Plymouth City CouncilLicensing Office

Angels

38-40 Union Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3EY

Completed application 036425 which is a Minor Variation Application for Premises Licence from 27/11/2012 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• 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

   

  1.              All areas are monitored with CCTV

  2.              The entrance will be manned by door staff

  3.              Persons under the age of 18years will not be admitted

  4.              Proof of age requirements if age is a doubt:

                Photographic Driving Licence

                Student ID Card

                Employers ID card

                Military ID Pass

   

  Minor Variation 27 November 2012

  Wednesday evening a maximum occupancy of 200 customers

   

   

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• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY 21ST AUGUST 2012

   

  Special conditions

  1. A designated smoking area is to be provided which is monitored by CCTV and supervised by a nominated person.

  2. No person under the age of 18 years shall be admitted to the premises.  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

  PAAS accredited cards

  3. All staff employed at the premises shall be trained in the requirements of the Challenge 21 policies.  The identification and recognition of drunks and the correct procedure to be followed when refusing service.

  4. The Licence Holder or nominated person shall ensure that bar staff, supervisors and managers are trained in the legality and procedure of alcohol sales, prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol.

  Training shall be signed and documented and training records to be made available to a member of any responsible authority on request.

  5. The Licence Holder shall ensure a sales refusal register is maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused and the reason for refusal.  The refusals register should be made available to any responsible authority on request.

  6. The training will be repeated at least every 4 months for all staff and will be recorded in documentary form that will be available for inspection at the time of request by a member of any responsible authority.  The records will be retained for at least 12 months.

  7. A minimum of two SIA registered door supervisors are to be on the premises at times when the premises is open;

   

   

  Conditions agreed with Environmental Health

  Public Safety

  1. The maximum capacity of the venue (which includes members of the public, staff and performers) shall be limited to a maximum of 100 persons at any given time during trading hours.

  2. The licence holder or nominated person shall take steps to ensure that they have a suitable system in place that accurately indicates the number of customers (including staff and contractors) on the premises at any time.

  3. A suitable and sufficient air circulation and management system must be installed within the premises which will be used during regulated entertainment.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

  4. The Licence Holder or nominated person will control the sound levels during regulated entertainment.

  5. The 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. Prominent, clear and legible notices shall be displayed at all exits requesting that patrons respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly.

  7. All doors shall be maintained in good order and where appropriate acoustically sealed to minimise noise breakout.

  Noise containment

  8. 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.

   

  Conditions volunteered by the applicant

   

  Noise:

  1. Enhanced soundproofing to ensure that noise transmission from within the club to external areas will be below that permitted by Noise Legislation.

   

  Security, Customer Control and Premises Management

  CCTV Control

  1. CCTV 16 Channel AVTECH AVC798ZBD with a 100 Gigabyte Hard Drive to ensure recording capacity over 28 continuous days.

  2. The system will be fully available to the Police and any other authority with an authorised access to the system as appropriate.

  3. Cameras sited at strategic points to ensure clear site of head and shoulder view of all customers entering the premises, leaving the premises, the private booths, the dance floor, the bar, the rear exit and seating areas accordingly.

  4. The system will be managed strictly by the premises Manager only.

  5. Names and addresses of all patrons will be recorded on entry in keeping with the principles of a member’s only club.  This is addition to full identity checks for all patrons.

  6. Direct private telephone line to local taxi company ensuring clients are not milling around premises entrance, clients will be informed of the arrival of there taxi.

   

   

   

   

Premises Plans

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