Blindcrake Village Hall

Blindcrake, Cockermouth, CUMBRIA, CA13 0QP

Completed application 014704 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 17/11/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• 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
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• LICENSING ACT 2003 MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

   

  (a)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by the Management Committee.

   

  Mandatory Condition where the licence authorises the exhibition of films

   

  (a)               Where a club premises certificate authorises the exhibition of films, the certificate must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this condition.

   

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

   

  (c)               Where -

   

  (i)                   the film classification body is not specified in the licence; or

   

  (ii)                            the relevant licensing authority has notified the premises which holds the certificate 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.

   

  (d)               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).

   

   

  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.

   

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010

   

  Condition numbers 1, 2 and 3 are effective from 6 April 2010 and conditions 4 and 5 are effective from 1 October 2010.  Please note the conditions 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the schedule do not apply where the licence or certificate authorises the sale by retail or supply of alcohol only for consumption off the premises. 

   

  1.              (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.

  2.                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).

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

  4.               (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.

  5.                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.

   

   

• CONDITIONS AGREED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BY VARIATION ON 17 NOVEMBER 2010

   

    1.              External doors and windows

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

   

    2.              Noise assessments

                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.

   

    3.              Notices

                There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public (or member and their guests) notices pointing out the needs of local residents and the need to leave the premises and the area quietly. (Note: this may also include reference to vehicles.)

   

    4.              Live external music

                The playing of live or recorded music in garden areas and other external spaces of the premises is not permitted.

   

    5.              Waste

                There shall be provided at the premises suitable and sufficient containers for the storage and disposal of waste foods and other refuse from the premises. Those containers shall be constructed and maintained so as to prevent access, except by staff.

   

                  No refuse, including bottles, shall be disposed of from the premises into a receptacle where such disposal is likely to cause a disturbance to residents in the area of the premises at any time between 8.00 pm and 8.00 am on any day except Sunday when no such disposal shall take place before 10.00 am.

   

    6.              Light

                No light from or on the premises and any other light under the control of the premises shall cause nuisance to any nearby premises.

   

    7.              Electrical Installation Testing

                The electrical installation shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an officer of the authority.

   

    8.              Temporary Electrics

                Temporary electrical wiring and distribution systems shall be inspected and certified by a competent person before they are put into use. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.

   

    9.              RCD

                Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for public entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device (RCD) having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03 amps). Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person.

   

                A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.

   

  10.              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.

   

  11.              Temporary Structures

                Where the entertainment requires the provision of a temporary structure (e.g ring, certain stages, temporary seating, marquees) it shall be installed by a competent person. The Premises Licence Holder or the Club Premises Certificate Holder shall obtain a certificate from a competent person that the temporary structure has been correctly constructed and is fit for its intended use.

   

   

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1.              The Committee is committed to operating a well conducted Village Hall providing the facilities expected of it by the local community for whose benefit the hall is provided.

   

  2.              A notice shall be displayed at the bar where it can clearly be seen indicating that it is unlawful for persons under 18 to purchase alcohol and for any person to purchase alcohol on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years of age.

   

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

   

  4.              No nuisance shall be caused by noise coming from the premises.  Notices will be displayed at exits requesting hall users to be quiet when leaving the premises.

   

  5.              During the provision of licensable activities all children under the age of 16 years shall be subject to the supervision of a responsible adult.