West Northamptonshire Council

Abington Park - Party in the Park

Park Avenue South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5LW

Completed application 068831 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 25/09/2020 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• 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
• the sale by retail of alcohol

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.

   

• Mandatory Condition Door Supervision

   

  (1) Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity, the licence must include a condition that each such individual must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

   

  (2) But nothing in subsection (1) requires such a condition to be imposed -

                (a) in respect of premises within paragraph 8(3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the

                      Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) (premises with premises

                      licences authorising plays or films), or

                (b) in respect of premises in relation to -

                          (i) any occasion mentioned in paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) of that

                                 Schedule (premises being used exclusively by club with club              

                               premises certificate, under a temporary event notice

                               authorising plays or films or under a gaming licence), or

                          (ii) any occasion within paragraph 8(3)(d) of that Schedule

                               (occasions prescribed by regulations under that Act).

   

  (3) For the purposes of this section -

                (a) "security activity" means an activity to which paragraph 2(1)(a) of that

                       Schedule applies, and

                (b) paragraph 8(5) of that Schedule (interpretation of references to an

                      occasion) applies as it applies in relation to paragraph 8 of that

                      Schedule.

                              

• Conditions as per Operating Schedule

   

  All drinks that are purchased for consumption on the premises will be served in plastic or polycarbonate containers.

  Where alcohol is sold for consumptio off the premises, they must be placed in a carrier bag prior to being handed over to the customer, informing them that this alcohol cannot be consumed within the licensable area.

   

  The Prevention of Crime & Disorder

   

  All people entering the licensable area will be ID checked and in accordance with Challenge 21.  Any person under the age of 18 will be refused service.  Any person found to be buying or giving alcohol to an underage person will be asked to leave the event.

  Roaming response teams will be deployed to check the perimeter fencing.

  All public must come in a designated entrance where bag searches will be in operation.

   

  Public Safety

   

  All staff will have coloured high viz vests, Blue (SIA), Yellow (Stewards), Orange (Supervisors and Managers), Purple (Event Manager).

  Safety office will be on the event and myself David bailey having completed my level 4 safety officer course will also be on site at all times.

  First Aid will be supplied by a professional medical company.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  There will be a zero tolerance to antisocial behaviour, with perimeter checks.

  The stage will be angled across field as not to impact on the property around the event.

  Between the hours of 12.00-18.00 the music levels will not exceed LAeq.1min45DB. Between 18.00-22.30 shall not exceed LAeq.1min55DB.  Music on the stage will be stopped at 22.30hrs on Friday - Saturday, Sunday 21.30.  The funfair music will be turned down at the same times.  Conformity noise checks of music shall be retained 3 months after the event, and upon request be made available to the local authority for inspection.

   

  Protection of Children from Harm

   

  Lost children unit manned by trained staff will be located at the event control and clearly signed.  Both bars will run Challenge 21 policies and will have on refresher training before the event opens.

• Conditions As Per Hearing On 15th September 2020

   

  1.              The area in which all of the licensable activities may be carried out is outlined in red on the plan appended to these conditions as Appendix 2 ("the Premises").

  2.              Unless otherwise agreed between the Northamptonshire Police Licensing Team and the Premises Licence holder, a final Event Management Plan must be presented to a member of the 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 and

  d)              A detailed plan of parking arrangements for each event

  In order to promote all the licensing objectives of public safety, prevention of crime and disorder, prevention of public nuisance and protection of children from harm.

  3.              Any event held on the Premises in accordance with the Premises Licence must be held in accordance that EMP.

  4.              A fully working and maintained Body Worn Video ("BWV") 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 28 days with date and time stamping. As a minimum this must cover all entry and exit points and both sides of all areas where the sale and supply of alcohol takes place.

  5.              There will be a minimum of 20 ("BWV") sets in use on each day on which an event is held on the Premises in accordance with the Premises Licence.

  6.              A person conversant with the retrieval and downloading of the BWV footage must be present on the Premises at all times whilst an event is taking place. This staff member will be available to assist police officers to view incidents as soon as practicable after they occur, in order to conduct an initial investigation and in line with current Data Protection legislation.

  7.              Each concession/marquee selling alcohol at this event shall have a personal licence holder present whilst the event is open to the public and sales of alcohol are taking place.

  8.              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.

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

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

  e.              Ticket holders attending this event shall not bring any alcohol in or out of the Premises. Stall holders or anyone involved in the organisation of an event are not defined as members of the public for the purposes of this condition.

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

  9.              Northamptonshire Police must be given a minimum of 3 months’ notice of the date of any event proposed to be held in accordance with the Premises Licence.

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

  11.              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.

  12.              At all locations on the Premises where alcohol is sold, the name and contact telephone number of the Designated Premises Supervisor and a Personal Licence holder shall be displayed in a prominent position, so that is it clearly visible.

  13.              A contact telephone number for the Premises Licence Holder shall be made available for local residents and publicized locally so that they make any complaints regarding alleged breaches of the conditions of this Premises Licence during the duration of any event.

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

  15.              The Premises Licence holder shall ensure that any queue to enter the Premises is orderly and supervised by either stewards or SIA approved staff, so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction to the public highway and that the queue area is covered by BWV.

  16.              Patrons shall be encouraged not to congregate outside the premises after the event has finished.

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

  18.              The Premises will have a documented search 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 licensed security staff. All searches will be monitored by the venue’s BWV system.

  19.              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.

  20.              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 Premises Licence holder.

  b)              All ejections of patrons from the Premises.

  c)              Any complaints received by the Premises Licence holder concerning crime and disorder.

  d)              Any incidents of disorder.

  e)              All seizures of drugs or offensive weapons.

  f)              Any faults in the BWV system or any searching and scanning equipment.

  g)              Any refusal of the sale of alcohol.

  h)              Any visit to the Premises by any officer from a responsible authority during the duration of the event, to include any the emergency services.

   

  21.              In the event that any assault or sexual assault is, or appears to have been, committed on the Premises, the management will immediately ensure that::

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

  b)              All lawful 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.

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

  22.              Northamptonshire Police Control Room must be provided with the particulars of the nominated safety coordinator and the Premises License holder in advance of any event.

  23.              The Premises will have a recordable means of monitoring and controlling its capacity in order to ensure that no more than 4,999 persons at any one-time gain access to the Premises during the duration of any event held in accordance with the Premises Licence.

  24.              Sufficient numbers of stewards/marshals shall be employed as required by the size of the event to ensure that patrons leave the Premises safely.

  25.              There shall be a minimum of 20 stewards and 20 Security Industry Authority licensed staff employed each day both within and outside the licensed area at all times during the event. In addition, there shall be 6 x Pit team and 4 x Chapter 8, 1 x Security Manager. 2 x level 3 event mangers 1 x level 4 safety officer with CP badge.

  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.              Adequate rigid barriers or fences designed to adequately 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.              Details of all marquees and tented and temporary structures will be provided to the Responsible Authorities in advance of any event, as well as the location of all emergency exits and entrances and related signage.

  29.              Emergency exits and entrances to the Premises must be kept clear at all times and bear clearly visible signage to that effect.

  30.              Adequate drinking water points in suitable locations on the Premises must be provided and maintained.

  31.              Adequate parking shall be provided within the confines of the Premises for persons attending events, as shown on the plan appended to these conditions as Appendix 2.

  32.              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 coordinator.