BlackpoolLicensing Service

Lord Street Community Licence

Lord Street, (Junctions Between Queen St and Pleasant St), Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 2BD

Premises Licence PL2403 from from 09/04/2026 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• 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.

   

• Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

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

   

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

                b) Photo driving licence.

                c) Passport.

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

   

  3              All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall receive suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the area covered by the premises licence. Staff will also receive training in relation to serving drunks. Records to evidence this will be made available to officers upon               request.

   

  4              No unaccompanied children under the age of 18 will be permitted to be on the premises beyond 21.00hrs. This condition does not apply to unaccompanied children who may need to access the area to gain access to property or premises they are residing at, staying at temporarily or visiting               anyone who lives or is staying in a property within the licensed area.

   

  5              For events organised by the licence holder taking place within the licensed area, they must arrange for security staff to be on site for all events on the street with entry and exit points covered, and regular patrols of the event area.

   

  6              Security staff shall carry two-way radio communication devices while on duty.

   

  7              In addition, the premises licence holder shall instruct all other contractors that it shall be a requirement of their contract to ensure that all staff in their employ who shall be working at the premises when licensable activities are taking place to undertake the ACT e-learning training or its               equivalent.

   

  8              Whenever the DPS is not on site, a nominated person shall act as their deputy, whose identity is known to all staff.

   

  9              Consent for any event must be sought from the local Safety Advisory Group at the meeting. Consent will not be unreasonably refused, but the event will not take place unless with the permission of the SAG.

   

  10              In an emergency, music will cease, and a safety announcement will be relayed to attendees.

   

  11              Appropriate and sufficient first aid, medical equipment and staff shall be available and employed at the premises throughout any event.

   

  12              Sufficient waste receptacles will be in place to cater for the events held on the licensed premises.

   

  13              The Premises licence holder will ensure that all areas used for any event are free from litter and debris that may have been generated during the event.

   

   

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

   

  Not applicable

• Annex 4 - Plans

   

  See attached reference - PL24023/1/1