Cromwells

120 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2RU

Completed application 034245 which is a Change of DPS for Premises Licence from 05/10/2011 to indefinite

Applicant(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
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  A)              CONDITIONS REPRODUCING THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE USE OF THE PREMISES FOR THE EXISTING LICENSABLE ACTIVITIES (PARAGRAPH 6(8) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE LICENSING ACT 2003).

   

  Permitted Hours

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during the times this licence authporises the carrying out of licensable activites.

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

  ()                    during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  ()                    during the first thirty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken away in an open vessel;

  ()                    during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as an ancillary to their meals;

  ()                    consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the premises;

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

  ()                    the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  ()                    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;

  ()                    the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or

  ()                    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

  ()                    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 alcohol is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

   

   

  B)              CONDITIONS REPRODUCING THE EFFECT OF CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH THE RELEVANT EXISTING LICENCE HAD EFFECT (PARAGRAPH 6(6) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE LICENSING ACT 2003).

   

  1        Public Entertainment Licence - Permitted numbers

  The maximum number of persons permitted to use the Premises at any one time shall not exceed for all purposes 350 persons or such lesser number of persons as the Premises can with ample safety, accommodate having regard to the nature of the entertainment provided.

   

  2.   Public Entertainment Licence - Standard Conditions

   

  The Premises Licence is subject to all the standard conditions contained in the previous Public Entertainment Licence issued under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended.

   

   

  )                      MANDATORY CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE LICENSING ACT 2003

   

  Supply of Alcohol

  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.  (a) 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.

   

  (b) 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

   

  PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  CCTV

  Where CCTV equipment is fitted, it shall be maintained in good working order in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and shall be operational at all times when a licensable activity takes place on the premises.

   

  A written record shall be kept of images that are recorded by CCTV and shall include details of the recording medium used, the time and date recording commenced and finished.  The record shall identify the person responsible for the recording and shall be signed by him/her.  Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. videotape, compact disc, flash card etc), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.

   

  The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 31 days.

   

  Door Supervision

  Security personnel shall be on the premises when regulated entertainment takes place.

  All persons employed at the premises to carry out a security activity must be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 or entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of section 4 of that Act.

  Door Supervisors shall be required to wear refletive waistcoats or jackets to approved standard- to be a specified colour, (yellow or orange) with approved lettering "security" front and rear and a clear plasic pocket to display the SIA badge in a prominent position.

  There shall be a register kept recording the times that Door Supervisors are on duty including a nominal register including the name, address and badge number of each Door Supervisor employed, together with details of the company employing them. These shall be kept for a minimum of 12 months and made available to the Police at all reasonable times for the purpose of crime prevention and detection.

   

   

  Sealed Containers

  Alcohol shall not be removed from the curtilage of the premises unless in a sealed container.

   

  Pubwatch/Radio Scheme

  The premises licence holder or their representative shall be an active member of the local pubwatch scheme and participate in the pubwatch radio scheme.

   

  Search, drugs and weapons 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 or Designated Premises Supervisor shall then ensure that this drugs policy is complied with at all times when the premises are open for licensable activities. Conspicuous notices advising customers of the search policy shall be displayed at all entrances to the premises.

   

   

  PUBLIC SAFETY

   

  Waste Receptacles

  The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall install within the public areas of the premises, a sufficient number of receptacles for the safe disposal of glass bottles by customers and staff.  These receptacles shall be maintained in good order and emptied on a regular basis.

   

  Containers

  With the exception only of drinks which are available solely in glass bottles, the Licensee shall ensure that no drinks shall be sold from a bar or by staff service or otherwise be consumed in or on the premises other than in a container made from non-splintering plastic, paper or shatterproof glass.

   

   

  THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

   

  Noise

  All doors and windows shall be kept closed (except to allow ingress and exit) when any amplified or unamplified music or voices are being played within the premises and at any time after 3am until closing.

  After 3am the licence holder or their representative shall conduct regular assessments of noise where it is likely to cause disturbance to local residents. A written record of these assessments and the remedial action taken shall be kept and shall include the date, time of the checks and the name of the person carrying out the checks. Details of any remedial action shall also be recorded.

  There shall be placed at all exits of the premises, in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, notices requiring customers to leave the premises quickly and quietly. This condition also extends to car parks where car radios and members of the public may cause disturbance to local residents.

   

   

  PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM

   

  Children

  No children shall be allowed in the premises.

   

  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.

   

   

   

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

   

  N/A