STOURTON WOODS

STOURTON ESTATE, CLAY LANE, BAUMBER, HORNCASTLE, LN9 5NL

Completed application 080024 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 10/01/2024 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

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  ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  MC2

  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.

   

  S19 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC3

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

   

  S19 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC6

  (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).

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC8

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

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC9

  (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 licences 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.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC10

  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; and

   

  (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.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC11

  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 purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1:

   

  (a) ‘duty’ is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

  (b) ‘permitted price’ is the price found by applying the formula: P = D + (D×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.

   

  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.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

  The primary operating style of the licensed premises shall be that of a wedding venue and artisan markets (and other such similar ad-hoc events) where alcohol will be supplied as part of the pre-planned event. The premises licence authorises the supply of alcohol at the Safari Tent and the Round House as marked on the plan deposited with the Licensing Authority (and attached to this premises licence) or within the grounds/proximity of the aforementioned venues. No other venue at the site shall be used for the supply of alcohol without the prior consent of both the Licensing Team of Lincolnshire Police and the Licensing Authority.

  The terminal hour for the supply of alcohol shown on this premises licence is 01:00 Hours, however, the majority of events shall have a terminal hour for the supply of alcohol of 00:00 Hours (Midnight).

  All staff shall be suitably trained for their job function in the operating standards for the premises and the contents of the premises licence. The training shall be under constant review.

  There shall be no more than 28 events per calendar year.

  The premises shall not be used for any music festivals without prior consultation with Lincolnshire Police and the East Lindsey Event Safety Advisory Group (ELESAG). This consultation to be had a minimum of 3 months prior to the event.

  Suitable and sufficient security fencing shall be provided at the boundary of the premises.

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

  No alcohol shall be be stored on the site.

  Alcohol shall be removed at the end of each event by the provider of the bar.

  No persons shall be permitted to enter the licensable areas with their own alcohol.

  Strong plastic glassware shall be used at all events, with the exception of the bride and groom whilst at the reception.

  Public Safety

  An incident/refusals book shall be kept at the premises, in which details of crime and/or disorder relating to the premises shall be recorded. The incident book shall contain the following details:

  Time, date and location of incident/refusals.

  Nature of the incident/refusal.

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

  Result of the incident/refusals.

  Action taken to prevent further such incidents.

  Each entry to be signed by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS), or other responsible person employed at the premises and so authorised by the DPS and retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available to Lincolnshire Police for inspection upon request.

  There shall be a maximum of 150 people within the Safari Tent.

  All persons staying overnight at the premises shall be within their own tents/caravans/motorhomes (or within bell tents (or something similar) hired or provider in connection with a wedding reception).

  Adequate and appropriate artificial lighting shall be provided within the event site. Arrangements shall be in place to re-instate lighting units that fail.

  Policies and procedures shall be in place to deal with emergencies that may arise in connection with an event that is held under the authority of this premises licence.

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

  There shall be placed within the car parks at the premises, in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the patrons, notices asking customers to respect the needs of local residents and requiring patrons to leave the premises and the area quietly.

  The premises licence holder (or nominated person) shall ensure that the event area is regularly cleaned to ensure that litter is removed and properly disposed.

  The premises licence holder (or nominated person) will assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring premises at the start of the activity and periodically throughout the activity and take action to reduce noise levels if they are found to be distinguishable above normal background levels at the nearest residential property.

  Suitable and adequate car parking facilities shall be provided on site for the use of patrons.

  The terminal hour for the provision of Live Music shown on this premises licence is 00:00 Hours (Midnight), however, the majority of events shall have a terminal hour for Live Music of 23:00 Hours. (N.B. This is in line with the contents of the Operating Schedule submitted with the premises licence application).

  Protection of Children from Harm

  The premises shall operate a 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 Proof of Age Policy.

  All point-of-sale staff shall undergo training in the Challenge 25 Proof of Age Scheme and all other relevant policies with a record kept of the date of training, signed by the member of staff and the trainer. Each entry shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion.  This record shall be made available for inspection by Lincolnshire Police Officers or other Relevant Authority.

  All children, present at a licensable event, shall be accompanied by an adult.

   

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

   

  Not Applicable.

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - Licensable activities are permitted in accordance with the layout of the premise shown on the plan attached to the premises licence (and deposited with the Licensing Authority).