Friars Court/The Venue

Barbauld Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1EX

Completed application 037616 which is a Cancellation/Surrender/Lapse (With Alcohol) for Premises Licence from 04/03/2009 to 04/10/2013

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol
• 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

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  A)  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 Friars Court 230 persons and The Venue 330 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.

   

  3. Public Entertainment Licence - Schedule of Special conditions

  1                    The connecting door shall be continuously manned by door supervisors and other door supervisors to be deployed within the premises as shown on the plan deposited by the Premises Licence holder with the Local Authority.

  2                    The emergency exit doors at the side of the premises Venue not to be used for any purposes other than emergency exit and suitable signage to be displayed in the immediate vicinity of the doors.

  The window doors to the side of the Venue buildings adjacent to the emergency exit to be closed and secured by 23.00hrs each night. The music in the building to be so controlled by the Premises Licence holder to ensure that it is inaudible in the nearest noise sensitive building.

   

  B) 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.  (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.

   

  7. Door Supervision

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

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

  (b)  outbreaks of disorder, or

  (c)  damage.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  CCTV

  CCTV is installed in the premises and shall comply with the Cheshire Constabulary Operational Guidlines for 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.

   

  CCTV images shall be made available to the police or an authorised officer on request for crime prevention/detection purposes.  The Premises Licence holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that there are sufficient staff trained on the premises who can download CCTV images at the time of a request to maximise the effectiveness of any police enquiry to detect and prosecute offenders.

   

  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:-

   

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

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

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

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

  (e)  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 be required to wear a reflective waistcoat to an approved standard.

   

  The reflective waistcoats shall:-

  1)  be a specified colour

  2)  have the approved "SECURITY" on the front and rear and

  3)  have a clear plastic pocket to display the SIA badge securely in a prominent position.

   

  Further details of the reflective waistcoat can be obtained from Cheshire Constabulary's Force Licensing Officer.

   

  Open Bottles

  No customer carrying open or sealed bottles shall be admitted to the premises at anytime that the premises are open to the public.

   

  Standard Hours

  There shall be displayed on the premises a sign which is clearly visible to members of the public visiting the premises indicating the standard hours during which the sale of alcohol is permitted.

   

  Pubwatch

  The Premises Licence holder or their representative shall be an active member of the local pubwatch scheme.

   

  Removal of Drinks

  No person shall be allowed to remove drinks from the curtilage of the premises except in sealed containers.

   

  Search Policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall within one month 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 then ensure that this search policy is complied with at all times when the premises are open for public entertainment.  Conspicuous notices advising customers of the search policy shall be displayed at all entrances to the premises.

   

  Toughened Glasses

  Pint and half pint glasses shall be toughened glass or of polycarbonate material after 22.00 hours.

   

  Bottle Bins

  There shall be provided on the premises bins for customers to place their empty bottles.

   

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  Noise

  All doors and windows must be kept closed (except to allow ingress and exit) when any amplified or unamplified music or voices are being played within the premises.

   

  No nuisance shall be caused by noise or vibration coming from or transmitted through the structure of the buildings.  This includes any external plant or equipment attached to the premises or within the curtilage of the premises.

   

  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.

   

  When any live music is being played the premises shall be fitted with a noise-limiting device.  The activiation level of this device must be set and sealed by an officer of the Local Authority.

   

  No external speakers shall be used outside the building, this will include any beer garden or outside drinking area or car park.

   

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

   

  Notices

  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.

   

   

  Protection of children from harm

   

  Proof of Age Schemes - 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