East Devon District Council

Ale Way (The)

Axminster Station, Station Yard, AXMINSTER, Devon, EX13 5PF

Completed application 051072 which is a Minor Variation Application for Premises Licence from 10/04/2020 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

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.

  7.              (a)              Admission of children (under the age of 18) to any exhibition of films must be restricted in accordance with the film classification applied by the body designated as the authority under Section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984.

  (b)              Where the film classification is not specified or where the Licensing Authority notifies the licence holder that Section 20(3) (b) applies to the film in question, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made by the Licensing Authority.

  8.              Any person used to carry out a security activity as required under any condition of this licence/certificate must be licensed or authorised to do so by the Security Industry Authority.

• ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  The premises shall install operate and maintain a comprehensive digital colour CCTV system to the satisfaction of the Police and local authority.

   

  All public areas of the licensed premises including entry and exit points will be covered, including any outside areas under the control of the premises licence holder.

   

  The system must record clear images permitting the identification of individuals, and in particular enable facial recognition images (a clear head and shoulder image) of every person entering and leaving in any light condition.

  The CCTV system will continually record whilst the premises are open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises.

  All equipment must have a constant and accurate time and date generation.

  All recordings will be stored for a minimum period of 14 days with date and time stamping.

  Viewable copies of recordings will be provided on request to the Police and local authority officers as soon as is reasonably practicable and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (or any replacement legislation) 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 are open.  This staff member must be able to provide an authorised officer of a responsible authority, copies of recent CCTV images or data with absolute minimum of delay when requested in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (or any replacement legislation).

  The CCTV system will be capable of downloading images to a recognisable viewable format.  There will be security measures in place to ensure the integrity of the system to prevent the tampering with, and deletion of, images.

  The Premises Licence Holder will join the local licensees association, attend meetings and participate in relevant initiatives to prevent crime and disorder.

   

  An incident book will be kept to log any disorder and refused alcohol sales, refusals on proof of age, intoxication or antisocial behaviour. The above will be communicated to staff members during training, the notes for which will be left behind the bar for reference.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder will  conduct ongoing Health & Safety risk assessments, to identify and deal with hazards that might involve tripping, manual handling, electric shock and hazardous substances. There will be ongoing fire risk assessments.

   

  There will be a sufficient number of smoke alarms installed commensurate with a building of this size and layout, and in line with any findings from a Fire Risk Assessment. A log book, and certificates where appropriate, will be maintained to show that regular checks have been carried out to ensure smoke alarms, electrical appliances, and electrical wiring are all working properly.

   

  Staff will be advised of the findings from the risk assessments during training, the notes for which will be left behind the bar for reference. Staff will also be asked to undertake basic fire evacuation training so they are aware of potential hazards and what to do in emergencies.

   

  Specific measures, produced by the British Beer and Pub association which discourage binge drinking, 'happy hour’ or similar drinks promotions, will be complied with.

   

  A notice will be displayed stating that drug use and violent/anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated on the premises.

   

  All beer or cider will be available in half pints; stronger beers and ciders will only be sold in these smaller measures.

   

  Ready-to-drink bottles of alco-pops will not be sold at the premises.

   

  Wherever possible toughened or plastic glassware will be used.

   

  Local Taxi operators numbers will be predominately displayed at the premises.

   

  Noise will be kept to a minimum and there will be no kitchen extraction fans.

   

  To minimize the effect of littering, bins will be provided and all deliveries or rubbish disposal will take place during daytime hours and will be aligned to Station refuse collection times.

   

  Notices will be posted at the door asking patrons to leave quickly and quietly.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder will display ‘Challenge 21’ notices to remind customers who appear to be under 21 that they will be asked to show proof of age (Passport, Driving licence or PASS-accredited card only).

   

  No unaccompanied children will be allowed on the premises. No persons under the age of 18 will be served at the bar. A copy of this policy will be displayed in the appropriate place

• 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.