West Northamptonshire Council

The Church

67-83 Bridge Street, Northampton, NN1 1PD

Completed application 093081 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 03/07/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• 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
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - 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 attended by The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014.

   

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

   

  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 of alcohol 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 out in accordance wit the age verification policy.

   

     (3) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 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.

   

   

  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.

   

   

   

   

                             

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General – all four licensing objectives

  The Designated Premises Supervisor shall

  ensure that all existing staff, new staff,

  supervisors and managers receive an induction

  in the legality and procedure of alcohol sales

  (including LA 2003 Sec 141 selling to drunks

  and Sec 146 selling to children), prior to

  undertaking the sale of alcohol. This training

  will include the lawful selling of age restricted

  products, refusing the sale of alcohol to a

  person who is drunk or appears to be

  intoxicated, the contents of the premises

  licence; times of operation, licensable activities

  and all conditions. Verbal refresher training will

  be undertaken at intervals not to exceed 12

  months. Training documents shall be signed

  and dated, and training records be made

  available to an authorised officer of the

  Licensing Authority or the Police upon

  reasonable request. The records will be

  retained for at least 12 months.

   

  An incident log will be maintained by the

  premises showing a detailed note of incidents

  that occur in the premises. The log will be

  inspected and signed off by the DPS (or a

  person with delegated authority) at least once a

  week. The log book should be kept on the

  premises and be available for inspection at all

  times the premises are open by authorised

  officers of the Licensing Authority or the police.

  An incident will be defined as being one which

  involves an allegation of a criminal offence

  and/or is relevant to the licensing objectives.

  Documented delegation of authority to sell

  alcohol will be maintained at the premises and

  made available for inspection by police or other

  authorised officer.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

  A fully working and maintained CCTV system

  capable of recording and storing images must

  be installed on the premises.

  The CCTV system will record at all times the

  premises are open to the public for licensable

  activity

  CCTV images will be stored for a minimum of

  28 days with date & time stamping.

  As a minimum the CCTV will cover all entry

  and exit points, both sides of all areas where

  the sale of alcohol takes place.

  A person conversant with the retrieval and

  down-loading of CCTV footage must be

  present on the premises at all times it is open

  to the public. All recordings must be made

  available to an officer from a responsible

  authority upon written request and in line with

  the provisions of current Data Protection

  legislation.

  The CCTV cameras and recording equipment

  must be of sufficient quality to work in all

  lighting levels inside the premises at all times

  Door Supervision: It is not anticipated that door

  supervisors will be necessary for the general

  style of operation of these premises, however

  for special events each booking will be risk

  assessed, and if it is felt that security is

  required then door supervisors will be deployed

  based upon that threat & risk.

  All security staff must sign into a register at the

  commencement of every duty. This register will

  contain the name 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.

  All exit doors shall be easily openable and shall

  not require the use of a key, card, code or

  similar means.

  Doors at exits shall be regularly checked to

  ensure that they function satisfactorily and a

  record of the check will be kept

  Clear gangways to exits will be maintained

  Curtains, hangings and temporary decorations

  are located so as not to obstruct exits, fire

  safety signs or fire-fighting equipment

   

  Public safety

  The premises will have a written policy in

  relation to dealing with vulnerable people

  associated with the venue. This will include as

  a minimum

  a) a means of contacting any scheme that deal

  with vulnerable people such as Street Pastors;

  b) documented training for all staff members in

  dealing with vulnerability and how to spot it

  within the context of the night-time economy;

  c) identification of a safe area inside the venue

  where vulnerable people can remain until their

  safety has been insured;

  d) a nominated member of staff who can be

  tasked to deal with any vulnerable people

  within the venue;

  e) a method of recording the rationale for

  actions taken when dealing with a person who

  is deemed as vulnerable.

  A copy of this policy will remain on the

  premises and be made available to all staff as

  they need to refer to it and to an officer from a

  responsible authority at all times upon

  reasonable request. All relevant staff will be

  made aware of this policy and will actively

  implement it.

  The premises licence holder shall provide

  training for all staff to ensure that they are

  familiar with all means of ingress and egress

  and the appropriate procedures in case of any

  emergencies that require an immediate

  evacuation of the premises. A record of the

  training shall be maintained and shall be

  available upon request by an authorised officer

  of the Licensing Authority or the Police. The

  records will be retained for at least 1 year.

  Noise escape from the premises should not be

  an issue due to the style of operation, but the

  premises license holder shall take all

  necessary steps to ensure that noise or

  vibration is not noticeable at the façade of any

  noise sensitive premises / nearest residential

  property

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

  The placing of bottles into receptacles outside

  the premises shall take place at times that will

  minimise disturbance to nearby properties and

  will not take place between 23.00 and 08.00hrs

  The premises licence holder shall implement a

  system to ensure that offensive smells from the

  licensed premises are not permitted so as to

  cause a nuisance to nearby properties and the

  premises are properly vented.

  Receptacles for waste shall be emptied

  regularly to minimise nuisance smells.

  Signs will be placed in a prominent place at all

  exit points of the premise requesting patrons to

  respect the neighbours and leave quietly.

   

  The protection of children from harm

  A ‘Challenge 25’ policy will be adopted

  Challenge 25 signage will be displayed at the

  point of sale and at least one other prominent

  position within the premises

  Acceptable Proof of Age Identification will be:

  Passport, Photo Driving Licence, PASS card ,

  British Military ID, National ID card or any other

  document/ID approved by the Home Office

  A refusals register shall be maintained and be

  made available for inspection to Police or

  authorised officers upon request. The

  Designated Premises Supervisor shall regularly

  check the register to ensure it is being

  consistently used by all staff.

   

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.