall be retained and stored in a suitable and secure manner of a minimum of 31 days.  The system shall comply with other essential legislation and all signs as required will be clearly displayed.  The system will be maintained and fully operational throughout the hours that the premises are open for any licensable activity.

   

  Public Safety

   

  1.              Fire appliances, suitable to the fire risks in the premises, shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority and such equipment shall be maintained in proper working order and kept available for instant use.  Such equipment shall be conspicuously placed and unobstructed at all times.

  2.              The licensee shall ensure that any bottles or glasses are removed from persons leaving the licensable area.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  1.              Background music shall not be played at a level that will cause unreasonable disturbance to the occupants of any properties in the vicinity.

  2.              The premises licence holder shall take appropriate measures to ensure that patrons leave the premises in a quiet & orderly fashion.

  3.              No accumulation of combustible rubbish, dirt, surplus material or stored goods shall be permitted to remain in any part of the premises except in an appropriate place & of such quantities so as not to cause a nuisance.

  4.              The premises licence holder shall ensure that adequate measures are in place to prevent the escape of odours from the premises.  This includes odour from food preparation & refuse storage.

  5.              The premises licence holder shall ensure that adequate measures are in place to remove litter or waste arising from their customers & to prevent such litter from accumulating in the immediate vicinity of their premises.

   

  The Protection of Children from Harm

   

  1.              All members of staff at the premises shall seek credible photographic proof of age evidence from any person who appears to be under the age of 18 years who is seeking to purchase or to consume alcohol at the premises.  Such credible evidence, which shall include a photograph of the customer, will include a passport, photographic driving licence, or nationally recognised or accredited proof of age card.

   

   

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

   

  Conditions added at the Licensing Sub Committee meeting held on the 5th April 2011

   

  1.              The withdrawal of part of the application for licensing of the external rear area

  2.              Conditions 1-10 agreed with Environmental Health subject to the amendment to condition number 7 to ‘the delivery of goods is restricted to taking place between  09.00hrs and 17.00hrs’

   

  Agreed conditions proposed by the Environmental Health Authority

   

  Public Nuisance

   

  1.              The outside licensable area must be cleared of patrons by 22.30hrs, other than for the use of the designated smoking area.

  2.              Food shall be available at all times alcohol is served

  3.              Management will control levels of noise in the outside area and advise customers of the need to respect local residents where appropriate.  Any patrons continuing to cause any disturbance or disorder will be asked to leave the premises.

  4.              Management will monitor the external area regularly; will document the monitoring and any material incidents in a log.

  5.              The written log will be kept on the premises at all times and be available for inspection by any responsible authority on request.

  6.              Prominent, clear notices shall be displayed at all exits and externally requesting that customers respect the needs of local residents and leave the premises and area quietly.

  7.              The delivery of goods is restricted to taking place between 09.00hrs and 17.00hrs

  8.              Tables under door openings at 1st floor level will be designated as no smoking areas.

  9.              No drinks will be permitted to be taken outside the premises after 22.30hrs.

  10.              A telephone number will be made available and displayed in prominent locations in the Mills Bakery building for local residents to contact in the case of noise-nuisance or anti-social behaviour by persons associated with the premises.  The telephone number will be a direct number to the management who are in control during opening hours.  A record will be kept by management of all calls received, including the time, date and information of the caller, including action taken following the call.  Records will be made available for inspection either by authorised officers or Police throughout the trading hours of the premises.

   

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached

   

Premises Plans

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