Licensing Section -EHDCEast Hants District Council

Hop Poles

2 Mount Pleasant Road, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1NG

Completed application 016905 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 21/12/2012 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• 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
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory Conditions

   

  1. (1) 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.

   

  (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 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.

   

  2. 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).

   

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

   

  4.

  (1) 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.

  (2) 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.

   

  5. 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: 25ml or 35ml; and

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

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

   

  6. No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:

   

  at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or

  at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  7. Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence (Section 19, Licensing Act 2003).

   

  8. Where this licence authorises the exhibition of films the admission of children must be restricted in accordance with the British Board of Film Classification.

   

  9. Where this licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity, these individuals must be licensed by the Security Authority (Section 21, Licensing Act 2003).

   

  Further information can be obtained from the Licensing Section, East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4EX

   

   

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  Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the operating schedule

   

  General Licensing Objectives

  Staff will be trained on the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003 when they are recruited and given training in "drugs awareness" as part of their induction.

  Signs to make customers aware of keeping noise down.

  Drug signs in toilets.

   

  We have 24 hour CCTV.

  All staff are trained.

  All persons ID.

  Myself and my staff are now SIA  door trained.

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder Objectives

  The Designated Premises Supervisor will be a member of the Alton Pubwatch so long as it exists.

  The licensees must maintain artificial lighting in the premises at a level whereby the people and activities may be monitored and supervised.

   

  CCTV

  All staff are trained.

  Myself and my staff are SIA door trained.

  Signs to tell people to respect neighbours and keep noise down.

   

  Public Safety Objectives

  The Licensees must take all necessary precautions for the safety of the public, performers, competitors and employees. Any instructions regarding safety given by a duly authorised officer of the Council, Police Officers or Fire Officers must be put into immediate effect.

  Qualified and trained staff.

   

  CCTV.

  I and my staff are SIA door trained, so there is always a door staff in the evenings.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance Objectives

  No live music entertainments will be provided in the outside areas after 2100.

  When live or DJ music is provided windows/doors will be kept closed after 2300 (except as required for entry and exit.)

  The volume of recorded music will be reduced to background level after 0000.

  No entertainment may be held if it causes an unreasonable disturbance to the occupiers of any other premises.

  The Licensees must at all times ensure, as far as is practicable, that people on, or leaving, the licensed premises conduct themselves in an orderly manner, and do not cause annoyance to the neighbourhood.

  Door staff at the front and back of the pub. When leaving doorstaff move people on to prevent any noise.

   

  CCTV

  All staff trained - personal licence

  Myself and staff are SIA door registered.

  All persons ID under 25.

  Signs to ask people to keep the noise down when leaving

   

  Protection of Children from Harm Objectives

  Photographic proof of age will be required of anyone seeking to buy alcohol who appears to be under 21 years old.

  ID required at the door if person looks under 21. Checks to be made by both staff and qualified door staff.

  Always attend pubwatch meetings on a monthly basis.

  Qualified staff with personal licences.

   

  All persons who appear underage are always ID.

  Nobody under 18 are allowed in after 9pm

  CCTV

  Trained staff

  4 staff with personal licences

  2 SIA door trained

   

  Embedded Provisions

  It is a condition of your licence that you comply with the existing provisions of the following enactments:

   

  ·              Children & Young Persons Act 1933

  ·              Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations 1955

  ·              Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985

   

   

  Further information can be obtained from the Licensing Section, East Hampshire District Council, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hants, GU31 4EX.

   

• Annex 3 - Conditions from a hearing

   

  1.No glasses, bottles or open containers to be removed from the premises after 21:30 hours, save for the rear patio area for the consumption of alcohol;

  
  2.The garden gate to be locked at 22:00 hours Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, therefore not allowing entry or exit to the garden.
  
  3.No consumption of alcohol shall take place in any external area between 00:00 hours and 08:00 hours the following day;
  
  4.Signage shall be displayed in the patio area and at all exit points reminding patrons to respect local residents and keep the noise down;
  
  5.During regulated entertainment, windows and doors shall remain closed except for access and egress;
  
  6.Between the hours of 21:30 hours on any day and 08:00 hours the following day any door used by patrons for entry and exit purposes to or from the premises shall be fitted with self-closers, except the fire door at the rear of the premises. All self-closers shall be maintained thereafter; and
  
  7.Any external area at the front of the premises shall not be used by patrons for consumption of alcohol or smoking between 21:30 hours on any day and 08:00 hours the following day.

   

  Conditions from hearing held on 28 September 2012

   

  1. No more than 20 persons shall be allowed in the area of the patio between the hours of 00.00 and 01.30 hours when the area is being used for smoking purposes; and

   

  2. From 21:00 hours on Friday and Saturday nights and on any Bank Holiday from 21:00 hours until closing, there shall be a minimum of one (1) SIA registered door staff located at the rear entranceway to the patio area to control numbers accessing and egressing this area.

   

  3. No more than 175 customers shall be permitted in the licensed premises at any one time.

   

  4. There shall be at least five (5) SIA registered door staff, two of which will be deployed inside the premises on duty from 21:00 until close on Friday and Saturday evenings and after 21:00 hours on a Bank Holiday evening or when the premises are open for licensable activities after 01:00.

   

  5. Clickers shall be used by the door team to accurately record the number of persons on the premises at any one time.

   

  6. A suitable CCTV system, agreed by the Police which is linked to a recording facility shall be in operation at all times on the premises when licensable activity is taking place. This system must retain recordings for a minimum of 28 days and these recordings must be available to be copied within 24 hours of a request being made by the Police, Trading Standards, Fire Brigade or officers of the licensing authority. All cameras should as far as practicable be maintained in good working order and the recordings be of an evidential quality agreed by the Police.

   

   

   

• Annex 4 - The Plan

Premises Plans

• Plan 10.08.12 - Page 1 of 1