Tea by the Taw

The Strand, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1EU

Completed application 031561 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 01/09/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol
• provision of late night refreshment
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing

Additional Conditions

• ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1        There shall be no sale or supply of alcohol when there is no Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) in respect of this premises licence or at a time when the said DPS does not hold a personal licence or when his/her licence is suspended. 
   

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

  3        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.
   

  4        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 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 in 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 dependent on-

  (i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

  (ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

  (e) 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.
   

  5        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).
   

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

  FROM 1st OCTOBER 2010
   

  7        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.
   

  8        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 a holographic mark.
   

  9        The responsible person shall ensure that-

  (a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks 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: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

  (iii) still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and

  (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

• ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1        The times permitted to sell alcohol do not prohibit or restrict the supply to, or consumption by, any person of alcohol in any premises where the premises are bona fide used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of habitually providing for reward, board and lodging, including breakfast and at least one customary main meal.

   

  2        The times permitted to sell alcohol do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by them at their own expense, or the consumption of persons so supplied.

   

  3        The times permitted to sell alcohol do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the businesses 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.

   

  4        The times permitted to sell alcohol do not prohibit or restrict the sale or supply of late night refreshment (which does not include alcohol) on the premises for a period of thirty minutes after the end of permitted hours.
   

  5        The cafe shall be supervised at all times it is open to the public.
   

  6        An accident book must be kept and maintained on the premises.
   

  7        A fire blanket shall be kept in full working order in the kitchen.
   

  8        The fire and electrical equipment shall be checked regularly.
   

  9        The volume of any music on the premises will be the responsibility of and controlled by the licence-holders.
   

  10    Food will be available until at least 21:00 hrs when the premises are open.
   

  11    No alcohol shall be supplied for consumption off the premises.
   

  12    CCTV shall be installed and working to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer of Police and the Local Authority.
   

  13    All bottles and glasses shall be removed from tables and any public areas as soon as they are finished with or empty.
   

  14    All drinks shall be dispensed in toughened glasses.
   

  15    No cheap or irresponsible drinks promotions shall be permitted.
   

  16    Any private function shall be supervised by the D.P.S.
   

  17    All private functions, regardless of size, shall be evaluated with the client to see if any additional security measures are necessary.
   

  18    All outside licensable activities shall end at 2400 hrs, except for live and recorded music, which shall end at 2300 on a Sunday.
   

  19    After 0100 hrs on New Year's Eve, music volume level shall gradually be decreased.
   

  20    After 2400 hrs, patrons shall be encouraged to use the riverside entrance and exit, rather than direct onto The Strand.
   

  21    A very strict under 21 ‘need to show’ identity policy shall be enforced.
   

  22    There shall be a risk assessment of events and door staff shall be used where there is deemed to be a risk.
   

  23    Events shall be assessed to see if they should be age restricted.
   

  24    Customers shall be encouraged to leave the area in a quiet and orderly fashion.
   

  25    Where appropriate, door staff to supervise the dispersal of customers.

   

  26    The sale by retail of alcohol shall be confined to the area(s) as outlined in RED on the attached plan(s).
   

  27    The provision of regulated entertainment and late night refreshment shall be confined to the area(s) as outlined in BLUE on the attached plan(s).

   

   

• ANNEXE 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING

   

  None.

   

   

• ANNEXE 4 - PLANS

   

  Copy attached to Licence.

   

Premises Plans

• Plan - Page 1 of 1