1 No entertainment of an adult nature will take place on the premises.
2 Food will be supplied until 12.00 by way of breakfast, followed by a lunch menu, an afternoon menu and then an evening dinner menu. From 23.00 to close a substantial bistro menu will continue.
Food will be supplied throughout all hours of opening, including when there is music entertainment at the venue.
Food will be served at tables either of a standard dining style or high level tables with stools.
3 The primary purpose of the premises will be that of a restaurant / bistro/ cafe serving food, with additional use for pre-arranged events, functions and other entertainment. The sale of alcohol will be ancillary to these uses.
4 The provision of food, including full meals and snacks will form a substantial element of the operation of the premises with sufficient furniture and seating provided and set out in such a way that it does not become a high volume, vertical drinking establishment.
5 Table seating shall be provided for a minimum of 75% of the maximum capacity on each floor of the premises, save for pre-arranged private functions.
6 No customers will be admitted to the premises after midnight. For the avoidance of doubt, this condition shall not apply to those customers who were on the premises prior to midnight, and who exited the premises for the purpose of smoking.
7 Any ground floor external smoking area must be a clearly defined area with a barrier enclosing customers and adequately supervised. No drinks will be permitted in this area.
8 The first floor balcony area should be closed by 9pm.
9 CCTV will be installed internally and externally at the premises and will comply with the following:
i The CCTV system shall be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. All public areas of the premises are to be covered by the system.
ii The system will display on any recording the correct time and date of the recording.
iii The system will make recordings during all hours that the premises are open to the public.
iv The VCR tapes or digital recording will be held for a minimum of 31 days and 28 days respectively after the recording is made and will be made available to the police or any authorised persons acting for a responsible authority for inspection upon request.
v The system will, as a minimum, record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.
10 A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be on the premises at all times that the premises are open to the public. This staff member will be able to show police recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay, when requested.
11 The Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor will 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 licence conditions.
12 Appropriate signs informing customers that CCTV is recording will be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.
13 The licence holder is to support and rigorously enforce the Challenge 25 proof of age policy.
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:
i. UK photo driving licence
ii. Passport
iii. Proof of Age Standards Scheme card.
14 An adequate number of licensed door supervisors will be on duty as appropriate to any risk assessment and in accordance with the guidance under the Nightsafe scheme. However on the following occasions at least two SIA registered member of door staff will be on duty from 20:00hrs until close:
· Every Friday and Saturday
· Bank holiday Sundays, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve
· When a private function takes place on the premises
15 Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure staff prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises.
16 Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.
17 At least one personal licence holder will be available 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 All internal lobbied doors to any entrance/exit point, fire exit doors and external windows shall be closed during hours of any regulated entertainment except in the event of an emergency and save for the purposes of access and egress.
21 The premises shall be operated in participation with the "Pubwatch" and "Radiolink" schemes.
22 All door staff employed at the entrance/exit of the the licensed premises will wear a reflective jacket/tabard of a design approved by Lancashire Constabulary.
23 An incident book will be maintained in which shall be recorded:-
i All incidents of crime and disorder
ii Refused sales to suspected under-age and drunken persons
iii A record of any person asked to leave the premises or removed from the premises
iv Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises
v A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and the reason for such suspicion
The book will be available for inspection by a police officer.
24 Any person who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner will not be allowed entry to the venue. Any person within the premises who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner will be given care and consideration in leaving the venue.
25 Children under the age of 18 years shall not be permitted to remain on the premises unless accompanied by an adult.
26 Children under the age of 16 years shall have vacated the premises by 9pm.