53 Degrees North/Rain

Ground Floor & 1st Floor, 83-85 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2HB

Completed application 036311 which is a Cancellation/Surrender/Lapse (With Alcohol) for Premises Licence from 30/11/2012 to 06/12/2012

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• the supply of alcohol
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  MANDATORY CONDITIONS UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003

   

  1.  That no supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:-

  ()       at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises  licence, or

  ()       at a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

  That every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  2. (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.

   

  3. 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).

   

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

   

  5. (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.

   

  6. 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.

   

   

  Door Supervision

  Only individuals licensed by the Security Industry Authority shall be used at the premises to guard against:

   

  ()       unauthorised access or occupation (e.g. through door supervision), or

  ()       outbreaks of disorder, or

  ()       damage.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  Pubwatch/Radio Scheme

  The Premises Licence holder or the Designated Premises Supervisor shall be an active member of the local pubwatch scheme and participate in the pubwatch radio scheme.

   

  Door Supervisors

  Where any Door Supervisors are used at the premises they shall be registered with the Security Industry Authority.

   

  Where any person is employed on or about the Premises as a Door Supervisor the Premises Licence Holder shall maintain a register in a form approved by the Licensing Authority showing in respect of each period of duty of that person:-

   

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  the name, date of birth, badge or licence number and residential address of that person;

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  the time at which he commenced the period of duty, with a signed acknowledgement by that person;

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  the time at which he finished the period of duty, with a signed acknowledgement by that person;

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  any time during the period of duty when he was not on duty; and

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  if that person is not an employee of the Premises Licence Holder, the name of the person by whom that person is employed, or through whom the services of that person were engaged.

   

  The register shall be of hardback construction with consecutive numbered pages.

   

  The register shall be kept on the Premises at all times and shall be available for inspection by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Police Officer.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder shall keep a log of all incidents that occur on the Premises.

   

  Door Supervisors shall carry with them proof of their registration with the SIA and shall wear their name badges at all times.

   

  Admittance

  No person who is drunk or disorderly will be allowed access to the premises.

   

  No person who is the subject of a court banning order shall be allowed in the premises, provided that the details of such person have been provided to the premises by the police.

   

  Metal detectors at the premise will be kept in good working order. Agreement shall be reached with the police regarding the storage of drugs or weapons recovered from customers and their delivery to the police.

   

  No customer shall be allowed to bring open or sealed bottles on to the premises.

   

  No person shall be allowed to leave the premises with any bottle or glass other than where such bottle has been given to a customer as a prize.

   

  Search Policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall put in place a search policy to cover both drugs and weapons for the premises, which shall be to the satisfaction of Cheshire Constabulary. The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that this search policy is complied with at all times when the premises are open for public entertainment.  Conspicuous notices advising patrons of the search policy shall be displayed at all entrances to the premises.

   

  Glasses

  Tables shall be cleared of all empty bottles and glasses on a regular basis.

   

  Any glasses into which drink is dispensed shall be made from toughened, shatterproof glass.

   

  CCTV

  CCTV shall be provided on the premises and shall be kept in good working order and any recordings from the CCTV shall be retained for a period of one month.

  A notice shall be displayed at the enterance to the premises advising that CCTV is in operation in the premises.

   

  Incident Book

  An incident book shall be kept at the premises in which all incidents of crime and disorder shall be recorded. This book shall be reviewed by the manager and area manager.

   

   

  PUBLIC SAFETY

   

  Occupancy

  The maximum capacity for the premises shall be:-

  Ground Floor 420

  First Floor      220

   

  An accurate record shall be kept of the number of persons admitted  to each part of the premises. Such records shall be retained for 12 months and made available to the police, fire and licensing authorities.

   

  Lighting

  No laser or strobe lighting shall be used without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.

   

   

  PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

   

  Noise

  Where a disc jockey is used at the premises, then he/she shall ask customers to leave the premises quietly

   

  All doors and windows must be kept closed when any amplified or unamplified music or voices are being played within the premises.

   

  There shall be placed at all exits of the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public [or members and their guests] notices requiring customers to leave the premises quickly and quietly.

   

  Refuse, including bottles, shall not be removed from the building for disposal between the hours of 23.00 and 07.00.

   

  Dispersal Policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall put in place a dispersal policy which shall be to the satisfaction of Cheshire Constabulary.  The Premises Licence holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall then ensure that this policy is complied with at all times when the premises are open for licensable activities.

   

   

  PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM

   

  Challenge 21

  There shall be in place for the premises a written policy that employees challenge all persons purchasing alcohol who appear to be under 21 years of age.  That policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 21 years to produce a recognised proof of age card accredited under the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) or if a proof of age card is not available a photo driving licence, passport or accredited student card.

   

  Persons who appear to be under the age of 21 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of a recognised proof of age card accredited under the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) or if a proof of age card is not available a photo driving licence, passport or accredited student card.

   

  Children

  Persons under the age of 18 shall not be admitted to the premises.

   

  Adult Entertainment

  No performance involving nudity or striptease shall take place at the premises.

   

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  N/A