Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 For the provision of regulated entertainment 'E', 'H' and 'I', the hours permitted are:
a) Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 02.00 hours the following day
b) Sundays 12.00 to 00.30 hours the following day (Bank Holidays 02.00 hours except Easter).
2 All external windows and doors should be closed during any hours of Regulated Entertainment, except in the case of emergency.
3 Noise from any Regulated Entertainment or Mechanical Ventilation will be inaudible within the nearest sensitive properties or, at the discretion of the Local Authority, shall not exceed some pre-agreed limit, which does not cause unreasonable disturbance to the residents of these properties or their guests.
4 Vibration produced as a result of any Regulated Entertainment shall not be perceptible in any adjoining or nearby sensitive properties.
5 The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that an appropriate number of licensed door supervisors are on duty whenever the premises are open for the purpose of a licensable activity or when patrons are upon the premises. The number of door staff shall be in accordance with the following schedule.
6 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall arrange adequate supervision of any queue, which may form to gain entry to the premises.
7 The license holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure sufficient door staff are employed to ensure the dispersal of patrons from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premise immediately after the end of each period of licensable activity.
8 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that the door supervisors take appropriate measures to prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the licensed premises.
9 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall fund the employment by the Local Authority of one member of the door supervisor team for a period of one hour after licensable activity has ceased upon the licensed premises.
10 All door staff will comply with SIA requirements relating to the availability of registration documents for inspection.
11 All door staff employed at the entrance / exit of the licensed premises will wear a reflective jacket of a design approved by the Lancashire Constabulary.
12 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that the premises are equipped with a closed circuit television system, which is provided and maintained to the satisfaction of the Lancashire Constabulary.
13 The CCTV control room will be notified:
a) On any occasion when the premises CCTV or radio system is operative.
b) When the CCTV or radio system has been brought back into use.
14 The Licence holder or DPS shall notify the Police Licensing Unit on any occasion when the CCTV or radio system 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 licence conditions.
15 The Radiolink equipment will be ‘live’ and will be monitored by the Head Doorman or another responsible person while the licensed premises are open for business.
16 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that only toughened glass vessels are used to dispense beverages to customers.
17 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that the arrangement for the storage of empty bottles prevents unauthorised access to those bottles.
18 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that the premises are operated in accordance with the standards described in the attached ‘Nightsafe’ leaflet.
19 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall participate in the ‘Pubwatch’ and ‘Radiolink’ schemes.
20 The licence holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall ensure that the premises are operated in compliance with the recommendations contained in Safer Clubbing / the following recommendations taken from Safer Clubbing.
21 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall nominate another person who will deputise for the Designated Premises Supervisor in that persons absence and shall ensure that the identity of the deputy is known by all other staff when such absence occurs.
22 Risk assessments carried out by or on behalf of the Licence holder which relate to a licensing objective will be made available for inspection by an officer or a Responsible Authority.
23 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall erect and maintain signage (in a form approved by the licensing authority) on or adjacent to all staffed exits advising patrons of the Street Drinking Order and the intention of door staff to enforce a ‘no exit with a bottle’ policy.
24 The License holder and the Designated premises Supervisor shall permit, facilitate and assist in the display upon the premises of health education and crime prevention campaign materials in a form agreed with the Licensees Forum or any successor liaison body recognised by the Licensing Authority.
25 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.
26 The License holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall maintain a drinks pricing policy which complies with any Local Authority resolution made in accordance with approval from the Licensees Forum or any successor liaison body recognised by the Licensing Authority.
27 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.
28 The licensee shall erect a clearly visible notice in a form prescribed by the Council advising those attending that 1. It is a condition of entry that customers agree to be searched and 2. Police will be informed if anyone is found in possession of controlled substances or weapons.
29 The licensee shall ensure that the security arrangements are sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure such arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.
30 The licensee shall exclude any customers known to have been previously convicted of committing criminal offences relating to drugs.
31 The licensee shall maintain a record of incidents involving the use and/or detection of drugs and make those records available for inspection.
32 The licensee shall store, dispose, transfer confiscated and found drugs in accordance with procedures agreed with the Lancashire Constabulary.
33 The licensee shall develop and apply a drugs prevention strategy for the venue. The strategy shall include arrangements for the location of posters and the distribution of other information relating to drugs risks, the dangers associated with drugs and the legal provisions relating to drug use.
34 The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that the maximum number of persons allowed onto the premises shall not exceed the capacity determined by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
35 Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.
36 The licensee shall ensure that the ventilation to the premises is maintained to satisfy the appropriate Building Regulations.
37 The licensee shall ensure free cold drinking water is available on request and shall have adequate supplies of chilled soft drinks and bottled water available for sale at the bar(s).
38 During the final hour of daily trading the licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that appropriate announcements are made or images are projected to remind patrons of the need to leave the premises without causing annoyance, nuisance or disturbance to local residents and to advise patrons of any taxi free-phone or collection arrangements available upon the premises.
39 The licence holder shall erect and maintain in a prominent position at every exit a clear and conspicuous notice requesting patrons to avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance to local residents.
40 The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure sufficient door staff are employed at exits from the premises to remind departing patrons of the need to avoid causing nuisance or disturbance to local residents.
41 The Licensee shall ensure that staff arriving before 09.00 hours or departing late at night when the business has ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner to avoid disturbance to nearby residents.
42 The licensee shall ensure that noise or vibration shall not emanate from the premises such as to cause persons in the neighbourhood to be disturbed.
43 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.
44 The Licensee shall ensure that cooking, noxious or persistent smells generated at the premises do not cause nuisance to nearby properties, and that the premises shall be adequately ventilated to the satisfaction of the Head of Environmental Services.
45 Unaccompanied children will not be allowed upon the premises.
46 Accompanied children will only be allowed to remain on the premises between the hours of 11.00 hours and 18.00 hours.
47 The Licensee supports and will continue to rigorously enforce Challenge 21 proof of age policy.
Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 21 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable: -
i. UK photo driving licence
ii. Passport
iii. Proof of Age Standards Scheme Card
The licence holder will encourage guests to restrict use of the licensed area by children after 18.00 hours.
48 No Entertainment of an ‘adult’ or ‘sexual’ nature will take place upon the licensed premises.
49 The licence holder shall adopt and maintain suitable training for door staff and sales staff in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. The training records will be available to an authorised officer upon request.
50 The licence holder shall erect and maintain a sufficient number of signs at each bar or alcohol sales point informing customers that sales will not be made to persons under 18 years of age.