Butley Priory

Abbey Road, Butley, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3NR

Completed application 031461 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 16/12/2005 to 09/03/2021

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory Conditions

   

  Where a premises licence authorises the sale of alcohol, the licence must include the following conditions:

   

  1. (1)No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

   

           At any time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises, or

           At a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  (2)               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 shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-

   

  (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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

   

  (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;

  (d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-

   

  (i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

  (ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

   

  (e) 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.

   

  3.  The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

   

  4.  The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  5. (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2) 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 a holographic mark.

   

  6.  The responsible person shall 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; and

   

  (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

  EXHIBITION OF FILMS

   

  1         Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection 2(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  2         Where -

   

  )          the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or

   

  )          the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  3.    In this section -

   

  “children” means persons aged under 18; and

   

  “film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

   

                The film classification body specified in this licence is the British Board of Film Classification.

   

• Annex 2 - Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  General Conditions

   

  1         There will be “cooling down” period of 30 minutes from the cessation of the last regulated entertainment or supply of alcohol during which the only licensable activity will be the provision of late night refreshment.

   

  2      Ample off-road car parking will be made available to guests.

   

  Crime and Disorder

   

  3         All staff will be trained to recognise and deal with difficult situations.

   

  4         All staff will be given adequate training so they can adopt and administer the Licensing Act 2003.

   

  Public Safety

   

  5         Risk assessments will be undertaken for each event.

   

  6         The occupancy level for any one occasion will not exceed 130 guests plus musicians plus staff.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  7         A responsible person (either the DPS, or another person appointed by the DPS) will be present at all functions taking place on the premises with the responsibility of monitoring the noise levels outside of the buildings. That responsible person will take steps to control the level of noise so that it is kept to a reasonable level such that it does not cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties. The responsible person shall implement any changes to reduce the noise level in accordance with any reasonable request by an authorised officer of the Council immediately and ensure that the volume is maintained at the reduced level.

   

  8         There shall be a maximum of 35 events per year.

   

  9         When guests leave the licensee will take reasonable steps to keep noise levels down.

   

  Protection of children from harm

   

  10     Children may be present at weddings and the licensee’s staff and Designated Premises Supervisor will ensure the compliance with The Licensing Act 2003 in relation to the safeguarding of children, sales and alcohol.

   

  11     Adequate procedures shall be in place to ensure that alcohol shall only be sold or supplied to those persons over the age of 18.

   

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

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