West Northamptonshire Council

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24 Bridge street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1NW

Completed application 100781 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 30/07/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• 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.

   

• ANNEX 2 - 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 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.

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - 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 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.

   

• OPERATING SCHEDULE CONDITIONS

  Customer will not be permitted onto the premises between the hours of 1am and 05:00am.

  CCTV

  A suitable closed-circuit television (CCTV) system shall be in operation whilst members of the public are in attendance. The CCTV system will provide clear images in all levels of lighting, enabling facial-recognition, of all areas of the licensed site to which the public have access (save for toilets/showers/changing areas).

  The CCTV system camera coverage shall include external areas used by customers.
  At least one member of staff shall be on duty at the premises who can operate the system and download recorded images. These images will be downloaded and provided immediately, or where this is not possible as soon as practicable, on request to an officer of a Responsible Authority.

  The CCTV system shall be capable of retaining images for a minimum of 31 days, will be of good quality and will contain the correct time and date stamp information.

  The CCTV system and images will be kept in a secure environment to which members of the public will not be permitted access.

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall receive induction and/or refresher training (at least annually) commensurate with their role and responsibilities in relation to the sale of alcohol and the times and conditions of the premises licence.

  Training shall include Challenge 25, the requirement and process for completing both
  the incident log and refusal log (detailed below).

  Training will be documented, kept at the premises for at least 12 months from the last

  entry, and made available to the Police and/or Local Authority upon request.

  Alcohol for consumption off the premises may only be provided in sealed containers.

  There shall be a written or electronic register for the recording of all alcohol sale refusals, The prevention of crime and disorder for the recording of all alcohol sale refusals, including attempted under-age sales, proxy sales and refusals to those who appear intoxicated.

  Details to be recorded shall include the date, time, name (if known), physical description of the person, the reason for the refusal, names and login ID of staff involved, and whether the refusal was captured on CCTV.

  Any identification document coming into the possession of a member of staff, including
  security staff, shall be recorded in the register, including the name of the person/name on the identification document.

  The register or electronic report must be available for inspection, on request, by any
  authorised officer of the responsible authorities and shall be securely retained by the licence holder for a for a period of 12 months from the date of the last entry

  The premises licence holder shall hold a current Fire Risk Assessment which shall be
  available for inspection by any authorised officer.

  The premises licence holder will operate the business with general consideration in respect of the neighbouring properties.

  Clear and prominent notices will be displayed in any outdoor public area, and at the exit,
  requesting patrons be quiet and have consideration for neighbours in the vicinity.

  The licence holder shall ensure no noise or vibration emanates from the premises so as to cause a nuisance.

  A challenge 25 age verification scheme will operate at the premises whereby any person who appears to be under 25 years of age, and unknown to the staff member serving as a person over 18 years of age, shall not be served alcohol unless they provide identification to prove they are over 18 years of age.

  Acceptable forms of identification will be a valid passport, a valid photo ID driving license or a valid proof of age scheme card with the PASS approved hologram.

  Appropriate signage advertising the operation of the Challenge 25 scheme must be displayed in the vicinity of all points of sale for alcohol.

  All people involved in the delivery of alcohol, be this the premises licence holder /designated premises supervisor, employees or third-party courier, shall at the point of delivery be satisfied that the person to whom the alcohol is being delivered is 18 years or over.

  If, at any point of the process, acceptable photographic age verification documents cannot be produced on request, the delivery shall be refused, and alcohol returned to the licensed premises.

  Deliveries shall only be made to the address indicated on the order.

  The delivery may not be left unattended or in a safe space for later collection and must be received, in person, by a person satisfying the Challenge 25 criteria. Where no recipient is available, the alcohol part of any order must be returned to the premises and a record made in the Refusal Log.

  Deliveries shall only to be made to bona fide business/commercial addresses or private

  residences and not to any public/open spaces (e.g. car parks, street corners, bus stops, public parks).

  Deliveries shall be refused to any person who is, or who appears, to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and the alcohol shall be returned to the licensed premises.

  Where third-party couriers are used to provide the delivery of orders containing alcohol, the premises licence holder/designated premises supervisor shall have a contractual arrangement with each third party to be satisfied that the promotion of the licensing objectives and terms of the premises licence are complied with at all times, with particular attention to the point of delivery.

  The premises licence holder/designated premises supervisor shall keep records of or have access to all alcohol orders. For each order containing alcohol, records shall include:

  a. the name and address of who made the order
  b. age verification at the point of order, where necessary
  c. any refusals made at the point of order
  d. the items ordered
  e. the date and time of the dispatch
  f. details of the delivery provider/driver
  g. the date and time of delivery
  h. the full postal delivery address
  i. the name of the person receiving the order