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2 Sherwell Arcade, North Hill, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8LH

Completed application 024460 which is a Transfer Application for Premises Licence from 22/09/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• 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.

   

  The Following Mandatory Conditions came into force on the 6th April 2010

  1.(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.

   

  2. 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).

   

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

   

  The Following Mandatory Conditions came into force on the 01st October 2010

   

  4.(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.

   

  5. 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.

   

  Exhibition of films

   

  (1) Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.

   

  (2) Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  (3) Where-

                (a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or

  (b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,

  admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  (4) In this section-

                "children" means persons aged under 18; and

  "film classification body" means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  A              Supply of alcohol

   

                Any existing conditions attached to existing justices licence

   

  1.              Food and non-alcoholic refreshment shall be available at all times the premises are open for the sale of intoxicating liquor

   

                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.

   

   

  B              Regulated Entertainment

   

  Standard National conditions applying to the existing [public entertainment licence].

   

  Existing special conditions.

   

  a)              Capacity - Ground Floor - 70

                            First Floor    - 70

                              Lounge                     - 40

  b)              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 and not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises or any car park and to drive away as quietly as possible

  c)              Door staff positioned on exits

  d)              An announcement is made prior to closing

  e)              Total sound containment from the premises

  f)              The location of access and egress points to the venue away from residential accommodation

  g)              Supervision of the venue including the prevention of drink hoarding, enhanced CCTV inside and outside the premises and the availability of food for patrons in suitable facilities

  h)              The availability of soft drinks and food from 02.00 to the terminal hours

   

  The sale of alcohol is prohibited except under the authority of a premises licence, a club premises certificate or a temporary event notice.

   

  C              Conditions that have been agreed with The Environmental Health Authority

   

  Public Nuisance

   

  After 02.00am until closing

   

                1.              Total sound containment within the premises

   

                (Noise will not be audible one metre from the facade of the nearest residential premises

   

   

   

• Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a review hearing by the licensing authority (20TH January 2009)

   

   

  1.              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 premise

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

  3.              CCTV cameras to be kept clean and maintained at all times

  4.              By 16th February 2009 the CCTV system must be up and running and be capable of retaining images for 31 days

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

  6.              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

  7.              By the 16th February 2009 during trading hours, there will be members of staff present who are trained to view and download images from CCTV at request of Police

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

  9.              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 personal dealing.  The logbook will be made available for up to six months for Police or any other responsible authority inspection, if required.  All relevant incidents will be reported to the Police at the earliest opportunity

  10.              A separate register will be maintained recording the details of door supervisors working.  It will include, date, name, SIA registration number, expiry date of licence, the time duty commenced and the time duty ceased

  11.              Police officers will be afforded all possible assistance in the course of their investigations that relate directly to the  premise

  12.              All material evidence resulting from a criminal incident will be reserved for Police forensic examination,

  13.              All staff and managers will be made aware of the conditions attached to the licence

  14.              An appropriate method for checking the number of people entering and leaving the premises will be adopted and maintained to ensure that steps are taken, so that once the maximum occupancy is reached no further persons are admitted.

  15.              Where patrons are smoking outside the premises (front and rear areas) the Licensee/Management shall ensure that this is undertaken in a quiet and orderly manner

   

  Conditions added after the licence was reviewed at The Licensing Sub Committee on 12th May 2009

   

  1.              All staff members are to be trained: training updates are to take place on a regular basis.  Training, amongst other things, should make staff members aware of the conditions on the licence and how these are to be complied with.  A signed record of all training is to be kept on the premises.

   

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached

   

Premises Plans

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