Cumberland CouncilAllerdale House

Brewery Hub

48 A Main Street, Keswick, CUMBRIA, CA12 5JJ

Completed application 040804 which is a Minor Variation Application for Premises Licence from 05/03/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• 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.     The supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  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) (Amendment) Order 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.

   

  The 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(6);

  (b)               “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -

   

  P = D + (D x V)

   

  Where -

   

  (i)               P is the permitted price,

  (ii)               D is the rate 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)              “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994(7).

   

  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.

   

   

• CONDITION WITH OPETING SHEDULE

  GENERAL

  1.              We will ensure that we fully promote all four licensing objectives through the steps we have outline below for each licensing objective that we intend to take

  2.              Furthermore, these steps will be monitored and reviewed regularly to ensure the effectiveness of the steps and where necessary we will implement appropriate change for improvement.

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DISORDER

  We will take following steps to promote the above licensing objective-

  1.              Ensure that all staff understand the social responsibilities associated with the sale and supply of alcohol. All staff shall receive regular training on dealing with disorderly or difficult customers (Not serving people who have had too much to drink)

  2.              Challenge 25 policy training for all staff. Must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 25 years of age to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, Date of birth and either a holographic mark or an ultraviolet feature

  3.              CCTV will be erected into the retail ground floor shop. The CCTV images shall be retained for a period of 28 days and be made available upon request to an officer of the responsible authorities

  4.              Refusal/incident book will be in operation

  PUBLIC SAFETY

  We will take following steps to promote the above licensing objective-

  1.              Ensure that the premises both internally and externally are maintained in good, clean and tidy conditions at all times

  2.              Adhere to food hygiene standards (scoring minimum good star rating)

  3.              Regular maintenance and testing of safety systems and electrical equipment

  4.              Carry out risk assessments of the property annually

  5.              Fire risk Assessment. All extinguishers annually checked, and staff trained

  6.              All children to be supervised at all times

  7.              A first Aid Kit shall be always maintained on the premises. An adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for use of staff and customers

  THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

  We will take following steps to promote the above licensing objective-

  1.              For each period of opening a duty manager/supervisor will be appointed to take overall change in the event of a public nuisance act occurring. The duty managers responsibility will be, within the bounds of his or her or the general public’s health and safety to attempt prevent the nuisance or as a final resort contact an authorised body to act on their behalf

  2.              During and at the end of each period of opening monitor the immediate external area of the premises and remove any discarded litter from the premises and immediate surroundings

  3.              Attempt to prevent customers congregating outside the premises in groups

  4.              Signs to tell public to keep quite at night when leaving premises

  The protection of children from harm

  We will take following steps to promote the above licensing objective-

  1.              Challenge 25 policy training for all staff. Must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 25 years od age to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph date of birth and either

  A holographic mark, or an ultraviolet feature

  2.           Training staff to recognise fake ID

  3.           Ensuring children and young people are not exposed to inappropriate language or any violent disorder

  4.           All children to be supervised at all times

• CONDITIONS FROM TRADING STANDARDS

  •              The Challenge 25 scheme must be operated to ensure that any person who appears to be under the age of 25 shall provide documented proof that he/she is over 18 years of age. Proof of age shall only comprise a passport, photo card driving licence, an EU/EEA national ID card or similar document, an HM Forces warrant card, a card bearing the PASS hologram, or any electronic or biometric age verification technology approved by the licensing authority. 

  •              The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale and at the entrance to the premises that the Challenge 25 scheme is in operation. 

  All staff authorised to sell alcohol shall be trained in:

  •              Relevant age restrictions in respect of products

  •              Preventing underage sales

  •              Preventing proxy sales

  •              Enter sales correctly on the tills so the prompts show as appropriate ( if relevant)

  •              Training must include evidence that the trainee has gained knowledge and understanding of the training, which may consist of a test or quiz, completed by the trainee.

  •              Documented records of training completed shall be kept for each member of staff. Training shall be regularly refreshed and at no greater than 12 monthly intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection upon request by a police officer or an authorised officer.

• MINOR VARIATION – 30TH JANUARY 2026

   

  Supply of alcohol be for consumption on the premises indoor & outdoor