Premises Licensing

Operating Schedules

Sale of Alcohol for Consumption On or Off the Premises

Monday to Sunday from 06:00 to 23:00

Normal Opening Hours

Monday to Sunday from 06:00 to 23:00
Any variation to opening hours would be adhoc event specific, for
example if a customer hired the venue for a private event, or we held
an evening event. This is not typically and may occur around once a
month or less.

Supply of Alcohol

1. No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:
A) At a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in
respect of it, or
B) At a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a
personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.
2. Every retail sale or supply of alcohol made under this 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.
(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.
(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.
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) 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.
10. 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 price 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.

General

Pre-booked Events
ID Check on anyone who looks 25 and under
Alcohol will be stored in a secure location away from customers
CCTV to be installed in venue and if required, security will be
provided
Noise will be kept to a minimum in evening events

Prevention of Crime & Disorder

Our venue will be serving alcohol to pre invited guests of private
events. All guests entering the premises will be verified by the
booking customer, or by a list of ticket holders at the door. Alcohol
is served at tables to pre-booked customers only, and not at a bar.
Walk ins will not be permitted to enter the premises during events,
nor purchase alcohol. We do not predict the need for door security,
however this would be considered as part of event specific risk
assessments, for example for evening events with capacity of 30-40
people. Customers will not be permitted to take alcohol off site. All
those who look 25 and under will be asked to provide proof of age ID
before serving them alcohol. We will not offer drinks promotions that
encourage excessive drinking. As our events are not open to the
public we don't foresee a problem with security to personal
belongings, which would be kept with the individuals at their tables.
However we will have CCTV cameras installed throughout the venue as a
crime prevention measure. The contact details of customers entering
are also collected as part of the booking process, so all those
attending would know that we have their personal details and can
identify them. A personal license holder will be on the premises at
all times when alcohol is served. Whilst we do host groups such as
hen parties (we do not host stag parties), we offer these packages
during day hours, and they are with us for limited periods of time
usually 2-4 hours. They would be offered alcohol during this time,
but are also doing activities such as makeovers and crafting which
means they do not drink continuously during that time. No alcohol
would be served at children's parties. Alcohol is stored away from
customers in secure location in our basement and cannot be accessed
without being purchased and served to the table by our staff.

Public Safety

Alcohol is stored away from customers in secure location in our
basement and cannot be accessed without being purchased and served to
the table by our staff. We have all fire safety measures in place and
an evacuation plan. The venue is fitted with a fire alarm and smoke
detectors which is tested monthly. Fire safety signage is installed
throughout the building, along with fire extinguishers. We provide
movable ramps to support disabled people leaving the building safely.
We hold first aid kits on site and a first aider is present at all
events. An electrical certificate has been attained for the building.
We hold full public liability insurance. Free drinking water is
available to all customers on site. We operate a no smoking policy on
the premises. We will strictly maintain maximum capacity thresholds
as all bookings are pre-booked with confirmed numbers, of which
records are always maintained within our booking system. Noise
control will not be a requirement due to loud music not being played
as part of our events. As our maximum capacity is well under 100, the
ratio of one attendant on the event floor at all times will be easily
maintained. Seating arrangements around tables are carefully
considered to ensure safe exit route (fire exit) with no
obstructions. Customer seating is strictly on designated chairs at
our tables.

Prevention of Public Nuisance

We do not expect our venue to prevent any noise nuisance to
neighbours due to be open mostly in the day time. During occasional
evening events all a noise reduction plan will be in place including
ensuring all doors and windows are closed to prevent noise escaping
out of the venue. Our venue does not present any risk of any noxious
smells or light pollution. Customers will not be permitted to take
any litter or bottles off site with them. The premises has a waste
collection contract with Biffa.

Protection of Children

All those who look 25 and under will be asked for photo ID before the
sale of alcohol. All events selling alcohol will be for adults aged
18 and over. The only exception would be seated afternoon tea
settings where alcohol will be available to purchase by over 18s
only. All children's events will be attended by at least 1
parent/guardian to every 4 children attending. Children will remain
with a parent/guardian at all times. Any children's entertainers or
Party Hosts employed for children's events or parties will be
required to have completed appropriate Criminal Record Bureau
(C.R.B.) checks.

Conditions agreed with the Licensee

Conditions agreed with the Licensee

1. Keep a 'challenge log' (refusals book) recording all challenges -
where both sales and refusals result (example downloadable refusals
book
https://www.businesscompanion.info/sites/default/files/Underage-
sales-refusals-log-Nov-2021.docx ).
2. A prompt or reminder to staff, to remind them to Challenge 25
(examples of posters that could be used can be found here:
https://noidnosale.com/ ).
3. Regular staff training on the Licensing Act 2003 and age
restricted sales, to ensure that both the law and company policies /
procedures are understood, up-to-date and applied consistently. In
particular to ensure an understanding of Challenge 25.
4. Sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises shall be to pre-
booked customers and their guests only.

5. All staff to be trained in the prevention of underage sales to a
level commensurate with their duties.
6. All such training to be updated as necessary for instance when
legislation changes and should include training on how to deal with
difficult customers.
7. The training should be clearly documented and shall be available
for inspection on request by an authorised officer of the Licensing
Authority or an officer of the Police.
8. A Challenge 25 scheme shall be adopted and implemented.
Photographic identification shall be requested before any alcohol is
sold to any person who appears to be under 25 years of age.
Acceptable proof of age shall include identification bearing the
customers photograph, date of birth and integral holographic mark or
security measure. Suitable means of identification would include PASS
approved proof of age card, photo-card driving licence and passport.
9. Premises DPS or management must attend any invited training
sessions held by responsible authorities on reasonable request.
10. An incident log must be kept at the premises, and made
immediately available on request to an ‘authorised person’ (as
defined by Section 13 of the Licensing Act 2003) or the Police, which
must 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) seizures of drugs or offensive weapons (f)
any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning
equipment (g) any refusal of the sale of alcohol (h) any visit by a
relevant authority or emergency service. This log shall be made
available to the Police or Authorised Officers on request.
11. No open vessels of alcohol to leave the venue at anytime.
12. Any door supervisors will be SIA accredited.
13. The Applicant shall ensure that CCTV is installed to the current
British Standard and maintained to the satisfaction of the Police and
Licensing Officers and shall ensure :-
1. All equipment shall have constant time/date generation.
2. This shall include a system to ensure automatic update in relation
to the beginning and end of British Summer Time etc.
3. If the system is not capable of achieving this requirement the
Licence holder or a nominated person must ensure that a manual
facility is available to carry out this update as an alternative.
4. Recordings must be kept for a minimum of 31 days.
5. Recordings of incidents at the premises must be made secure for
inspection by the Police and or Licensing Officers.
6. Copies of recordings will be made available to officers of the
responsible authorities on reasonable request.
7. Unauthorised persons should not be allowed access to the system or
view personal data as it could contravene the Data Protection Act or
jeopardise any criminal investigation.