Firkin Doghouse

174 Union Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3HL

Premises Licence PA0455 from from 20/11/2024 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• sale and supply of alcohol

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.

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  A              Supply of alcohol

  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 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;

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

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

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

  6.              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;

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

  8.              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

  9. 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.

   

  Prevention of Crime & Disorder

  1.               All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and in relation to the following :-

                i. Challenge 25 scheme shall be in operation at the premises.

                ii. The hours and activities permitted by the premises license issued under the Licensing Act 2003.

                iii. The completion and maintenance of the customer refusal register in operation at the premises in relation to the sale of alcohol.

                iv. Recognising the signs of intoxication.

                v. The procedure for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age / appears to be under-age or appears to be making a proxy purchase on behalf of another who is underage.

  2.               Training shall be recorded in electronic or documentary form and shall be provided at least every 6-months. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying upon the reasonable request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.

  3.               An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal, or antisocial nature. The record will contain the date, time, nature of the incident, the names of the people involved (if known) and the action taken.

  4.               The Designated Premises Supervisor 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 an authorized enforcement officer upon request.

  5.               No open vessels containing alcohol shall be removed from the premises

  6.               The premises licence holder must remain vigilant against any nuisance being caused.

  7.               The Premises Licence Holder will ensure that the operating CCTV system at the premises is fully compliant with the guidance contained in the Information Commissioner’s Office and shall be retained for a minimum of 28 days.

  8.               CCTV images or videos shall be provided to the police or other authorised officer within 24 hours of any request.

  9.               At all times the premises are open for business a member of staff shall be present who is capable of operating the CCTV system and downloading images at the request of police or other authorised officer

  10.               All staff shall receive appropriate training prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol. Training records shall be documented and kept on the premises available for inspection to an authorised officer of a responsible authority upon request. Training records must be kept for a minimum period of 3 years.

  11.               There will be an age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol. In accordance with the Challenge 25 Scheme.

   

  General, Public Nuisance & Public Safety

   

  1.              Where temporary electrical equipment is to be used, a suitable circuit breaker device will be installed to cover this equipment.  The circuit breaker should operate at a current not exceeding 30mA and should comply with BS 4293.  The device must be tested monthly and test will be recorded.

  2.              The gas system including appliances will be inspected and tested by a CORGI registered gas engineer annually and a satisfactory Gas Safety Certificate will be obtained

  3.              All safety certificates and inspection reports will be kept on site and made available for inspection by officers of relevant statutory bodies

  4.              The sanitary accommodation consists of:              

  Male WC’s - 1                                                        Female WC’s - 2

                                                      Male Urinal - 3                                          WHB’s            - 1

                                                       WHB’s       - 1                           

   

  5.              All sanitary accommodation will be maintained in good working order.  Suitable and sufficient lighting will be provided to the toilets

  6.              Provision will be made for the collection and disposal of sanitary towels

  7.              First aid provision will be available for the use of patrons

  8.              Regular glass and bottle collection will be undertaken throughout opening hours

  9.              Suitable signage will be positioned at exits to request the co-operation of patrons, in particular to make as little noise as possible when leaving the premises

  10.              Patrons will be asked not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises or any car park; and asked to leave the vicinity quickly and quietly

  11.              Entrances are provided with lobbies, with automatic door-closers.  The lobbies are in use throughout the time of entertainment

  12.              A specific taxi operator has been nominated for staff and customers use.  The company’s telephone number is advertised to customers.  The operator and all drivers, are aware that they should arrive and depart as quietly as possible, should not sound vehicle horns as a signal of their arrival or leave engines idling unnecessarily.  In addition, staff will leave as quietly as possible. Particularly at night and early in the morning.

  13.              Management will control the sound levels of the music/entertainment

  14.              The delivery of goods is restricted to the normal working day

  15.              The delivery of goods will be limited in number and/or frequency

  16.              The handling of beer kegs, bottles and other similar items will not take place in the late evening, at night and during the early morning when the noise generated could cause a nuisance particularly outside buildings

  17.              Bottles skips and bins containing cans or bottles will not be emptied outside after 23.00hrs but will be dealt with the next day during normal office hours

  18.              The movement of bins and rubbish outside the premises will be kept to a minimum after 23.00hrs

   

   

   

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

   

  None.

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached