Warrington Borough CouncilLicensing Section

BLOCK 1

1 Bold Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1DN

Completed application 030802 which is a Vary Premises Licence (With Alcohol) for Premises Licence from 18/08/2009 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Alcohol

  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.

   

  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

   

   

  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).

   

  Public Entertainment Licence

   

  1        Permitted numbers

  The maximum number of persons permitted to use the Premises at any one time shall not exceed for all purposes 300 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.  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.

   

  Justices' Licence

   

  There shall be no sale or supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  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:-

   

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

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

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

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

  if that person is not an employee of the Premises Licence Holder, the name of the person by whom that person

  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.

   

  Flyers and Adertising material

  Where flyers are used there should be a policy in place to ensure that they do not create a littering problem.

   

  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 28 days.

   

   

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

   

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  Entry Time

  There shall be a last entry time of 1 hour before the terminal hour.

   

  Occupancy

  A reduction in overall capacity by 25%, reducing the capacity to 250 shall be implemented.

   

  Dress Code

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that a policy is in place that all persons entering the premises comply with the premises smart casual dress code.

   

  Log Books

  The Premises Licence holder shall keep refusal logs for the door entry and bars.

  The Premises Licence holder shall keep a logbook recording all incidents which happen on and around the premises.

   

  Door Supervisors

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure before the premises are open to the public for licensable activities, all door supervisors will be checked with the SIA to ensure they are registered.

  At all times when the premises are open for licensable activities a female door supervisor must be present.

   

  Drink Promotions

  There shall be a policy within the premises of "No drinks promotions of any kind".

   

  Checks

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that a senior member of staff or the DPS check toilets, entrances, exits and surrounding inside or outside areas; to be checked every 15 minutes.

  A hard back book recording these checks of toilets, entrances, exits and surrounding areas to be retained.

   

  CCTV

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that the CCTV system within the premises at all times meets Cheshire Police standards. The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that the system is inspected by a Cheshire Constabulary expert.

   

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that at all times CCTV footage is made available to Cheshire Constabulary upon request.

   

  Drugs & Weapons Policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall put in place a drugs and weapons written search policy to be implemented on the premises and this shall include all briefing and training of staff.  This briefing and training to include all door staff.

   

  Drugs

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that a drugs amnesty bin is located in the area of the main entrance.

   

  Website

  The Premises Licence holder shall monitor the premises websites and remove immediately any messages relating to drugs or violence.

   

  Non-return Policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that the premises have a policy in place which shall not allow any person to return to the premises once they have exited the main entrance.

   

  Non-Shattering Glasses

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that only non-shattering type glasses - to be approved by the Licensing Authority - are used on the premises.

   

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that all bottled drinks are decanted at the bar into non-shattering type glasses.

   

  Pubwatch

  the Premises Licence holder shall attend all Pubwatch meetings either in person or by deputy and have and use the Town Centre radio link.

   

  Meetings

  The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that regular meetings are held with Cheshire Constabulary.

   

   

  THE PREVENTION OF HARM TO CHILDREN

   

  Challenge 25 policy

  Persons who appear to be under the age of 25 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.

   

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  All conditions shall be implemented within 30 days (with the exception of condition regarding Entry Time which had immediate effect).

Premises Plans

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