North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

The Vedanta

Lincoln Road, Branston, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN4 1PD

Withdrawn application 027529 which is a New Application for Premises Licence

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol
• an indoor sporting event

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)

   

  The admission of children under the age of 18 to film exhibitions permitted under the terms of this licence shall be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made:

  a)              by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), where the film has been classified by that Board, or

  b) by the Licensing Authority where no classification certificate has been granted by the BBFC, or, where the licensing authority has notified the licence holder that section 20(3)(b) of the Licensing Act 2003 applies to the film.

   

  Section 20 Licensing Act 2003

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  The designated supervisor will work alongside the management team to ensure all staff are trained to the highest standard to uphold the 4 licensing objectives.

   

  To prevent crime and disorder the following steps are already in place and others will be introduced once events begin.

  1- CCTV is installed to

  2- Notices are in place to advise public that CCTV is in operation

  3- Security staff will be employed if required for larger events

  4- Use of plastic glassware for larger events

  5- All bins are located away from the public

  The following are already in place:

  1- Full risk assessments have been done for public safety regarding all public areas

  2- Risk assessments are in place along with appropriate building and fire risk assessment.

  3- Checks are done on a regular basis as required and all documentation is stored in a safe place.

  4- All bins are located away from the public

  5- Any temporary decorations used for events will not obstruct ant fire exits or fire safety signs.

  6- Access will always be provided for emergency vehicles and kept clear from any obstruction

   

  1- Notices are in place to guide the public to keep noise and disruption to a minimum so as not to disturb neighbours.

  2- Security staff will be employed if required for larger events

  3- All glassware emptied into bins will not be actioned between the hours of 7am & 9pm.

  4- Bins are located around the premises for all customers to use, as well as staff to clear on a regular basis so as not to disturb the surrounding fauna and flora.

   

  Already action is in place to protect children from harm.

  1- Appropriate training is given to current employees who are aware of challenge 21

  2- New staff will be given training before serving any alcohol on the premises.

  3- Appropriate DBS checks are in place for staff who are directly working with children.

   

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.