West Northamptonshire Council

Mr Fox Bazaar

177 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4DX

Completed application 099934 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 05/11/2025 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  All Premises Licence authorising supply of alcohol

  The licence is granted subject to the Mandatory conditions for sale of alcohol as set out in the Licensing Act 2003 as amended by the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 and Order 2014.

  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 then 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

   

  3.1 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

  3.2 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).

                4. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available

   

  5.1 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.

  5.2 The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licences must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  5.3 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) a holographic mark or

  b.              b) an ultraviolet feature

   

  6. 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              i. beer or cider: ½ pint;

  ii              ii. gin, rum, vodka or whiskey: 25ml or 35ml; and

  iii              iii. still wine in a glass: 125ml; and

  iv              a) these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

  v              b) 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.

   

  Minimum Drinks Pricing

  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              i. P is the permitted price

  ii              ii. D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of alcohol, and

  a.              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 alcohol; c. “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -

  b.             

  c.              i. The holder of the premises licence

  d.              ii. The designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  e.              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

  f.              e. “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with Value Added Tax Act 1994

  g.             

  h.              3. Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from the 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

  i.             

   

   

  i              4.2 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

  All persons involved in the sale of alcohol ,who

  are not presonal licence holders, will receive

  initial and subsequent 6 monthly refresher

  training by the Designated Premises

  Supervisor or an appropriately accredited

  training provider with regards to the law in

  relation to the sale of alcohol. This will be

  recorded in a staff training register and will

  include, signature of the member of staff, the

  DPS or an appropriately accredited training

  provider together with the date. TRAINING

  RECORDS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE

  PREMISES AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL

  RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES ON REQUEST

  The premises shall install and maintain a

  comprehensive CCTV system. All entry and

  exit points will be covered enabling frontal

  identification of every person entering in any

  light condition. The CCTV system shall

  continually record whilst the premises is open

  for licensable activities and during all times

  when customers remain on the premises. All

  recordings shall be stored for a minimum

  period of 31 days with date and time stamping.

  Viewing of recordings shall be made available

  immediately upon the request of a Responsible

  Authority officer throughout the entire 31 day

  period A staff member from the premises who

  is conversant with the operation of the CCTV

  system shall be on the premises at all times

  when the premises is open. This staff member

  must be able to provide a Responsible

  Authority officer copies of recent CCTV images

  or data 24hrs when requested, in linewith

  current Data Protec tion legislation. All sales of

  alcohol for consumption off the premises shall

  be in sealed containers only, and shall not be

  consumed on the premises. The Premises

  Licence Holder shall ensure that customer

  areas are well lit and kept free from obstruction

  at all times when the Premises is open to

  members of the public. A Challenge 25 proof of

  age scheme shall be operated at the premises

  where the only acceptable forms of

  identification are recognised photographic

  identification cards, such as a driving licence,

  passport or proof of age card with the PASS

  Hologram. The Premises Licence Holder will

  prominently display signage at the entrance to

  the Premises and at point of sale advising

  customers of the Challenge 25 proof of age

  scheme in operation at the Premises.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

  The CCTV system must be installed and

  operate internally to cover all areas that

  licensable activities take place and where

  alcohol is displayed within any public area.

  The CCTV unit shall be positioned in a secure

  part of the licensed premise. Access to the

  system should be allowed immediately to ALL

  RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES upon request.

  A competent trained person in the use of and

  operation of the CCTV will be in attendance at

  the premises at all times that licensable

  activities take place and be able to fully

  operate the CCTV system to be able to down

  load in a recognised format any information

  requested ALL RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES

  The CCTV system clock should be set

  correctly and maintained (taking account of

  GMT and BST).

  A facility will be available for the Police to

  remove from the CCTV system a copy of any

  material relevant to any ongoing Police

  investigation.

  All CCTV images will be retained for a period of

  not less than 31 day

  An incident register of all occurrences and

  ejections from the premises will be maintained

  at the premises and all details of public order

  offences will be recorded and MADE

  AVAILABLE TO ALL REPONSIBLE

  AUTHORITIES ON REQUEST

  At any time when there is no Personal License

  holder on the premises there must be at least

  holder on the premises there must be at least

  one member of staff on duty inside the premise

  who has been authorised by the DPS. Any

  such person should have seen, read and be

  fully aware of the conditions of the premise

  licence and take all steps to ensure that such

  conditions are adhered to whilst they have

  responsibility for the premise.

  A record should be kept detailing, the name

  and address relative to the person left in

  charge of the premise and the times and dates

  when the authority to cover exists, in writing.

  The authorised person should also sign on

  each occasion that he/she has physically seen

  inspected and is fully aware of all the

  conditions attached to the premise licence. The

  DPS should sign to acknowledge that they

  agree to the authorised person being in charge

  of the premise for any times specified. The

  records of these matters should be kept fully

  updated at all times.

  All Records shall be retained at the premises

  for a period of no less than 12 months and

  made available to responsible authorities on

  request.

  Between the hours of

  01:00 – 07:00 Monday – Saturday

  23:00 – 07:00 Sunday

  All sales will be via the security hatch only

   

  Public safety

  A risk assessment will be carried out and

  updated on an annual basis

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

  PROMINENT SIGNS WILL BE DISPLAYED

  REQUESTING CUSTOMERS TO HAVE

  REGARD FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WHEN

  LEAVING THE PREMISES

  ADEQUATE BINS ARE AVAILABLE FOR

  CUSTOMERS TO DISPOSE OF LITTER

   

  The protection of children from harm

  A Challenge 25 policy will be adopted in order

  to reduce the

  potential for underage sales of age restricted

  products including

  alcohol. If a customer appears to be under 25

  years of age and

  cannot prove that they are eligible to purchase

  the age restricted

  item with a valid UK or Ireland Photocard

  Driving Licence, a valid

  Passport or PASS accredited proof of age

  scheme card, they will

  be refused service. Challenge 25 posters will

  be displayed at the premises toreinforce this

  policy. Posters will be placed at; each till, each

  area

  alcohol is stocked and at the point of entry into

  the store. Theposters will be displayed

  prominently and in sight of customers

  and staff.A Refusals Register is to be used to

  record all incidents when a sale

  is refused. The register is to be kept in the

  store at all times unless it

  is requested by authorised officers of

  responsible authorities. The

  Refusal/Challenge Register is to be checked

  and signed off by the

  Designated Premises Supervisor every two

  weeks. All staff ,WHO ARE NOT PERSONAL

  LICENSE HOLDERS ,working at the premises

  involved in the sale of agerestricted products

  including alcohol will receive on-going training

  and will be refreshed at least every 6 months.

  This will be recorded in

  a staff training register and will also include a

  written test of

  knowledge. The Training records must be

  made available to

  authorised officers of responsible authorities on

  request. Records

  shall be retained at the premises.

   

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.