BlackpoolLicensing Service

Blackpool (Beach) Premier Inn

Yeadon Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6BF

Completed application 039176 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 17/02/2011 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• the sale by retail of alcohol
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory conditions

   

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

   

  a)              Monday to Sunday 1000 - midnight

  b)              On Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of Easter, May, Spring and August Bank Holiday weekends permitted hours for ALL licensable activities shall be extended by one hour.

  c)              On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December)

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

  a)              During the first sixty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  b)              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;

  c)              During the first sixty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;

  d)              Consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;

  e)              The ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the dispatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  f)              The sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  g)              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;

  h)              The taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or

  i)              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

  j)              The supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to person employed there for the purposes of 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.

   

  2              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.

   

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

   

  4              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.

   

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

   

  6              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.

   

  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 by 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 dependant on -

  i.              The outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

  ii.              The likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

   

  7              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).

   

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

   

  9              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. The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 year 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.

   

  10              The responsible person shall ensure that -

  a.              Where any of the following alcoholic drink 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: 25ml or 35ml; and

  iii. Still wine in a glass: 125ml; and

  b.              Customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

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  Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  1.              The premises are operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the ‘Nightsafe’ Scheme, as are relevant to those premises, and indicated in the associated leaflet.

   

  2.              All staff to have received suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.

   

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

   

  4.              The premises are to be equipped with a closed circuit television system, which is appropriate to its purpose and provided and maintained to the satisfaction of the enforcement Authorities.

   

  5.              Only toughened glass vessels are used to dispense beverages to customers.

   

  6.              At least one personal licence holder will be available while the supply or sale of alcohol is being undertaken (who’s identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol) except in the case of emergency.

   

  7.              Another member of staff shall be nominated to act for the Designated Premises Supervisor, in their absence,  whose identity is known by all other staff when such absence occurs.

   

  8.              Risk assessments carried out by or on behalf of the Licence holder which relate to a licensing objective will be available for inspection by an officer or a Responsible Authority.

   

  9.              The premises 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.

   

  10.              Security arrangements are sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure such arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.

   

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

   

  12.              Confiscated and found drugs shall be stored, disposed, transferred in accordance with procedures agreed with the Lancashire Constabulary.

   

  13.              During the final hour of daily trading 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.

   

  14.              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.

   

  15.              Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.

   

  16.              A clear, legible and conspicuous notice requesting patrons to avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance to local residents shall be displayed at every exit.

   

  17.              Noise from any regulated entertainment will be inaudible at the nearest sensitive premises or, at the discretion of the Local Authority, shall not exceed some other pre-agreed limit, which does not cause unreasonable disturbance to neighbouring residents.

   

  18.              All external windows, fire doors and internal doors leading into the licensed area which by their opening would allow noise from regulated entertainment to escape externally and cause disturbance to nearby residents, should remain closed during the provision of the said regulated entertainment except when being used as an escape route in the event of an emergency.

   

  19.              No live entertainment will be permitted at the premises.

   

  20.              The occupancy of the premises will be determined by a Fire Risk assessment.

   

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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 PL1392 / 1 / 2, PL1392 / 2 / 1, PL1392 / 3 / 1, PL1392 / 4 / 1