ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1.1 No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence
a. at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of it or,
b. at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended
1.2 Every retail sale or supply of alcohol made under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
Mandatory Licensing Conditions (wef October 2014)
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.
Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014
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 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
2.1 A fire alarm system shall be installed to meet BS 5839 Part 1 current standards
2.2 An emergency lighting system shall be installed to meet BS 5266 current standards
2.3 Firefighting equipment shall be available in the premises to meet BS 5306 current standards
2.4 CCTV shall be installed internally and externally at the premises and must comply with the following:
o The CCTV system must be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. All public areas of the premises shall be covered by the system. The system shall incorporate a camera covering each of the main entrance doors and each camera must be capable of providing an image which is regarded as identification standard in all lighting conditions
o The system shall record all hours that the premises is open to the public
o Recordings shall display the correct date and time
o Digital recordings shall be held for a minimum of 28 days
o The system shall at a minimum record heads and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.
2.5 A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall always be on the premises whilst the premises is open to the public. The staff member shall be able to show police recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.
2.6 The premises licence holder shall ensure that staff monitor and adequately manage any queue that forms to gain entry to the premises.
2.7 A zero tolerance drugs policy shall be adopted at the premises.
2.8 An incident book shall be maintained in which shall be recorded:
o All incidents of crime and disorder
o Refused sales to suspected underage and drunken persons
o A record of any person asked to leave the premises or that are removed from the premises
o Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises
o A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and their reason for each suspicion
The book shall be available for inspection by a police officer.
2.9 Any person within the premises who appears to be intoxicated who is behaving in a disorderly manner shall be asked to conduct themselves correctly and if they refuse, they shall be asked to leave the premises and shall be escorted off the premises in a calm and appropriate manner.
2.10 No entertainment of an adult or sexual nature shall take place on the premises.
2.11 The Designated Premises Supervisor and their staff shall at all times remain aware of their responsibilities for the prevention of crime and disorder on the premises and demonstrate a responsible attitude to the marketing and sale of alcohol.
2.12 The furniture or seating in the premises shall be arranged so that it does not obstruct any exit, route to any exit or to any facility within the premises.
2.13 Adequate first aid provision shall be available at all times the premises is being operated.
2.14 The Designated Premises Supervisor is aware of his responsibilities to the staff and customers in respect of public safety and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure the maintenance of all provided safety arrangements and equipment in accordance with the requirements of current installations.
2.15 All deliveries shall be conducted prior to 7pm to control noise nuisance.
2.16 The outside area of the venue shall be regularly checked by a competent person.
2.17 Notices shall be displayed at the entrance and exists advising customers to leave quietly.
2.18 Frequent collection of glasses and bottles shall be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licences premises.
2.19 The premises licence holder shall arrange for litter and cigarette debris dropped in the vicinity of the licences premises to be collected and removed at the end of operating hours each night.
2.20 All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall receive suitable training in relation to proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. All staff shall receive regular re fresher training at intervals of at least 6 months. Records to evidence this shall be made available to officers upon request.
2.21 A Challenge 25 proof of age policy shall be implemented and adhered to. Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 25 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable:
o A recognised proof of age scheme accredited under the British Retain Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
o Photo driving licence
o Passport
o Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and date of birth of the holder
If no suitable identification is provided, the sale of alcohol shall be refused.
2.22 Suitable signage shall be displayed to specify the Challenge 25 policy is in place.
ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY
3.1 Any outside area which is used for the consumption of alcohol shall cease to be so used at 21:00 hrs.
3.2 All tables and chairs in the outside area shall either be fixed to the floor or be stacked, secured and covered no more than 30 minutes after the time at which patrons are no longer permitted to consume drinks in the area.
3.3 In the outside area, all customers consuming food or drink shall be seated.
3.4 Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure staff prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises or any outside area under the control of the premises licence holder.
3.5 All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency or for the purpose of access and egress.
3.6 Prominent and clear signage shall be displayed at all exits and in the outdoor area requesting patrons to respect residents and leave the premises quietly.
3.7 No speakers or amplification equipment shall be used in the outdoor area at any time.
3.8 All furniture and portable fixtures in the outdoor area must be removed or rendered unusable after 21:30 each day.
3.9 The licence holder, Designated Premises Supervisor or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to any sensitive premises. A written record shall be made of those assessments in a logbook kept for that purpose and shall include the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results, including any remedial action.
3.10 A noise‐activated warning sign should be installed and professionally calibrated and set to an agreed level with the Environmental Health department, to alert staff when noise levels in the bar exceed that agreed level, prompting them to take action to reduce sound levels
3.11 To provide separating floor construction between the site and first‐floor residential and separating wall construction between the commercial and residential corridor /stairwell in
accordance with the recommendations stated in the Peninsular Acoustic report dated March 2025.
ANNEX 4 - PLANS
See attached plan referenced FY PL0544