The Letters Inn

1 Outgang Road, Aspatria, Wigton, CUMBRIA, CA7 3HW

Completed application 004826 which is a Cancellation/Surrender/Lapse for Premises Licence from 24/11/2005 to 18/09/2006

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol
• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional Conditions

• EMBEDDED CONDITIONS - ON AND OFF LICENCE

   

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

   

  In addition to the permitted hours the following is included:

   

  (a)     On New Years Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day.

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

   

  (a)              consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;

  (b)              the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  (c)               the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  (d)              the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

  (e)              the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there;

  (f)              the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of  alcohol by persons so supplied; or

  (g)               the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

   

  OFF SALES

   

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

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

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

  (b)               the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  (c)              the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; or

  ()        the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces.

   

  2.              Alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed in the licensed premises.

   

   

  ON-LICENCE, NO CHILDREN’S CERTIFICATE

   

  No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies;

   

  (a)              He is the child of the holder of the premises licence;

  (b)              He resides in the premises, but is not employed there;

  (c)              He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress; or

  (d)              The bar is in the railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary.

   

  In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor.  But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

  Sections 145 to 154 Licensing Act 2003, relates to the presence of children in licensed premises.

   

   

  Private Entertainment

   

  The provision of regulated entertainment, that is, the provision of dancing, music or any other entertainment of the like kind, is prohibited (unless it is a licensable activity included in this licence) with the exception of pre-booked private events limited to pre-invited guests only.

   

  Recorded Music

   

  Provision may be made for the public entertainment in the premises by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts (or of programmes included in any programme service [within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990] other than a sound or television broadcasting service), or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is provided solely by the reproduction of recorded sound.

   

  LICENSING ACT 2003 MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory Conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

   

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

   

  (a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence; or

  (b)              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.

   

  Mandatory Condition where Door Supervisors are provided

   

  Any individual employed on the premises to carry out a security activity must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

   

   

• CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

   

  PPN4

  All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency.

   

  PPN6

  The licence holder 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 local residents.  A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log book 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.

   

  PPN10

  No explosive, firework or pyrotechnic shall be discharged in or from the premises which may cause a disturbance to the local area.  Notice of a proposed event shall be served on the Council, the Chief Fire Officer, the Environmental Health Officer and the Chief Police Officer, not less than 28 days before the proposed date of any such event.  Any such event shall be conducted in accordance with conditions or restrictions required by the Chief Fire Officer, the Environmental Health Officer and the Chief Police Officer.

   

  PPN14

  The placing of bottles into receptacles outside the premises is not permitted to take place after/between the hours of 2000 and 0800 to minimise disturbance to nearby properties.

   

  PS6 - First Aid

  There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.

   

   

   

   

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1.              A large proportion of customers are local and attend the premises regularly and are therefore known to the licensees.

   

  2.              The toilets are checked regularly.

   

  3.              The boiler is regularly inspected and serviced.

   

  4.              Regular checks are carried out on the fire escape routes to ensure that they are not obstructed.

   

  5.              All fire fighting equipment is serviced annually.

   

  6.              Any one patron found to be creating a nuisance in the immediate vicinity of the premises will be banned.

   

  7.              Announcements will be made at the end of the evening asking patrons to leave quietly.

   

  8.              Children are not permitted on the premises at any time unless accompanied by an adult.

   

  9.              The cigarette machine can be seen from the bar.