The Hub

8 Hobbs Hill, Croyde, Devon, EX33 1LZ

Completed application 051959 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 24/11/2020 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        No customers shall be admitted to the premises in possession of open vessels containing alcohol.
   

  2        Adequate and appropriate supplies of first aid equipment and materials shall be available on the premises.
   

  3        All exit doors shall be easily openable without the use of a key, card, code and shall be available for egress while the public are on the premises.
   

  4        Flashing or bright lights on or outside the premises shall not cause a nuisance to nearby properties.
   

  5        No person shall leave the premises with open vessels containing alcohol.
   

  6        The sale by retail 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

   

  1        From 15 May to 30 September each year the supply of alcohol hours shall be extended from Monday to Sunday 12:00 hours to 18:00 hours to Monday to Sunday 12:00 hours to 22:00 hours.
   

  2        All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will received training and information in relation to the following: (i) The challenge 21 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable;  (ii) The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence;  (iii)  How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol);  (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.  Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 6 month intervals.  Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.  Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.
   

  3        An incident log shall be kept and maintained at the premises which will include a log of the following, including pertinent details: (i)  Any incidents of disorder, or of a violent or anti-social nature;  (ii)  All crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the police;  (iii)  All ejections of patrons;  (iv)  Any complaints received;  (v)  Seizures of drugs or offensive weapons;  (vi)  Any faults in the CCTV system;  (vii)  Any visits by a responsible authority (under the Licensing Act 2003) or emergency service.  Records must be completed within 24 hours of any incident, and will contain the time and date, the nature 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.  The logs shall be kept for at least 12 months following the date of entry and be made available for inspection and copying upon request of an authorised officer or responsible authority.
   

  4        There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 21 proof of age requirement.  This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 21 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.  The policy will include documented steps taken to prevent adults from purchasing alcohol for or on behalf of children under 18.
   

  5        The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale that a Challenge 21 scheme is in operation.
   

  6        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 refusal.
   

  7        Large groups of persons will not be permitted entry to the premises.
   

  8        A bar based dash camera will be installed to record all activities on the premises.
   

  9        Reduce the number of customers allowed in the premises from 60 (as is currently allowed under the fire risk assessment) to 50.
   

  10    Signage shall be displayed in prominent locations within the premises and outside reminding customers of the need to avoid any anti-social behaviour (including excessive noise) which could have a detrimental effect on neighbours.
   

  11    Have at least 2 members of staff available outside, who will enforce this as part of their role and implement a policy to warn people once before then asking them to leave if their behaviours continues.
   

  12    The only music to be played will be recorded music at a background level from midday to 22:00 hours and no live music will be played.
   

  13    The speaker and BBQ will be situated in a location which is not on the boundary of neighbouring premises.
   

  14    Noise levels will be monitored by staff using a professional decibel meter, to ensure that levels always remain under 85 decibels.

• ANNEXE 4 - PLANS

   

  Copy attached to Licence.

   

Premises Plans

• Plan - Page 1 of 2
• Plan - Page 2 of 2