BlackpoolLicensing Service

Popworld

120 - 122 Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1RA

Completed application 092249 which is a Minor Variation for Premises Licence from 03/06/2023 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• 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
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory conditions

   

  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 premise licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  3              (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).

   

  4              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  5               (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 holographic mark, or an ultraviolet feature.

   

  6               The responsible person must ensure that -

   

  (a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks are 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.

   

  7              (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) In this condition:-

  a.              “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 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;

  b.              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

  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 would not be a whole number of pennies, the permitted price shall be taken to be the price rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

                (4) Where the permitted price 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, 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.

   

  8              Exhibition of films:

   

                Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless the following applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made by that body.

   

                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 condition is applied to the film in question,

   

                Admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

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  Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  1              Non standard timings for permitted activities:

   

                An additional hour is permitted on the day when British Summertime commences.

   

                New Year's Eve - from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.

   

  2              At least one personal licence holder will be on the premises while the supply or sale of alcohol is being undertaken (whose identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol) except in the case of emergency.

   

  3              Another member of staff shall be nominated to act for the DPS in their absence whose identity is known by all staff when such absence occurs.

   

  4              An authorisation, signed and dated by the Designated Premises Supervisor, shall be kept at the premises showing all persons authorised by them to make sales of alcohol at the premises.

   

  5              A zero tolerance drugs policy will be adopted at the premises.

   

  6              Security/staff arrangements will be sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure such arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.

   

  7              Where there is reasonable suspicion that drugs are being carried, the licensee shall ensure that the outer clothing, pockets and bags of those entering the venue are searched by a trained staff member of the same sex.

   

  8              Clearly visible notices shall be displayed advising those attending that:

                a) It is a condition of entry that customers agree to be searched and

                b) Police will be informed if anyone is found in possession of controlled substances or weapons.

   

  9              Records of incidents involving the use, and/or detection of drugs shall be maintained and those records shall be available for inspection.

   

  10              Confiscated and found drugs shall be transferred to the police in accordance with procedures agreed with Lancashire Constabulary.

   

  11              No person in possession of a drink in a sealed or unsealed container will be allowed to enter the premises except for the purposes of delivery or following re-entry from any external area of the premises.

   

  12              Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure staff prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises.

   

  13              An incident book (which may be electronic) will be maintained in which will be recorded:

   

  All incidents of crime and disorder.

  Refused sales to suspected underage and drunken persons.

  A record of any person asked to leave the premises or that are removed from the premises.

  Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises.

  A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and their reason for such suspicion.

  The book will be available for inspection by a police officer.             

   

  14              All members of staff shall receive suitable training with regard to serving drunks and are to receive regular refresher training at intervals of a maximum of 6 months, records to evidence this will be made available to authorised officer upon request.

   

  15              Any person within the premises who appears to be intoxicated who is behaving in a disorderly manner will be asked to conduct themselves correctly and if they refuse they will be asked to leave the premises and will be escorted off the premises in a calm and appropriate manner.

   

  16              Frequent collection of drinking vessels will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.

   

  17              With the exception of champagne flutes and bottles, all drinking vessels used at the premises will be of polycarbonate. The use of bottles and flutes will be based on an ongoing written risk assessment by the current DPS and will be made available for inspection on request to the Police or an Authorised Officer of the Council or Responsible Authority. 

   

  18              CCTV must be installed internally and externally at the premises and must comply with the following:

   

                i. Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording must be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.

                ii. The CCTV system must be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. All public areas of the premises must be covered by the system. The system will 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.

                iii. The system must record all hours the premises are open to the public.

                iv. Recordings must display the correct date and time.

                v. Digital recordings must be held for a minimum period of 28 days. The system must, as a minimum, record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.

                vi. CCTV must be available to be viewed within 60 minutes of request from the Police, responsible authorities or an authorised person and provide footage in a viewable format within 48 hours of request, with minimum delay.

                vii. The licence holder must notify the Police Licensing Unit on any occasion when the CCTV is to be inoperative for a period in excess of one working day and shall provide a certificate from a competent person stating the reason for the system being inoperative and the measures which have been taken to satisfy the conditions of this licence.

                viii. Bi-annually documented maintenance checks by a suitably qualified CCTV engineer must be made of the CCTV system to ensure that the system is in good working order and is operating in compliance with the conditions of this licence.

   

  19              There will be a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors on duty from 21.00 hours every Friday and Saturday, Bank Holiday Sunday, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve and then one door supervisor will be added for every one               hundred customers thereafter. On all other opening               times an adequate number of licensed door supervisors will be on duty as appropriate to any risk assessment.

   

  20              All door staff shall sign a register when performing duties at the premises. This register is to contain the full names, SIA badge numbers and contact details of that person. Those records are to be made available on request to any relevant authority for the purposes of investigating or preventing crime or apprehending or prosecuting an offender.

   

  21              Adequate first aid provision is available at all times the premises are being operated.

   

  22              The licence holder / DPS shall arrange adequate supervision of any queue which may form to gain entry to the premises.

   

  23              The licence holder shall erect and maintain suitable and sufficient conspicuous signage on the exterior of their premises advising patrons that causing any disturbance or disorder in a queue will result in admission being refused.

   

  24              No boxing machines to be in operation in the premises.

   

  25              There will be no persons under the age of eighteen permitted on the premises unless they are attending a pre-arranged private function.

   

  26              The premises shall maintain a written dispersal policy and will be made available for inspection on request to the Police or an Authorised Officer of the Council or Responsible Authority. 

   

  27              All internal lobbied doors to any entrance/exit point, fire exit doors and external windows shall be closed after 22:30 hours except in the event of an emergency and save for the purposes of access and egress.

   

  28              Notices will be displayed at the entrance and exits advising customers to leave quietly.

   

  29              The departure of customers from the premises shall be effectively managed by staff who will request patrons to leave quietly and to avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance in the area.

   

  30              The volume of amplified sound used in connection with entertainment shall at all times be under the control of the licensee or management and the controlling mechanism shall be operated from a part of the premises inaccessible to the public.

   

   

  31              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:

   

  A recognised proof of age scheme accredited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS).

  Photo driving licence.

  Passport.

  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 to them will be refused.

   

  32              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 receive regular refresher training at intervals of at least 6 months. Records to evidence this will be made available to officers upon request.

   

  33              Suitable signage will be displayed to specify the Challenge 25 policy is in place.

   

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  Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

   

  Not applicable

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  Annex 4 - Plans

   

  See attached reference PL2134 / 1 / 1, PL2134 / 2 / 1, PL2134 / 3 / 1