Oldham CouncilSir Robert Peacock House

River Field - adjacent to Well-i-Hole Camp Site

River Field, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7HY

Completed application 066182 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 19/04/2019 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

  Mandatory Condition 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/her personal licence is suspended.

  Every retail sale or supply of alcohol made under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

  Mandatory Condition 2

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

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

  b)      outbreaks of disorder

  c)      damage.

  Mandatory Condition 3

  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 by:

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

  b)      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) applies to the film in question and the admission of children must be in accordance with any recommendation made by the Licensing Authority.

  Mandatory Condition 4

  (1)   The responsible person must 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—

  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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  d)      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;

  e)      dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

  Mandatory Condition 5

  The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  Mandatory Condition 6

  (1)   The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2)   The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  (3)   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 either—

  a)      a holographic mark, or

  b)      an ultraviolet feature.

  Mandatory Condition 7

  The responsible person must 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;

  b)      these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

  c)      where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.”

  Mandatory Condition 8

  (1)   A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price, which is less than the permitted price.

  (2)   For the purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1: -

  a)      “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(6);

  b)      “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula: -

  P = D + (D x V) where: -

  (i)      P is the permitted price,

  (ii)    D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  (iii)  V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value-added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

  c)      “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence: -

  (i)      the holder of the premises licence

  (ii)    the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii)  the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

  d)      “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

  e)      “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value-Added Tax Act 1994(7).

  (3)   Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

  (4)   (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

  1. Staff Training

  Any staff employed at the premises will receive training by the Designated Premises Supervisor on first appointment and at least every three months thereafter. Training will include input on preventing underage sales, sales of alcohol to people who are drunk, application of the drugs policy and any other relevant matters. A written record will be kept of all training carried out. This record must be kept on the premises and made available for inspection by any responsible authority.

   

  2. Personal Licence Holder to be on Premise at All Times

  A Personal Licence Holder must be present at the premises at all times licensable activities, live music (amplified or unamplified), recorded music or any other types of entertainment (amplified or unamplified) are taking place.

  3. List of Authorised Persons

  The Designated Premises Supervisor must maintain a written record of all members of staff who are authorised to sell alcohol. This record must include a photograph of the relevant members of staff to be kept on the premises at all times and be made available to a representative of any responsible authority on request.

  Crime & Disorder

  4. Door Staff

   

  a. 1 SIA registered Door Supervisor per 100 customers.  Door staff must be present while the premises are open for business in accordance with the licence opening times.  Door staff will stay on duty until the premises are closed.

   

  b. All door supervisors to wear hi-visibility / reflective jackets and display their SIA badge in an arm band.  The arm band will be worn on the sleeve of their coat / jacket so that it is visible to members of the public, police officers and licensing officers.

   

  c. A written record of the door supervisors working on any event must be kept. The minimum amount of information that must be recorded is 'date', 'full name', 'time shift started'. 'time shift finished', 'SIA badge number', 'signature'.  Upon request this record must be given to Greater Manchester Police and/or an authorised officer of the Council.

   

  d.  Door staff will maintain an orderly queuing system outside the venue.

   

  5. Door Staff Policy

   

  The management shall produce and implement a Door Supervisor Policy which includes details of disciplinary procedures, and the management's expectations as to the behaviour and professionalism of the door staff.  This policy will be submitted to GMP and the Councils Licensing Manager on first implementation and following any subsequent changes to the policy.

   

  6. Incident Book

   

  An incident Book (with the pages numbered sequentially) must be kept on the premises and be made available for inspection by responsible authorities.  The incident book must be used to record the following:

   

  a)  An incident of violence or disorder on or immediately outside the premises

  b)  Any incident involving controlled drugs (supply/possession/influence) on the premises

  c)  Any other crime or criminal activity on the premises

  d)  Any refusal to serve alcohol to persons who are drunk (on sale and off sale premises only)

  e)  Any refusal to serve alcohol to under 18's or anyone who appears to be under 18

  f)   Any call for police assistance to the premises

  g)  Any first aid/other care given to a customer

   

  7.  Drug Policy

   

  The management of the premises must introduce a strict 'zero tolerance' policy in respect of the use and/or supply of illegal drugs on the premises and suitable signage to be placed in prominent areas within the premises.

   

  Public Safety

   

  8.  Occupancy Limit

  The total occupancy of the premises must not exceed 1,000 persons, including staff on the Saturday and 5,000 on the Sunday.

  9.  Event Management Plan

  An Event Management Plan must be produced and forwarded to the Licensing Office for circulation to the responsible authorities a minimum of 28 days before the date of the activity.  This plan must include a comprehensive event risk assessment, including a fire risk assessment.

  Detailing measures that will be in place during the event:

                       Single point contact for the emergency services including name and contact number.

                       The number of stewards that will be on duty

                       First aid provisions

                       Missing child / vulnerable person policy

                       Car parking provisions

                       Adequate toilet facilities

                       Free drinking water

  10.  Use of Polycarbonate Glassware

  All glassware used in the premises must be of Polycarbonate type.  Any drinks served in bottles must be in plastic bottles only.  All drinks from glass bottles to be decanted into polycarbonate containers.

  11.  Glass Collection

  In order to minimise the risk of persons becoming injured by broken glass, the designated premises supervisor must ensure that empty glasses, bottles and other containers are collected and disposed of regularly and at least every half-hour whilst the premise is open.

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

  12.  Litter Control

  The Designated Premises Supervisor must ensure that a member of staff collects all litter from the curtilage of the premises at the conclusion of the event.  A written log must be kept of the areas checked and made available to responsible authorities for inspection on request.

  13. No Drinks Outside

  The Premises Licence Holder/Designated Premise Supervisor must ensure that no drinks are taken or consumed outside of the venue by patrons when leaving.

   

  Protection of Children from Harm

   

  14.  Challenge 25

  The premises must operate a "Challenge 25" scheme at the premise in relation to age verification for alcohol sales and other age-restricted products.  Signs and/or posters must be displayed in prominent positions inside the premise to inform customers of this condition.

  The following forms of identification will be acceptable:-

                       Photo driving licence

                       Passport

                       Her Majesty's Forces Warrent Card

                       A PASS accredited holographic proof of age card

  15. Refusals Book

  A refusals book must be kept at the premises and must be used to record all refusals to sell alcohol for any reason.  Where other age restricted products are sold at the premise, any refusals to sell such items to underage persons or persons who appear underage must be recorded.  The details to be recorded must be as follows:

  Time, day & date of refusals

  Item refused

  Name & address of customer (if given)

  Description of customer

  Details of i.d. offered (if shown)

  The refusals book must be made available for inspection by responsible authorities on request.

  16. Adult Entertainment

  No entertainment or activity of an adult or sexual nature will take place within the premises.

  17. Future Notification

  The Licensing Authority will be notified a minimum of three months prior to the Events in future years and of any changes detailed in the Licence Application.

   

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

   

  Not Applicable

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  Approved plans deposited and kept with the Licensing Authority - Plan Ref - {0001}