West Northamptonshire Council

Greek Bistro

34-36 St Giles Street, Northampton, NN1 1JW

Completed application 093444 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 03/07/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• 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 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 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 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

  No vertical drinking, Challenge 25, Staff

  Training, CCTV, Incident Log

  There shall be CCTV in operation at the

  premises and;

  a) a member of staff who is conversant with the

  operation of the CCTV system shall be on the

  premises at all times.

  b) if the premises are not open, and subject to

  the tests set out by virtue of the Data

  Protection Act, within 24 hours of a request for

  access to the CCTV system from either the

  police or licensing authority, this staff member

  must be able to show a Police, HMRC or

  authorised council officer recent data or

  footage with the absolute minimum of delay

  when requested.

  c) CCTV shall record continuously and be

  retained for not less than 31 days.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall

  receive regular training in the Licensing Act

  2003 in terms of the licensing objectives,

  offences committed under the Act and

  conditions of the Premises Licence. Written

  records of staff training in the Licensing Act

  2003 shall be retained and made available to

  police and authorised officers of the Licensing

  Authority on request. Staff shall receive

  refresher training in the Licensing Act 2003 at

  intervals of no more than 6 months. Signed and

  dated records shall be kept of all staff training

  and such records kept available for inspection

  at the premises for a period of at least one

  calendar year from the last date of entry.

   

  Public safety

  A daily incident log shall be kept at the

  premises for a period of at least 12 months

  from the date of last entry, which will record the

  following:

  (a)all crimes reported to the venue

  (b)all ejections of patrons

  (c)any complaints received

  (d)any incidents of disorder

  (e)any faults in the CCTV repaired within 24hrs

  (f)any visit by a relevant authority or

  emergency service.

  (g)any lost property found or handed to staff at

  the premises.

  (h)any other relevant incidents to be recorded.

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

  No waste or recyclable materials, including

  bottles, shall be moved, removed or placed in

  outside areas between 21:00 hours and 08:00

  hours.

  No music or amplified sound shall be generated

  within the boundary of the licensed plan of the

  premises including externally so as to give rise

  to nuisance within neighbouring dwellings.

  Notices shall be prominently displayed at all

  exits requesting customers to respect the

  needs of local residents and leave the area

  quietly. Staff will also encourage customers to

  do the same.

   

  The protection of children from harm

  A “Challenge 25” age verification policy shall

  be operated at the Premises during the

  permitted hours for the sale of alcohol and staff

  shall be trained in respect of the policy. Staff

  shall ask for proof of age from anyone they

  suspect of being less than 25 years of age.

  The only acceptable forms of identification shall

  be a photo style driving licence, a passport, a

  photo identification card bearing the PASS logo

  in a hologram format, military ID or recognised

  national photographic identity cards from

  member countries of the European Union.

  Posters shall be displayed in prominent

  positions around the premises advising

  customers of the Challenge 25 policy in force

  at the premises.

  A record shall be maintained recording every

  occasion when the sale of alcohol has been

  refused. The record shall;

  a) give the date and time of the occasion; a

  brief description of the customer and the name

  of the member of staff who refused to sell the

  alcohol.

  b) be kept at the Premises and available for

  inspection by authorised officers of the

  Licensing Authority and the Police at all times

  the Premises are open.

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.