North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

THE ALCHEMY ROOM

86B First Floor, Southgate, SLEAFORD, Lincolnshire, NG34 7RL

Premises Licence 32UE/L75114 from from 26/11/2025 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• 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)

   

  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

   

  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

   

  There shall be no more than 11 performances of adult entertainment within a 12-month period, with at least 28 days between each event and any such events not lasting for more than 24 hours.

   

  During these performances the performers will have a separate changing area away from the customers, the performers will not physically interact with the audience.

   

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol that do not hold a valid personal licence shall receive training in the Licensing Act 2003, the licensing objectives, conditions of the premises licence and Challenge 25.

   

  Training will be refreshed every 6 months and a record of the training given (including who the training was provided by, to whom, and when) The training records will be retained on the premises for a minimum of 12 months and will be available on request for viewing for authorised persons.

   

  The licence holder will be on site during any performances of adult entertainment.

   

  If the venue is to be hired out for a private booking, one of the conditions of private booking is that we will supply our own fully trained staff to sell alcohol. 

   

  If the venue is hired out for a private booking where alcohol sales are not required, a member of staff will always be on site.

   

  A CCTV system will be installed, it will be recording and maintained to be in good working order to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police.

   

  There will be a high-resolution colour camera fitted to the public entrance/exit to provide a quality head and shoulder image for facial recognition/identification purposes of all persons entering/exiting the venue.

  There will be sufficient cameras installed to be able to cope with the normal operating illumination to reasonably cover all licenced public areas.

  Recordings will be kept for a minimum of 28 days and endorsed with the accurate, correct time and date.

  Police and authorised licensing officers will be able to view immediate playback of any incident on the premises.

  Recordings of incidents at the premises will be provided to the police following lawful request.

  If a member of staff cannot immediately provide access to the CCTV recordings when requested, this will be provided to relevant authorities within 24 hours of the request.

  The recording equipment will be housed securely and will only be able to be operated by authorised persons.

   

  During adult entertainment events, 2 SIA door staff will be employed who will remain onsite until the venue closes.  During these events one security staff will be positioned on the entrance and one in the main audience area.

   

  At all other times the premises is open for licensable activities, a risk assessment will be carried out to determine the requirement of SIA registered door staff.  A copy of this risk assessment will be held on the premises and will be available for inspection on request by authorised persons.

   

  On any occasion where door staff are employed the following will apply:

   

  A record will be maintained of every person employed as door staff which will include:

   

  The staff members name,

  Their SIA licence number,

  Time and date they started and finished,

  The staff member's signature. 

   

  This will be checked and signed off by a member of the premises management team and kept for a minimum of 12 months on site.

   

  All staff will take all necessary measures to ensure glassware and alcohol drinks are not removed from the premises by customers at any time, regardless of whether the customer is leaving temporarily.

   

  An incident/refusals record will be kept at the premises.  This log will record all details of crime/disorder and full details of the incident such as;

   

  Nature of the incident,

  Names, addresses and contact details of persons involved,

  Result of the incident,

  Action taken to prevent future similar incidents,

  Each incident noted and signed by the DPS. 

   

  This log will be held on the premises for a minimum of 12 months and will be available for inspection by authorised persons.

   

  A private changing area will be provided for entertainment performers, and a safeguarding policy will be always written and adhered to in relation to adult entertainment.

   

  External doors and windows will be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided on the premises.

   

  A receptacle for discarded smoking materials will be provided on the curtilage of the premises.  At the end of the evening this area will be checked and cleared of any litter.

   

  Notices will be displayed at all exits asking customers to leave the premises quietly and to respect the residents.

   

  Regular assessments of noise will be carried out by the DPS to ensure it is not causing a nuisance to local residents.

   

  The premises will operate the 'challenge 25' policy to prevent the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18. 

   

  Identification that will be accepted will be;

   

  A recognised proof of age card credited under the British retail consortiums proof of age standards scheme (pass),

  A photo driving licence or

  A passport.

   

  Challenge 25 posters will be prominently displayed at the premises.

   

  Under 18's are prohibited from entry to the premises during any adult entertainment events.  This will include any staff under the age of 18.

   

  All children permitted on the premises must be always accompanied by a responsible adult.

   

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

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.