North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

Function Room Hykeham Social Club

Hykeham Social Club, 135 Moor Lane, North Hykeham, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AA

Completed application 034031 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 21/07/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

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

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)

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

  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, conditions on the Premises Licence and Challenge 25 policy. Training shall be refreshed every 12 months with written records retained for a period of no less than 12 months and be made available on request to police and authorised officers of the Licensing Authority. Records will be endorsed with details of the person providing the training, the person trained and the date.

  Prevention of crime & disorder

   

  A tamper resistant CCTV system shall be installed, maintained in working order and operated at the premises to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police.

  There shall be a minimum of one high-resolution colour camera positioned to cover the public entrance/exit, to provide a quality head and shoulder image for facial recognition/identification purposes of all persons entering the premises.

  CCTV will cover all licensed public areas.

  CCTV images shall be retained for a period of no less than 31 days.

  Police and/or Authorised Licensing Officers shall be able on attendance to view immediate playback of any incident without the necessity for download.

  Recordings of incidents at the premises must be provided to the police following lawful request.

  A member of staff shall be on the premises at all times they are open to the public who is capable of operating the CCTV system and providing recordings on request.  When this is not possible recordings shall be provided within 24 hours of the original request.

  Recording equipment shall be housed in a secure room/cabinet where access and operation is strictly limited to authorised persons.

  All equipment shall have constant time/date generation, which must be checked for accuracy on a daily basis.

  In the event of a system malfunction, the Designated Premises Supervisor or the Premises Licence Holder must immediately record details of this malfunction in the premises refusals/incident book.  Arrangements for its repair must be made without delay.

   

  Public Safety

   

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

  When door staff are employed the following will apply :

  There shall be provided and kept at the premises a bound and sequentially numbered book or electronic record to record details 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/their Security Industry Authority Licence Number;

  •The time and date he/she/they commenced and concluded their duty;

  •The door supervisors shall sign each entry.

  •The log to be inspected weekly and signed by a member of the management team.

  •The log to be retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available to Lincolnshire police for inspection upon request.

   

  The DPS shall complete a written risk assessment to determine the requirement for using polycarbonate drinks vessels for functions held. This risk assessment will be kept on the premises at all times and presented to any requesting licensing authority upon their request.

   

   

  Glassware and alcohol shall not be removed from the premises by customers.

   

  An incident record shall be kept at the premises (either electronically or in writing) in which details of crime and/or disorder relating to the premises shall be recorded. The incident record shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion and contain the following details:

  1.      Time, date and location of incident;

  2.      Nature of the incident;

  3.      Names, addresses and contact details of persons involved if known or description if it is impractical to gain these details;

  4.      The result of the incident;

  5.      Action taken to prevent further such incidents; and

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

   

  A refusals record shall be kept at the premises (either electronically or in writing) in which details of any alcohol refusals relating to the premises shall be recorded. The refusal record shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion and contain the following details:

  1.      Time, date and location of refusal;

  2.      Reason for refusal;

  3.      Result of the refusal;

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

   

  Public Nuisance

   

  Notices to be displayed at all exits in prominent positions asking patrons to please leave the premises quietly and to respect the needs of the local residents.

   

  Regular assessments of noise will be carried out by the person in charge of the premises, to ensure it does not go beyond a reasonable level that would cause nuisance to local residents.

   

  All external doors and windows to rooms where regulated entertainment is taking place must be kept closed other than access or egress.

   

   

   

  Protection of Children from Harm

   

  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

   

  Children attending the premises must always be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.

   

   

   

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

   

  N/A