Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
Notwithstanding the consent of the Licensing Authority to the hours sought the licence holder will not operate outside the hours imposed by the current or any future planning consent relating to the use of the premises.
The licence holder shall adopt and maintain 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.
An appropriate number of licensed door supervisors will be on duty whenever the premises are open for the purpose of a licensable activity or when patrons are upon the premises.
The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall arrange adequate supervision of any queue which may form to gain entry to the premises.
The Licence Holder shall erect and maintain suitable and sufficient conspicuous signage on the exterior of the premises advising patrons that causing any disturbance or disorder in a queue will result in admission being refused.
The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that sufficient door staff are employed to ensure the dispersal of patrons from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises immediately after the end of each period of licensable activity.
The licence holder and the Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that 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.
All door staff will comply with the SIA requirements relating to the availability of registration documents for inspection.
Appropriate measures will be taken by the Licence holder and the DPS to ensure that the door supervisors prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises.
The Licence 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.
The Local Authority 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
The Police Licensing Unit shall be notified 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.
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.
Only toughened glass vessels are to be used to dispense beverages to customers.
The Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that the arrangement for the storage of empty bottles prevents unauthorised access to those bottles.
The premises are operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the ‘Nightsafe’ Initiative, as are relevant to those premises, and indicated in the associated leaflet.
The premises shall be operated in participation with the ‘Pubwatch’ and ‘Radiolink’ schemes.
The premises shall be operated in compliance with the recommendations contained in Safer Clubbing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The licensee shall erect a clearly visible notice, in a form prescribed by the Council advising those attending that:
a) It is a condition of entry that customers agree to be searched
b) Police will be informed if anyone is found in possession of controlled substances or weapons.
The licensee shall ensure that security arrangements are sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure that such arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.
The licensee shall exclude any customers known to have been previously convicted of committing criminal offences relating to drugs.
The licensee shall maintain a record of incidents involving the use and/or detection of drugs and those records shall be available for inspection.
The licensee shall shall store, dispose, transfer confiscated and found drugs in accordance with procedures agreed with the Lancashire Constabulary.
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.
During the final hour of trading the Licence Holder and 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.
Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.
The licence holder shall erect and maintain in a prominent position at every exit a clear and conspicuous notice requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance when leaving the premises and the area.
The Licence 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.
No patrons shall remain on the licensed premises (except for a period of 20 minutes to enable 'drinking-up') following the termination of licensable activity.
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.
The Licensee shall ensure that the ventilation to the premises is maintained to satisfy the appropriate Building Regulations.
The Licensee shall ensure that 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).
The Licensee shall ensure that staff arriving before 0900 hours or departing late at night when the business has ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner to avoid disturbances to nearby residents.
The Licensee shall ensure that noise or vibration shall not emanate from outside the premises such as to cause persons in the neighbourhood to be disturbed. To this end sound insulation shall be provided and regard must be had to the ventilation requirements for the premises.
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.
The Licence Holder shall not permit the admission of persons under 18 years of age into the licensed premises.
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.