East Devon District Council

Unit 1

Unit 1, St. Georges, Victoria Place, AXMINSTER, Devon, EX13 5NQ

Completed application 062399 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 12/10/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 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 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.

  3.              (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.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1.              A CCTV system shall be installed to cover all entry and exit points enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition.

   

  2.              All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days and shall be made available upon the request of Police or other authorised officer.

   

  3.              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 to the public. This staff member must be able to show a Police or authorised Council Officer recent data or footage with the minimum of delay when requested.

   

  4.              CCTV shall be downloaded on request of the Police or authorised officer of the council.

   

  5.              Appropriate signage advising customers of CCTV being in operation, shall be prominently displayed in the premises.

   

  6.              A documented check of the CCTV shall be completed monthly to ensure all cameras remain operational and the 31 days storage for recordings is being maintained.

   

  7.              All drinks promotions shall be risk-assessed to ensure the promotion is not irresponsible. Each risk-assessment shall consider the nature of the premises, the nature of the promotion including the size and duration of any discount and the type of customer potentially attracted by the promotion.

   

  8.              All staff shall be suitably trained for their job function for the premises. The training shall be written into a program ongoing and under constant review, retained for 12 months and shall be made available to a relevant responsible authority when called upon.

   

  9.              No member of staff should be permitted to sell alcohol until such time as they have successfully completed this training.

   

  10.              The training will cover the topics below:

   

    Sale of alcohol to persons under 18 (penalties),

    Age verification policies and acceptable forms of identification,

    Proxy sales of alcohol to children,

    Signs of drunkenness and intoxication,

     Recording refusals and incidents in the correct way

   

   

  11.              The Licensee to adopt a "Challenge 25" policy where all customers who appear to be under the age of 25 and attempt to purchase alcohol or other age-restricted products are asked for proof of their age. The Licensee to prominently display notices advising customers of the "Challenge 25" policy. The following proofs of age are the only ones to be accepted:

   

  Proof of age cards bearing the "Pass" hologram symbol

  UK Photo Driving licence

  Passport

   

  12.              Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the premises entrance.

   

  13.              Any refusal of sale will be recorded and contain the following information.

  details of time and date

  description of the attempting purchaser

  description of the age restricted products they attempted to purchase,

  reason why the sale was refused

  the name/signature of the salesperson refusing the sale.

   

  14.The Refusals Book will be made available on request to Licensing Officer, Trading Standards or the Police.

   

  15.Documented delegation of authorisations to sell alcohol shall be maintained at the

  premises and shall be available on request by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Constable.

   

  16. All incidents will be recorded and contain the following information.

  details of time and date

  the nature of the incident

  description of the offender/s

  outcome or incident - police called etc

  the name/signature of the salesperson entering the log.

   

  17. The Incident Log will be made available on request to Licensing Officer, Trading Standards or the Police.

  18. All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following.

  The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable.

  The hours and activities permitted by the premise's licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.

  How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).

  . Recognising the signs of drunkenness.

   

  19. The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.

   

  20. Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.

   

  21. Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 12 Month intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.

   

  22. There shall be no self-service of spirits on the premises.

   

  23. Alcohol will not be displayed near any entrance or exit.

   

  24. There shall be no sales of beer, lager or cider of 6.5% ABV (alcohol by volume) or above from the premises.

   

  25. An adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials shall be available on the premises.

   

  26. Signage shall be prominently displayed in the premises requesting that customers take home any alcohol they have purchased to consume it rather than consume it in the street.

   

  27. A prominent clear notice shall be displayed at the point of entry to the premises advising customers that they may be asked to produce evidence of their age if seeking to purchase alcohol.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.

   

• ANNEX 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.