West Northamptonshire Council

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Abington Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4PR

Completed application 079548 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 02/08/2022 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an indoor sporting event
• a boxing or wrestling entertainment
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  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) “value 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 price 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.

   

• Conditions Agreed with Police at Variation Hearing 06.09.2021

   

  1. A fully working and maintained CCTV system capable of recording and storing images will be installed on the premises. The system will record at all times whilst the premises are open to the public and images must be stored for a minimum of 31 days with date & time stamping. As a minimum this must cover all entry and exit points.

   

  2. A person conversant with the retrieval and down loading of CCTV footage must be present on the premises at all times whilst they are open.

   

  3. All CCTV recordings will be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the current Data Protection Legislation.

  4. A Challenge 21 proof of age scheme shall be operated at the premises.

   

  5. All staff training records shall be made available to Police, officers of the licensing authority and Trading Standards upon request.

   

  6. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and will record the following:

  (a) All crimes reported to the venue

  (b) All ejections of patrons

  (c) Any complaints received concerning crime and disorder

  (d) Any incidents of disorder (e) all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons (f) any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment

  (g) Any refusal of the sale of alcohol

  (h) Any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

   

  7. The use of staff SIA licensed for door supervision and any other security measures will be calculated by a documented risk assessment undertaken by the DPS.

   

   

  Conditions to be added to the operating schedule when the premises licence is being used for regulated entertainment for a capacity (s) of 1500 and over, to be incorporated into all future Event Management Plans

   

  1. The DPS or a staff member of their appointment shall be present throughout each event.

   

  2. Each concession/marquee selling alcohol at this event shall have a personal licence holder on the premises whilst the event is open to the public.

   

  3. When alcohol is sold at the event the following conditions shall apply to all bars, both for the public and in hospitality areas:

  a) Bars will be closed at least 30 minutes before the event finish time.

  b) Bars will not be permitted to run price promotions, happy hours or other promotions designed to encourage excessive drinking.

   

  4. Northamptonshire Police will be given a minimum of 3 months notice prior to any event.

   

  5. Drinks shall not be sold or served in glass vessels or containers or served in any measure greater than a pint.

   

  6. Substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages, including free drinking water, shall be available throughout the permitted hours in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.

   

  7. Members of the public attending any event shall not bring any alcohol into or out of the event.

   

  8. The number of locations where alcohol is sold at the event shall not exceed those indicated on the event plan

   

  9. At all locations where alcohol is sold, the name and contact telephone number of the Designated Premises Supervisor shall be displayed in a prominent position on the premises, so that is it clearly visible. The named Personal Licence Holder for that location will also be displayed with their contact telephone number.

   

  10. An advertised 'hotline' telephone number to the Licensee shall be available to local residents.

   

  11. All staff engaged outside the entrance to the premises, or supervising or controlling queues, shall wear high visibility jackets or vests

   

  12.The licence holder shall ensure that any queue to enter the premises which forms outside the premises is orderly and supervised by staff SIA licensed for door supervision so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction to the public highway and that the queue area is covered by the venue’s BWV system

   

  13. A documented dispersal policy shall be implemented at the premises.

   

  14. Promotional literature and tickets will contain information regarding public transport options and public conveniences and shall request persons to leave the area quietly.

   

  15.The premises will have a documented searching policy.  This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request. Searches will be carried out where deemed appropriate by SIA licenced door staff. All searches will be monitored by the venue’s CCTV system.

   

  16. The premises will have a documented drugs policy. This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request

   

   

  17. In the event that a serious and/or sexual assault is committed on the premises (or appears to have been committed) the management will immediately ensure that:

  (a) The police (and, where appropriate, the East Midlands Ambulance Service) are called without delay;

  (b) All measures that are reasonably practicable are taken to apprehend any suspects pending the arrival of the police;

  (c) The crime scene is preserved so as to enable a full forensic investigation to be carried out by the police; and

  (d) Such other measures are taken (as appropriate) to fully protect the safety of all persons present on the premises.

   

  18. Northamptonshire Police Control Room must be provided with the particulars of the nominated safety co-ordinator and the Licensee.

   

  19. Unless otherwise agreed, no later than 28 days prior to the event an Event Management Plan must be presented to a member of Northamptonshire Police Licensing Team for their comment and advice. The Event Management Plan shall include, as a minimum:

  a) Emergency and Evacuation procedures;

  b) Crowd management and stewarding arrangements;

  c) A detailed plan showing site layout and emergency egress points;

  d) A detailed plan of parking arrangements for each event.

   

  20.The premises will have a recordable means of monitoring and controlling its capacity

   

  21.There shall be control measures in place to ensure that only permitted numbers of persons gain access to the event site.

   

   

  22. When in use, all entrances and exits will be monitored by SIA staff licensed for door supervision who will remain at the location to ensure the quiet and safe dispersal of attendees.

   

  23. A fully working and maintained Body Worn Video system capable of recording and storing images must be installed on the premises. The system must record at all times whilst the premises are open to the public and images must be stored for a minimum of 31 days with date & time stamping. As a minimum this must cover all entry and exit points, both sides of all areas where the sale/supply of alcohol takes place

   

  24.The use of a fully working and maintained Body Worn Video system capable of recording and storing images on the premises will be based on a documented risk assessment conducted by the event’s organisers and the DPS.

   

  25.The use of search/metal detecting arches at all entry points will be considered for each event via a documented risk assessment conducted by the event organisers and DPS.

   

  26. A communication system must be provided to ensure the effective operation of the site under both normal and emergency evacuation conditions. The Licensee must provide an adequate incident control centre and a rendezvous point for the Police and other emergency services.

   

  27. Rigid barriers or fences designed to resist right-angle and parallel loads commensurate with probable crowd pressure must be provided around any stage and other location where it is necessary to limit crowd pressure in the interests of safety.

   

  28. Emergency exits and entrances to the event area must be kept clear at all times and must be provided with clearly visible signage.

   

  29. Drinking water points in suitable locations must be provided and maintained.

   

  30. Parking shall be provided for persons attending events.

   

  31. There shall be a welfare point (or equivalent area) for the reporting and management of lost children. The welfare point will be staffed by trained (and appropriately certified by the Disclosure and Barring Service) members of staff who will be in radio contact with the safety co-ordinator.

   

  32.The numbers of stewards/marshals and SIA licenced for door supervisors employed at the venue will be calculated via a documented risk assessment conducted by the event’s organisers and the DPS. Every risk assessment will be forwarded to Northamptonshire Police 3 months before each event for their approval and for their advice where appropriate.

   

  33. All risk assessment will be available for inspection prior, during, and after the event upon request of the police or an officer of a responsible authority.

   

   

• Environmental Health Conditions as Agreed at Variation Hearing 06.09.2021

   

  Condition 1.

  The provision of large scale outdoor live music events shall be limited to 2 per year.

   

  Condition 2.

  Only one outdoor live music event per year will be permitted to have music for a period of time greater than 4 hours.

   

  Condition 3.

  Musical entertainment shall finish by no later than 22:00 hours on Sunday, 22:00 hours Monday to Thursday and, 22:15 hours Friday and Saturday.  A period of up to 15 minutes grace shall be permitted following the finish time to allow for unforeseen delays and allow the final performance to finish at an appropriate juncture.  The Licensee shall make every effort to ensure the extension is kept to a minimum.

   

  Condition 4.

  Details of outdoor live music events, including the times of sound checks, shall be notified to local residents living within 500m of the cricket ground at least 2 weeks prior to the concert.

  Condition 5.

  In relation to large scale concert/outdoor music events, an event noise management plan (ENMP) must be submitted to the Local Authority at least 8 weeks prior to such events.  The ENMP should include as a minimum, details of measures to control the impact of the following;

  i) the sound system testing,

  ii) music noise levels during the event,

  iii) any recorded music ancillary to the main event,

  iv) noise from the build-up and break-down of the stage and event infrastructure

  v) noise of any services associated with the event such as deliveries, bottling out and refuse collection. 

  A copy of the plan must be available at the premises for inspection and reference by an officer from the local authority or a responsible authority.

  Condition 6.

  For large scale music events, the event organiser shall employ a suitably qualified noise consultant to provide monitoring and control of the noise levels.  The Noise Consultant shall submit a report to the local authority after the event detailing the monitoring that was carried out, verifying that the condition above has been complied with.