East Suffolk Council (North)East Suffolk House Riduna Park

Woburn Farm

Stirrups Lane, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5LE

Premises Licence WPREM2628 from from 19/04/2024 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL

   

  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 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.              (1) 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.               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.

   

  6.1.               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.

   

  6.2.               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.

   

  6.3.              (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.

   

  EXHIBITION OF FILMS

   

  1.               Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section -

   

  2.              Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  3.               Where -

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

  b)              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.

   

  4.              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).

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

  1. All staff engaged in the sale of alcohol will be trained in Responsible Alcohol Retailing on commencing employment at the premises. This training can be administered in-house by the DPS. Training records shall be kept on the premises and produced to the Police/Local Authority on request. Training will be reviewed every 6 months to ensure that staff are up to date with the latest legislation and their training records endorsed accordingly.

   

  Prevention of crime and disorder

  1. A log will be kept at the premises, recording any significant incidents or any refusal of the sale of alcohol. It will be made available to an authorised officer of the Police or Council on request. It must be completed within 24 hours of the occurrence and must record: a) the date and time of the incident or refusal, b) names of staff and persons involved (if known), c) detail of incident or refusal. Incidents to be recorded should include (but not be limited to) - any crime or disorder, injuries to staff or customers, refusal of the sale of alcohol, ejections, banning of customers, seizures of drugs/weapons, or any visit by relevant authorities or emergency services, and the purpose of the visit.

  2. A CCTV and associated recording system shall be installed and maintained. CCTV shall cover the bar area, terrace and adjacent seating area whilst the venue is open to the public. This must include entry and exit points, and must be capable of providing images of quality sufficient to support facial identification. The system must always operate during hours of licensable activity and/or when customers are on the premises. Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, and recordings must be kept for a period of 30 days. The Premises Licence Holder must ensure a DPS or appointed member of staff, able to operate the CCTV system is always present when the premises are open to the public. That person will show video to Police or an Authorised Officer with minimum delay when requested. A download of CCTV video in a viewable format on disc or storage device will be provided to the Police or an Authorised Officer as soon as possible, and in any case within 36 hours of the request. The CCTV system will be regularly checked to ensure that it is functioning correctly.

   

  Public safety

  1. Provide the Food and Safety Team with confirmation on the name, address and contact details of the promoter/organiser of the event at least 90 days before the event. And details on the maximum number of attendees to the event anticipated.

  2. Supply the Food and Safety Team with an Event Management Plan applicable to the event at least 28 days before any event where more than 500 people are expected to attend.

  3. Supply the Food and Safety Team with health and safety risks assessments applicable to the event at least 28 days before any event where more than 500 people are expected to attend.

  4. The event organiser must ensure that all food outlets are registered with a local authority.

  5. Wind speeds will be monitored throughout the weekend and appropriate measures will be taken in the event of wind speeds approaching max permitted levels.

  6. An Event Management Plan (EMP) will be submitted by the licence holder to Suffolk Constabulary no later than 28 days prior to a proposed event. The EMP is only required if:

  a)              The event is for more than 400 persons and:

  b)              Attendees of the event are required to purchase tickets to attend.

   

  Prevention of public nuisance

  1. There will be a Zero Tolerance Policy regarding noise and other nuisance. As well as drugs and alcohol.

  2. There will be a Noise management Plan and an Events Management Plan in place before the events field area is in use.

   

  Protection of children from harm

  1. A Challenge 25 policy will be implemented requiring all customers who appear to be under the age of 25 to produce photographic identification in the form of a passport, driving licence or proof of age scheme (PASS) approved identification, before alcohol can be supplied or sold to them. All staff will be instructed, through training, that alcohol cannot be supplied or sold unless valid identification is produced. The premises licence holder shall ensure that notices are prominently displayed in the premises to advise patrons and staff that a ‘Challenge 25’ scheme operates in the premises.

   

   

   

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