Warrington Borough CouncilLicensing Section

Emily's

4 Springfield Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1BB

Completed application 033424 which is a Notification of Interest (With Alcohol) for Premises Licence from 15/09/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

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

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

   

  Supply of Alcohol

  1.  No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:

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

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

   

  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.

   

  Door Supervision

  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.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  Containers

  Alcohol shall not be removed from the curtilage of the premises in open containers.

   

  CCTV

  The CCTV system shall be designed, maintained and retained to the Cheshire Police Good Practice Guide.  Images shall be made available for crime prevention and detection purposes. (Document attached).

  The CCTV system images shall be available for download to a Police Officer in a suitable format, together with the appropriate software on request for crime prevention and detection purposes.

   

  Door Security

  When door staff are employed the Premises Licence holder shall ensure that a door register and incident log are maintained and shall be made available for inspection and that the door supervisors shall wear hi-vis reflective jacket or waistcoats.

   

  Non-Alcoholic Beverages

  Non-alcoholic beverages and water shall be available at all times the premises are open.

   

  Seating Capacity

  There shall be seating for 50% capacity on the ground floor.

   

  Personal Licence Holder

  A Personal Licence holder shall be on the premises at all times.

   

   

  THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

   

  Noise

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

   

  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.

   

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

   

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

   

  Deliveries, servicing and collections including waste collection shall not take place outside the following hours: 08.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 and 16.00 on Saturdays, at all on Sundays, Bank holidays and public holidays.

   

   

  THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM

   

  'Challenge 25'

  A 'challenge 25' policy shall be operated at the premises at all times.

  The only forms of ID that shall be accepted (at the discretion of the Management) as proof of age are a valid passport, photographic driving licence, a PASS approved proof of age card or HM Services Warrant Card. Publicity materials notifying customers of the operation of the 'Challenge 25' scheme shall be displayed at the premises.

   

  Register of Refusals

  The Designated Premises Supervisor or Premises Licence Holder shall operate and maintain an up-to-date Register of Refusals of Sale of Alcohol, indicating the date, time and reason for refusal which shall be made available for inspection by Trading Standards, Licensing Authority Officers and the Police. Alternatively an electronic point of sale refusals log shall be kept.

   

  Training

  A documented training scheme shall be introduced for all staff in a position to sell alcohol. The scheme shall be made available for inspection at the request of Trading Standards, Licensing Authority Officers and Police.

  The DPS or Premise Licence Holder shall conduct quarterly reviews with all members of staff authorised to sell alcohol in order to reinforce the training and to promote best practice. A written record shall be kept of such reviews.

   

   

   

   

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

   

  N/A