Country Ways

Little Knowle Farm, High Bickington, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9BJ

Completed application 051706 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 30/07/2020 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

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  ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS (PREMISES LICENCE ON & OFF SALES)

   

  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 (as defined in s.153(4) of the Licensing Act 2003) must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises. 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 a disability).
   

  4.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
   

  5.              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.
   

  6.              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.
   

  7.              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.
   

  8.              The responsible person must 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;

   

  (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.

   

  9.              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.

   

  10.              For the purposes of the condition 9 set out above-

   

  (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

   

  (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula- P = D + (D×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;

   

  (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) “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

  11. Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of Condition 10 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  12.              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of

  Condition 10 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.

   

  (2) 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.

   

  
   

   

   

   

• ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1        All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following: (i) The Challenge 25 policy including the forms of identification that are acceptable; (ii) The hours and activities and conditions permitted by the premises licence; (iii) How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises; (iv) Recognising the signs of drunkenness; (v) The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase; (vi) Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.
   

  2        Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed every year.  Training records shall be made available for inspection and will extend back to a period of three years and will specify the time, date and details of the persons both providing the training and receiving the training.
   

  3        There shall be a responsible trained person on duty at the premises at all times when the premises are open and selling alcohol.
   

  4        An incident log shall be kept and maintained at the premises which will include the time and date of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident.
   

  5        Records must be completed within 24 hours of any incident. The logs shall be kept for at least 12 months following the date of entry and be made available for inspection.
   

  6        Open containers of alcohol shall not be removed from the premises.
   

  7        All alcohol on display will be in such a position so as not to be obscured from the constant view of staff.
   

  8        A written drugs policy shall be in place and operated at the premises.  It will detail the actions taken to minimise the opportunity to use or supply illegal substances within the premises.  The Policy will be made available for inspection.
   

  9        A CCTV system shall be installed and operative in the premises when licensable activities are taking place.  All recordings used in conjunction with CCTV shall: (i) be of evidential quality; (ii) indicate the time and date; (iii) be retained for a period of 30 days.  Recordings shall be made available for inspection to the Police or any other authorised person when requested.
   

  10    In the absence of adequate daylight, artificial lighting in any area accessible to the public shall be fully operational whilst the public are present.  All exits/entrances will be kept clear at all times.
   

  11    The collection of glasses and bottles shall be undertaken at regular intervals to ensure there is no build-up of empties in and around the premises.
   

  12    A first aid box and accident book will be kept at the premises.
   

  13    A written dispersal policy shall be in place and implemented at the premises to move customers from the premises and the immediate vicinity in such a way as to cause minimum disturbance or nuisance to neighbours in the surrounding vicinity.
   

  14    Clear and legible notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and to leave the vicinity as quickly and quietly as possible.
   

  15    No deliveries (in relation to licensable activities) to the premises shall take place between 18:00 hours and 07:00 hours.
   

  16    No collections of waste or recycling materials (including bottles) from the premises shall take place between 18:00 hours and 07:00 hours on the following day.
   

  17    All waste shall be properly presented and placed out for collection.  No waste or recyclable materials, including bottles, shall be moved, removed from or placed in outside areas between 22:00 hours and 07:00 hours on the following day.
   

  18    A sufficient number of suitable receptacles will be located in appropriate locations for the depositing of waste materials such as food wrappings, drinks containers, smoking related litter by customers.
   

  19    A telephone number shall be made available for neighbours and local residents to contact in the case of noise-nuisance or anti-social behaviour by persons or activities associated with the premises.  A record will be kept by management of all calls received, including the time, date and information of the caller, including action taken following the call.  Records will be made available for inspection and copying by an authorised officer of a responsible authority throughout the trading hours of the premises.
   

  20    All external doors and windows will be kept shut at all times when the premises are open/during regulated entertainment except for entry and egress.
   

  21    Taxi operator’s telephone numbers will be advertised to customers.  The operators will be advised that drivers should arrive and depart as quietly as possible, should not sound vehicle horns as a signal of their arrival or leave engines idling unnecessarily.
   

  22    No fumes, steam or odours shall be emitted from the licensed premises so as to cause a nuisance to any persons living or carrying on business in the area where the premises are situated.  Ventilation equipment will be regularly cleaned and maintained to control the levels of odour generated by the premises.
   

  23    It will be ensured that all staff will leave the premises quietly at the end of their shifts to avoid causing disturbance or nuisance to local residents.
   

  24    There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 policy.  All staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce identification.  The only acceptable identification documents will be (i) A photo driving licence; (ii) A passport; (iii) An identification card carrying the PASS hologram.  Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused.  This policy will include documented steps taken to prevent adults from purchasing alcohol for or on behalf of children under 18 (proxy sales).
   

  25    The premises shall display prominent signage indicating that a Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.
   

  26    An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused.  The register will include: (i) the date and time of refusal; (ii) the reason for refusal; (iii) details of the person refusing the sale; (iv) description of the customer; (v) any other relevant observations.  The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.  All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.
   

  27    Children over 16 years of age will be allowed unaccompanied on the premises, under 16’s will be accompanied by an adult over 18 years of age.
   

  28    The supply of alcohol shall be confined to the area (s) as outlined in RED 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