PEL – GENERAL
Maximum number of persons permitted on the licensed premises in respect of regulated entertainment:
Maximum Number of Persons: Ballroom and Bar Area – 500 Persons
Standard Conditions
N.B. PEL Conditions 1 and 2 are no longer relevant to this licence.
3. Police Constables for the County, authorised Officers of the Fire Authority and authorised Officers of the District Council shall, whilst on duty, be allowed to enter the licensed premises at all reasonable times, without payment.
4. Any fire prevention and safety measures that may be required by the County Fire Officer from time to time, must be complied with.
5. All fire fighting equipment, emergency lighting system and means of escape in case of fire must be regularly maintained and tested as required by the County Fire Officer.
6. Seating Units
6.1 Appearance and State of Furniture
All furniture should be kept in a good state of repair and seating units should be checked after each performance to ensure that no ignition sources are present. Torn covers must be removed and repaired immediately.
Those items of furniture which contain combustible foam should, wherever possible, be treated with a fire retardant substance to achieve and maintain non-flammable properties.
(Note: The advice of the manufacturers or of a reputable upholsterer should be sought before arrangements are made for any fire retardant works to be carried out).
2 Replacement and/or Refurbishment of Furniture
When settees, armchairs and other soft furnishing units are replaced or refurbished, combustion modified high resilient foam or equivalent must be used in an in-fill material and covers or barrier cloths must meet the appropriate British Standard.
7. Real or artificial smoke shall not be produced on the premises without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.
8. The licensee must inform the Licensing Authority at least 7 days prior to a performance of the intention to use laser display equipment. The licensee will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Executive Guidance Note HSG (G) 95.
9. Overcrowding in such numbers as to endanger the safety of staff, patrons or performers shall not be allowed on any part of the licensed premises and the maximum number of persons permitted at any time shall not exceed the number prescribed by the Fire Officer.
10. The licensee shall take all precautions for the safety of the public and performers whilst on the premises and shall ensure that the licensed premises and any fittings, stairways, notices are maintained in good order and condition.
11. Whilst the premises are being used under the terms of this licence, all passages, gangways and fire exits and doors must be kept free of obstructions and the latter must remain unlocked.
12. No alteration shall be made to the structure of the licensed premises or the arrangement of public accommodation or exits without the written consent of the Licensing Authority given under this Act.
13. The licensee or the person in charge of the premises shall maintain and keep good order and decent behaviour on the licensed premises and shall not permit drunkenness.
14. No exhibition, advertisement, recitation, singing or dancing which is obscene, immoral, offensive to public decency or calculated to incite any breach of the peace shall be permitted on the licensed premises.
15. The licensee or person in charge shall be responsible for designating official stewards and shall ensure that one such steward (excluding cashiers and doormen) is in attendance for every two hundred and fifty persons in the premises. The steward(s) shall remain on duty inside the licensed premises during the whole time that the public are present and shall ensure that the approved capacity of the premises is not exceeded.
16. When a particular function at the licensed premises is organised by a person other than the licensee such person shall be responsible for complying with the license conditions.
17. No roller discos must be held on the licensed premises without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.
18. The licensee shall ensure that sanitary conveniences and washing facilities are provided on the licensed premises for staff, patrons and performers to a standard required by the Director of Environmental Services of the East Lindsey District Council. (Appendix A)
19. The licensee shall not permit the use of the licensed premises to become a nuisance to persons in the neighbourhood and, in particular, shall take all necessary precautions to prevent persons in the neighbourhood being disturbed by noise. The licensee shall comply with any noise standard specified by the Licensing Authority.
20. When required by the Licensing Authority, automatic control of the volume output from any musical equipment shall be installed and set at a level as directed by the Licensing Authority.
N.B. PEL Condition 21 is no longer relevant to this licence.
Other Conditions:
All external doors and windows to be kept closed during periods of entertainment.
Electrical Installation
The electrical installation for the whole building, including the emergency lighting system (where applicable) will be inspected and tested every three years in accordance with BS 7671:2001 and certified as satisfactory. In addition the installation will be fitted a Residual Current Device and the certificate will indicate accordingly. All certification will be certified by a competent person/business having one of the qualifications shown below:
Chartered Electrical Engineer
Approved Electrical Contractor on roll of National Inspection Council for Electrical Contracting
A Member of Electrical Contractors Association
Where remedial works or other action recommended by the competent electrical contractor is
brought to the notice of the licence holder, these will be notified to the licensing authority and
carried out within a reasonable period of time after consultation with the licensing authority.
Annex 2 – Conditions Consistent With the Operating Schedule
General
Staff will continue to be trained to the standards required by relevant legislation.
The majority of persons attending the premises for licensable activities will be residents, staff, members of the golf club, their bona fide guests and persons attending pre-arranged functions at the premises.
The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
No person who is drunk or disorderly will be allowed access to or be allowed to remain on the premises.
Photographic driving licences, passports or in agreement with the police a form of identification with the PASS hologram will be used as evidence to confirm the age of anyone who appears to be under the age of 18.
Any customer who behaves inappropriately will be barred from the premises and their stay at the hotel cancelled.
An incident book will be kept at the premises in which will be recorded all incidents of crime and disorder. This book will be reviewed by senior management in association with the Designated Premises Supervisor.
All staff who work behind the bar will be fully trained to ensure that no person who is drunk or disorderly or who appears to be under the age of 18 years is served with intoxicating liquor, such training to be repeated every 6 months.
Any glasses into which drink is dispensed will be made from toughened shatterproof glass.
Soft drinks and tea/coffee will continue to be available until the premises close to the public.
Music and dancing and the provision of substantial refreshment will continue to be a prominent feature of trading.
The only persons who will be allowed to purchase intoxicating liquor beyond 0200 Hours are residents, their bona fide guests, persons dining at the hotel or persons attending a bona fide function at the hotel.
The applicant will liaise with the police in advance of any large-scale events, which in the opinion of the management may require Door Supervision, and where agreed the applicant will meet with Police requests in relation to Door Supervisors.
Public Safety
Where there is no fire certificate or public entertainment licence then if necessary the capacity for the premises shall be agreed with the fire officer.
There shall be a suitable number of adequate trained staff to prevent overcrowding in parts of the premises, keep exit routes clear and to ensure the safe evacuation of people from the premises in the event of an emergency such staff will have been issued with specific duties in the event of an emergency.
A Fire Evacuation Plan will be agreed with the Fire Authority.
All staff shall have received training on the safe evacuation of the premises in the event of an emergency and such training shall be repeated at three monthly intervals. A record of the training provided shall be kept at the premises for at least 12 months and will be made available to the fire service or Council.
Adequate arrangements will be made in the Fire Evacuation Plan to ensure the safe evacuation of any persons including disabled persons in the event of an emergency.
Al fire escape routes and access to emergency vehicle shall be kept unobstructed ad will be clearly indentifiable.
All fire exit doors shall be available and shall be capable of opening without the use of any key, card, code or similar means.
Fire doors will be self closing and shall not be held open other than by devices approved by the fire service.
Edges to steps and stairways shall be maintained so as to be conspicuous.
Hangings, curtains and temporary decorations shall be maintained in a flame retardant condition and shall not obstruct fire exits, fire safety signs or fire fighting equipment.
Notices detailing the action to be taken in the vent of fire or other emergency will be prominently displayed in the premises.
Fire alarm/fire evacuation/emergency lighting tests will be carried out at least monthly and a record maintained of those tests such records to be kept at the premises for at least 12 months and made available to the fire service and Council.
All fire fighting equipment will be maintained in good working order and shall be available for immediate use such equipment will be inspected annually by a competent person and records of those inspections must be kept at the premises for at least 12 months and made available for inspection by the fire service and Council.
All fabrics and furnishing will comply with the relevant British standard with regards to fire resistance.
All electrical installations will be inspected by a competent person before the expiry of the current electrical certificate and the current standard form certificate will be issued by that competent person’s professional body.
If any work is undertaken to the electrical installation it will be inspected, tested and certified by a competent person as soon as possible.
All electrical socket outlets provided for entertainers portable equipment must be protected by a residual current device, which is part of the fixed wiring, such RCDs to have a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30milliamps and a maximum operating time of 30 milliseconds. The RCDs must be tested before the sockets are used by entertainers.
On occasions that a hypnotist may perform at the premises and a full risk assessment will be carried out prior to the performance and any action recommended shall be implemented, in any event there shall be no demonstration of hypnotism without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority having giving due regard to the risk assessment.
Risk Assessments (including a fire risk assessment) will be carried out and following such risk assessment an action plan will be prepared and any additional action required will be implemented. This will be reviewed annually.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
The holder of the premises licence shall maintain suitable and sufficient sound attenuation throughout the whole building.
Doors and windows will be kept closed from 2200 where possible and necessary, except to allow access and egress from the premises.
Noise or vibration from within the premises or from any plant machinery or equipment shall not emanate from the premises so as to cause a nuisance to any residential dwelling.
The only persons attending the premises for licensable activities are residents, their bona fide guests and persons dining at the hotel or attending pre-arranged functions at the premises.
The current level of lighting outside the premises will continue for the additional hours of trading.
Reasonable steps will be taken to recognise the need of any local residents and to encourage customers to leave quietly.
A free phone taxi service will be provided.
Customers shall be allowed to wait on the premises while they wait for a taxi to arrive.
The Protection of Children from Harm
No person under the age 18 shall be admitted to any part of the premises other than when accompanied by an adult and coming to the premises for a meal.
Alcohol will only be sold and supplied to persons who appear to be under the age of 18 upon production of proof of age.