North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

The Grapes

51 Southgate, SLEAFORD, Lincolnshire, NG34 7SY

Completed application 031217 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 20/02/2025 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1.              No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:

   

  a)  at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of it, or

   

  b)  at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence,

      or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  2.              Every retail sale or supply of alcohol made under this 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.

   

  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.

   

  4.              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).

   

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

   

  6.              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.

   

  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.

   

  7.              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.

   

  Section 19 Licensing Act 2003 (as amended)

   

  Only individuals licensed by the Security Industry Authority may be used at the premises to guard against:

   

  a)  unauthorised access or occupation (e.g. door supervision) or,

  b)  outbreaks of disorder, or

  c)  damage

   

  Section 21 Licensing Act 2003

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  2 x SIA Registered will be employed from 22:00hrs - close on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sundays when they precede a bank holiday 

   

  At all other times SIA registered door staff shall be employed at the premises in accordance with a written risk assessment to be carried out by the DPS. The risk assessment will be kept on the premises at all times and presented to any requesting licensing authority upon their request.

   

  Should the premises employ any door supervisors, a record/log book shall be kept on the premises by the Designated Premises Supervisor of every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor.

   

  The record shall contain the following details:-

                       The door supervisor's name

                       His/Her Security Industry Authority Licence Number

                       The time and date he/she commenced and concluded their duty

                       The door supervisors shall sign each entry

                       The Designated Premises Supervisor or other authorised person shall also endorse each entry as having checked the authenticity of the individual door supervisor.

                       That record shall be available for inspection on demand by an Authorised Officer of the Council, the Security Industry Authority or a Police Constable.

  Each entry shall be retained for a period of 24 months from date of completion.

   

  After 22:00 hours all drinks that are to be consumed outside the premises will be served and consumed in plastic drink vessels.

   

  No seating is to be permitted outside the premises at any time.

   

  The DPS or other authorised person must ensure that incidents of crime and disorder are monitored and that such incidents are reported to the Police in a timely fashion.

   

  An incident/refusals book shall be kept at the premises, in which details of crime and/or disorder or refusals relating to the premises shall be recorded. The Incident/refusals book shall contain the following details;

   

  •              Time, date and location of incident/refusal.

  •              Nature of the Incident/refusal.

  •               Names, addresses and contact details of persons involved.

  •               Result of the incident/refusal.

  •               Action taken to prevent further such incidents.

  •               Each entry signed by the DPS or other responsible person employed at the premises and so authorised by the DPS

  •               Retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available to Lincolnshire Police for inspection upon request or other relevant authority.

  A tamper resistant CCTV system shall be installed and (or alternately where such a system is already installed) shall be maintained in working order and operated at the premises to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police and must be ‘Fit for Purpose’ by complying with the following conditions;

   

                       The system shall be used to record during all hours that the premises are open to the public.

                       Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. videotape, compact disc, flash card etc.), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.

                       The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 28 days and must be endorsed with the accurate relevant time and date.

                       The system shall be capable of monitoring and recording satisfactory images from each and every camera continually e.g. Multiplex facility.

                       The system must be capable of monitoring and recording entrances and exits, and any areas not easily observed by staff, including access areas to toilet facilities.

                       The recordings shall be provided to officers of Lincolnshire Police on request.

                       Officers of the Lincolnshire Police shall be permitted access to the system at any reasonable time.

                       Signage shall be clearly displayed informing customers that a CCTV system is in operation and recording on the premises.

                       During all hours that the premises are open or licensable activities are permitted, a member of staff will at all times be on the premises and capable of operating the system in its entirety.

   

  A premises daily register shall be kept at the premises. This register shall be maintained and kept for a rolling period of 12 months.

   

  The register shall record all incidents which may have occurred which are relevant to the supply of alcohol and the promotion of the licensing objectives. Such incidents shall include, but not be limited to, complaints made to the premises alleging nuisance or anti-social behaviour by persons attending or leaving the premises and all refusals to sell alcohol.

   

  The register shall be readily available for inspection by an authorised person upon reasonable request.

   

  Empty glasses and bottles shall be removed from public areas quickly and efficiently.

   

  The licence Holder or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents.

   

  There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, notices asking customers to respect the needs of local residents and requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.

   

  Arrangements shall be put in place to ensure that waste collection contractors do not collect refuse between 19:00 and 07:00.

   

  The premises licence holder shall ensure that any patrons drinking and/or smoking outside the premises do so in an orderly manner and ensure that there is no public nuisance.

   

  Children under 16 must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times they are on the premises.

   

  All point of sale staff shall undergo training in the challenge 25 proof of age scheme and all other relevant policies with a record kept of the date of training, signed by the member of staff and the trainer. Each entry shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion. This record shall be made available for inspection by Lincolnshire Police Officers or other relevant authority.

   

  Refresher training on the above (Challenge 25) will take place every 12 months, again with a record kept of the date of training, signed by the member of staff and the trainer. Each entry shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion. This record shall be made available for inspection by Lincolnshire Police Officers or other relevant authority.

   

  The premises shall operate the "Challenge 25" Proof of Age Policy to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age. The policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years to produce one of the following forms of identification:

   

  •               A recognised proof of age card credited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS);

  •              Photo driving licence;

  •               Passport.

   

  Notices shall be prominently displayed advising customers of the “Challenge 25” policy.

   

  Documented delegation of authorisations to sell alcohol shall be maintained at the premises and shall be available on request by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a constable.

   

  There shall be a drugs policy completed for the premises. This document will be specific to the venue and will be kept on site at all times and will be made available for inspection upon request from any responsible authority. All staff are to be trained on this drugs policy on induction and to be refreshed on the policy annually.  A written log of this training is to be made available for inspection upon request from any responsible authority.

   

  A personal licence holder shall be on site at any time a licensable activity is taking place.

   

  There shall be sufficient competent staff on duty at the premises for the purpose of fulfilling the terms and conditions of the licence and for preventing crime and disorder.

   

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall receive training in the Licensing Act 2003 in terms of the licensing objectives, offences committed under the Act and conditions of the Premises Licence and refresher training will be undertaken regularly. Written records of this training shall include the signature and date of the person trained countersigned by the trainer or responsible person. Records are to be retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available upon request to police and authorised officers of the Licensing Authority. Refresher training shall be carried out at least every 12 months and documented

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.