West Northamptonshire Council

Beckets Park Public Open Space

Bedford Road, Northampton

Completed application 061699 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 24/04/2019 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• the sale by retail of alcohol
• an exhibition of a film

Additional Conditions

• MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

   

  19              Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol

   

  (1)              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

   

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

   

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

   

  (2)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

• ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS.

   

  The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 as amended by the The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions)(Amendment) Order 2014.

   

  The following conditions shall come into force on 1st October 2014

   

  1.  (1) The responsible person must 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-

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (d)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;

  (e)dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

  2.  The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  3.  (1)  The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  (3) 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 either-

  (a)a holographic mark, or

  (b)an ultraviolet feature.

  4.  The responsible person must 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;

  (b)these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

  (c)where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.”

   

   

   

                             

• The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014.

  The following conditions shall come into force on 28th May 2014

  1.  A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

  2. For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

                (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic
                    Liquor Duties Act 1979
                (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula-

                                             P = D + (DxV)

  Where -

       (i)   P is the permitted price,

        (ii)  D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if
               the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the
              alcohol, and
       (iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the
              alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of
              the sale or supply of the alcohol;

  (c) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -

                (i) the holder of the premises licence,
              (ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of
                    such a licence, or
              (iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a
                    supply of alcohol under such a licence;

  (d) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

  (e) “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

  3.  Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

  4.  (1)  Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted prie on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

       (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

• Licence conditions

   

  All security staff must sign in on a register at the commencement of every duty.  This register will contain the name, date of birth and full 16 digit SIA badge number of each security staff member on duty. The register must be fully maintained and kept on the premises at all times and must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request.  Records must be retained for at least 6 months.

  Door supervisors employed at the venue will wear hi-visibility outer garments at all times both when working inside and outside the venue.

  Body worn video cameras or similar must be worn by all security staff who are responsible for manning the entrance/exit points of the premises. These cameras must be maintained in full working order and be capable of recording sound and video. They must be recording during any interactions with members of the public. All recordings must be centrally stored for a minimum of 28 days and made available to an officer from a responsible authority following a reasonable request in line with the current data protection legislation.

  The premises will have a documented searching policy which has been agreed between the management and Northamptonshire Police.  This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request.

  The premises will have a documented drugs policy which has been agreed between the management and Northamptonshire Police.  This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request.

  All staff involved in the retail of alcohol will be trained in relation to the law regarding its sale. This training must be completed prior to them being authorised to sell alcohol. A record of this training must be kept and maintained with a copy of the syllabus attached.  The recipient of the training must sign to state that they have received and understood the training and this should be dated. Training records must be kept on the premises at all times and made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request.

  All alcohol sold in the licensable area shall be decanted into non-glass containers for consumption.

  The premises will have a means of monitoring and controlling its capacity during peak times, (clickers, head count etc).  A policy in terms of the maximum and any comfort capacity figures decided upon for the venue will be documented in the venues fire risk assessment and made known to any member of staff employed in the control of entry/exit points.

  A Personal Licence Holder must be on duty and present at each concession where alcohol is available for sale for the duration of the licensable hours.

  Customers must not take open vessels of alcohol from the licensed area at any time.

  The premises will have a dispersal plan in place which involves staff/door staff encouraging and monitoring the safe and peaceful exit of customers from the venue and the immediate area outside. 

  The DPS must provide written notice to the police and fire service at least six months before events involving 5000 or more people, at least three months before events involving 1000 - 4999 people and a minimum of six weeks before all other events.

  A comprehensive risk assessment and event management plan must be submitted to the police and fire service no less than 14 days before any event takes place.

  The premises will operate and adhere to an age verification scheme with the minimum standard of Challenge 25.  Signs advertising the policy must be displayed in all areas where alcohol is for sale.

  Security will be on site 24/7 to monitor entrances, exits, and other parts of the premises in order to address the prevention

  of the crime objective.

   

  A clear and legible notice outside the premises indicating the event hours under the terms of the premises licence during which licensable activities are permitted.

  Clear and conspicuous notices warning of potential criminal activity, such as theft, that may target customers will be displayed.

   

  Noise management plans to be set out and administered.

  The placement of the LED screen and speakers to be positioned so the least amount of noise will impact on nearby residents.

  Bar music will be a variation of low level music ensuring not to create a high volume / festival style event.

  Any lighting on or outside the premises will be positioned and screened in such a way so as to not cause a disturbance to nearby residents.

   

  Prominent, clear and legible notices will be displayed at the exit requesting the public to respect the needs of nearby

  residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly.

   

  Deliveries of goods necessary for the operation of the business will be carried out at such a time or in such a manner as to

  prevent nuisance and disturbance to nearby residents.

   

  The movement of bins and rubbish outside the premises will be kept to a minimum after 11.00pm when the event is closed to the public.

   

  Adequate waste & recycle receptacles for use by customers will be provided in the local vicinity.