West Northamptonshire Council

Northampton Market Square

Market Square, Northampton, NN1 2DL

Completed application 004158 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 24/11/2005 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• an exhibition of a film
• a boxing or wrestling entertainment
• 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
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

   

  (1)              Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.

   

  (2)              Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  (3)              Where -

   

  (a)              the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or

  (b)              the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,

   

  admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any                  recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  (4)              In this section -

   

                “children” means persons aged under 18; and

  “film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39)

  (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

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  Environmental Health Conditions

   

  1.              Outdoor events with live and recorded music shall comply with clause 3.3 of the Council's Policy for the avoidance of Public Nuisance.

   

                3.3 The licensee shall ensure that the volume of noise due to music and               singing and fixed plant and equipment shall be so controlled by the               licensee so as not to give reasonable cause for annoyance.

                Notwithstanding the above, any noise shall not be audible within any noise               sensitive premises.

                Where this has been breached, the licensee will review the noise control               measures that are in place and implement a revised scheme that has been               agreed with the Licensing Authority.

   

  2.              Certain types of events may be considered major events. Major events are               deemed to be those events which might breach clause 3.3 such as Pop               Concerts, Dances and Discos, and are expected to attract large numbers of               people. It is not the Council's intention to prevent such events altogether and               therefore the following conditions shall apply to Major Events.

   

                2.1 The number of Major Events per year shall not exceed four.

                2.2 The date and start time of each Major Event shall be notified to the               Council at least seven days in advance of each event.

                2.3 The maximum music noise level during a Major Event, for live and               recorded music, shall not exceed 65dBA at the boundary of the nearest               noise sensitive premises. ( Measurements shall be taken using a Fast time               weighting or shall be based on data derived from short Leq measurements of               no more than 1.s)

                2.4 A Major Event shall cease no more than four hours after the start time               notified in Clause 2.2 above but must comply with Clause 2.5 below.

                A Major Event may be in addition to other activities on the same day that               involve live or recorded music, provided those other activities comply with               Clause 3.3 of the Council's Policy on the avoidance of Public Nuisance and               Clause 2.5 below.

                2.5 Live or recorded music shall not be audible at the boundary of any noise               sensitive premises after 23.00 to Saturday, or after 22.30 on a Sunday.

   

  3. The Crispin Fair is excluded from the above regime and shall be subject to other special conditions relating specifically to that event.

   

  4. Nothing is these conditions or Licence shall be construed as permitting the use of loudspeakers in the Square contrary to section 62 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

   

  Please be aware that once the Licence is issued you would be responsible for the activities of buskers and street musicians in the square.