Warrington Borough CouncilLicensing Section

Warrington Masonic Hall

15 Winmarleigh Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1NB

Completed application 025968 which is a Internal Amendment (With Alcohol) for Premises Licence from 24/11/2005 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• the sale by retail of alcohol
• any playing of recorded music

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).

   

  1        Permitted Hours

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during the times the licence authorises the carrying out of licensable activities.

  In this condition, permitted hours mean:

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

  ()                   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.

   

  1        Children in Bars

  No person under fourteen shall be in the bar of the premises during the permitted hours (set out in condition 1 above) unless one of the following applies:

   

  (1)               He is the child of the holder of the premises licence

  (2)               He resides in the premises, but is not employed there

  (3)               He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises, which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress

  (4)   The bar is in railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary.

   

  In the condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of alcohol.  But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

  B)    MANDATORY CONDITIONS

  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

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Prevention of crime and 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.

   

  Prevention of public nuisance

   

  Noise

   

  All doors to be kept closed during periods of live or amplified/non-amplified music after the hour of 23.00 Monday to Saturday and after the hour of 22.30 Sunday.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder or their representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause disturbance to local residents.  A written record of those assessments and the remedial action taken shall be kept and will include the date, time of the checks and the name of the person carrying out the checks.  Details of the remedial action will 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 [or members and their guests] 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.

   

   

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

   

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