Rendlesham Social Club

The Rendlesham Community Centre, Walnut Tree Avenue, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2GG

Completed application 043394 which is a Minor Variation Application for Club Premises Certificate from 16/07/2019 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

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

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory Conditions

   

  1.  (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).

   

  2. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to

  customers where it is reasonably available.

  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 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.

  4. 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.”

   

  5. 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.

   

  5.1 . 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 + (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.

   

  5.2  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.

   

  5.3  (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.

   

  6.     Where a Club Premises Certificate authorises the supply of alcohol for consumption off   

          the premises:

          the supply must be made at a time when the premises are open for the purposes of

          supplying alcohol, in accordance with the club premises certificate, to members of the

          club for consumption on the premises,

          any alcohol supplied for consumption off the premises must be in a sealed container,

          any supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises must be made to a member of

          the club in person.

   

   

• Annex 2 - Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  General Conditions

   

  The premises will be managed in accordance with Club rules.

   

  Conditions imposed by The Licensing Act 1964.

   

  1.               Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.

   

  In this condition, permitted hours means:

  )          On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve,

  10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  )          On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve,

  12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  )          On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  )          On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  )          On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  )          On Christmas day, as provided by the rules of the club and notified in writing by the chairman or secretary of the club to the chief executive of the justices for the petty sessions area in which the premises are. The said hours shall:

                i)              not exceed six and a half hours;

                ii)               not begin earlier than 12 noon;

                iii)               not end later than 10.30 p.m.

                iv)               provide for a break of at least 2 hours, including 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.;

                v)               not extend for more than three and a half hours after 5 p.m.

                g)              On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).

   

  2.               The above restrictions do not prohibit:

  )           during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  )           during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  )           during the first thirty minutes after the above hours, the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied as ancillary to the meals;

  )           the supply to, or consumption by, any person of alcohol in any premises where they are residing.

   

  NB:              A person shall be treated as residing in any premises, notwithstanding that he occupies sleeping accommodation in a separate building, if he is provided with that accommodation in the course of a business of providing board and lodging for reward at those premises and the building is habitually used for the purpose by way of annexe or overflow in connection with those premises and is occupied and managed with those premises.

   

  General Conditions Cont/d

   

  1         The premises will be managed in accordance with club rules

   

  2         Only members and their bona fide guests will be permitted entry to the premises.

   

  3         There will be no entry or re-entry to the premises after 23.00 hrs.

   

  4         There will be no consumption of alcohol outside the premises after 22.30hrs

   

  5         A 30 minute winding down period will be implemented after the end of the sale and supply of alcohol on each day of the week.

   

  Crime and Disorder

   

  6         The Licensee will ensure that bar staff do not service alcohol to anyone who appears intoxicated.

   

  Public Safety

   

  7         The Licensee will ensure that an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials are available on the premises.

   

  8         The Licensee will ensure that all exits and escape routes are clearly identified, kept free from obstruction and available for immediate use in the event of an emergency during licensable activities.

   

  9         The Licensee will ensure that the maximum permitted number of persons on the premise will not exceed 150.

   

  10     The Licensee shall ensure that after 23:30 hours all external doors and windows must be kept closed, other than for access and egress.

   

  11     The Licensee shall ensure that the volume of the amplification system shall be strictly controlled so that noise levels are non-intrusive at nearby residential properties.

   

  12     A responsible person shall monitor the music levels outside the building, and implement any changes in noise levels in accordance with any request by an authorised officer of the Council immediately and ensure that volume is maintained at the reduced levels.

   

  13     In the event that additional ventilation is installed within the Community Centre, the proposed scheme shall be submitted to the Head of Health, and only a scheme approved by the Head of Health shall be installed at the premises and maintained in the approved form thereafter.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  14     The Licensee will ensure that adequate steps are in place (e.g. signage and/or sufficient staff on site) to ensure that customers leave the premises quietly.

   

  Protection of Children from Harm

   

  1.              The Licensee will ensure that children are accompanied at all times by an adult while they are on the premises.

   

• Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority