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Licensing Act 2003 - Premises Licence Register as at 21:36 on 5 March 2026

Phoenix (The)

31 Exeter Road, EXMOUTH, Devon, EX8 1PT

Completed application 047845 which is a Transfer Application for Premises Licence from 24/11/2005 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Full Name	Star Pubs & Bars Limited

Designated Premises Supervisor

Full Name	Ms Sarah Jane Yates

Permitted Activities

the supply of alcohol
a performance of live music
any playing of recorded music

Premises Open Hours Requested
	Time From	Time To

Monday to Saturday	10:00	00:30
Sunday	12:00	00:30
New Year's Eve-Except Sundays	10:00	00:30	and from the end of permitted opening hours on New Year’s Eve until the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day
New Year's Eve-On a Sunday	12:00	00:30	and from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve until the start of permitted opening hours on New Year’s Day
Activities - Times Requested
	Time From	Time To
E. Performance of live music (Indoors)

Monday to Saturday	10:00	00:00
Sunday	12:00	00:00
F. Playing of recorded music (Indoors)

Monday to Saturday	10:00	00:00
Sunday	12:00	00:00
J. Supply of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises

Monday to Saturday	10:00	00:00
Sunday	12:00	00:00
New Year's Eve-Except Sundays	10:00	00:00	and from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve until the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day
New Year's Eve-On a Sunday	12:00	00:00	and from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve until the start of permitted hours on New Year’s Day

Additional Conditions

ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

1.              (a)              There shall be no sale or supply of alcohol when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of this premises licence or at a time when the said premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or when his/her licence is suspended.
(b)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
2.              (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).
3.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
4.              (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.
5.              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.”
6.              (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 7(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 + (D×V)
where-
(i)              P is the permitted price,
(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 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)              “value 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.
ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

Embedded Conditions Consistent with the Licensing Act 1964

1.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict on the licensed premises the sale or supply to, or consumption of alcohol by, any person residing on the premises.
2.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club.
3.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered.
4.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there.
5.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by them at their own expense, or the consumption of persons so supplied.
6.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the businesses carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.
7.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces.
8.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict, during the first twenty minutes after the permitted hours, the taking of alcohol supplied in the premises from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel.
9.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict, during the first twenty minutes after the end of permitted hours the consumption of alcohol on the premises.
10.              The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict, during the first thirty minutes after the permitted hours the consumption of alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption ancillary to the meals.

Additional Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule

1.              All inclusive nights or other irresponsible drink promotions will not be permitted.
2.              Irresponsible drinks promotions must not be permitted, and the Standards for the Management of Responsible Drinks promotions including Happy Hours produced by the British Beer and Pub Association will be complied with.
3.              CCTV will be installed, maintained and operated to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer of Police and the Licensing Authority
4.              CCTV recordings will be maintained for an appropriate period of time (generally one month - but to be agreed with Police and Licensing Authority)
5.              If the CCTV equipment is inoperative, the Police and Local Authority will be informed as soon as possible and immediate steps will be taken to put the equipment back into action.
6.              A notice will be displayed at the entrance to the premises advising that CCTV is in operation.
7.              No customer carrying open or sealed bottles or glasses will be admitted to the premises at any time.
8.              No customers will be permitted to take open containers of alcoholic or soft drinks from the premises.
9.              All bottles and glasses will be removed from public areas as soon as they are finished with or empty.
10.              All exit doors will be easily opened without use of a key, card, code or similar means and will be available for egress while the public are on the premises.
11.              Means of escape will be maintained, unobstructed, immediately available and clearly identifiable.
12.              Exit doors will be regularly checked to ensure they function satisfactorily. Records of these checks will be kept and produced on request.
13.              Hangings, curtains and temporary decoration will be maintained in a flame retardant condition.
14.              Upholstered seating will be fire retardant and compliant with current Fire Safety Regulations.
15.              Curtains, hangings and temporary decorations will not obstruct exits, fire safety signs or fire fighting equipment.
16.              Notices detailing the actions to be taken in the event of fire or other emergency will be prominently displayed and maintained in good condition.
17.              Access will be provided for emergency vehicles and this access will be kept clear and free from obstruction.
18.              Fire drill and emergency lighting tests will be conducted monthly. Records of these tests will be made available to the Licensing Authority upon request.
19.              All fire exits and means of escape will be signed in accordance with BS5499.
20.              The fire safety measures with which the premises are provided must be maintained in good working order, and their adequacy must be determined on a regular basis, by the carrying out of a fire risk assessment as required by, and in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The applicant understands that the fire safety of occupants is also influenced by numbers of persons present, their disposition and the activities taking place, and therefore undertakes to maintain a safe occupancy limit
21.              Wall and ceiling finishes will be fire resistant.
22.              Exit doors will open outwards (or will be secured in the open position).
23.              When disabled people are present adequate arrangements will exist to enable their safe evacuation in the event of an emergency.
24.              Disabled people on the premises will be made aware of these arrangements.
25.              Adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials will be available on the premises.
26.              Fire safety signs will be adequately illuminated.
27.              Emergency lighting will not be altered.
28.              Emergency lighting batteries will be fully charged before the admission of the public.
29.              In the event of failure of normal lighting, where the emergency lighting battery has a capacity of one hour, evacuation of the premises will be possible within 20 minutes.
30.              Emergency lighting tests will be conducted monthly.
31.              Records of these tests will be made available to the Licensing Authority upon request.
32.              The electrical system, including portable appliances will be inspected and tested annually by a competent person to ensure safety. A competent person will be a qualified electrician who is registered with the ECA or NICEIC.
33.              The Gas System, including appliances, will be inspected and tested by a Gas Safe registered engineer annually and a satisfactory Gas Safety Certificate will be obtained.
34.              Any oil fired boiler or appliance on the premises will be inspected and tested annually by a suitably qualified and competent person who will provide an annual certificate. A competent person will be one who is qualified to provide an OFTEC certificate.
35.              Any suspended ceiling on the premises will be examined by a suitably qualified person every five years who will issue a certificate of safety.
36.              All portable fire fighting equipment will be inspected annually and a certificate provided.
37.              All safety certificates and inspection reports will be kept on site and made available for inspection by officers of the relevant statutory bodies.
38.              There must be in force public liability insurance for the minimum sum of £2million. A new certificate for public liability insurance must be issued each year.
39.              Any certificate of public insurance will be made available for inspection by officers or relevant statutory bodies.
40.              All external doors and windows will be kept shut, other than for access and aggress, in all rooms when events involving amplified music or speech or other entertainment are likely to give rise to noise.
41.              Sufficient ventilation will be provided to ensure doors and windows can be kept closed during the live performances.
42.              Children not allowed to approach the bar unless as a thoroughfare to other facilities.
43.              Children will not be permitted on the premises after 9:00 pm.
44.              A proof of age policy agreed by the police and local authority will be enforced.
45.              Notices will be displayed in the vicinity of any Amusement with Prizes machines installed in the premises prohibiting use by persons under the age of 18 years.
ANNEXE 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

None
ANNEXE 4 - PLAN APPROVED BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

The licensable activities authorised by this licence will be confined to the areas that are outlined in RED on the plans submitted to and approved by the Licensing Authority.

Premises Plans

Plan - The Phoenix - Page 1 of 1