THE STEEPLE BAR

6A MERCER ROW, LOUTH, LN11 9JQ

Completed application 081371 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 26/09/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  MC1

  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

   

  S21 Licensing Act 2003

   

  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 operating style of the premises shall be a restaurant/bistro where alcohol will be served ancillary to food and soft drinks.

  All staff shall be trained in their responsibilities regarding the sale of alcohol and the requirements of the premises licence. Training records shall be retained for a period of 12 months and made available upon request by Lincolnshire Police or other relevant authority.

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

  A tamper proof CCTV system shall be installed, maintained in working order and operated at the premises and shall be used to record during all hours that the premises are open to the public. Recordings must be kept for a minimum of 28 days and endorsed with the accurate, correct time/date (BST/GMT adjusted). Copies of recordings from the system shall be made available to Lincolnshire Police upon receipt of a reasonable request.

  There shall be a drug policy completed for the premises. This document shall be specific to the venue and shall be always kept on site and made available to Lincolnshire Police upon request. The policy shall allow Lincolnshire Police to the use a drug itemising machine to swab the premises for drug use. This policy shall be reviewed every 12 months or following a drug related incident, whichever comes sooner. All staff are to be trained on the drugs policy.

  SIA registered door staff shall be employed at the premises in accordance with a risk assessment, to be carried out by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) or other responsible person. This risk assessment shall be kept on the premises and made available to Lincolnshire Police or other relevant authority.

  When door staff are employed, 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 as a door supervisor. The record shall contain the following details:

  The door supervisor's name.

  Security Industry Authority (SIA) Licence Number.

  The time and date the duty commenced and concluded.

  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 reasonable request.

  Public Safety

  Patrons shall not be allowed to enter or leave the premises whilst in the possession of any alcoholic drink in unsealed containers, save for entry to or from any external area provided for the purpose of consumption. For clarity, leaving the premises includes leaving for any reason whether temporarily or otherwise.

  A suitably trained member of staff in basic first aid procedures, shall always be present during hours of business.

  An incident/refusals book/electronic record shall be kept at the premises, in which details of all crime/disorder/refusals relating to the premises will be recorded. The record shall include:

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

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

  Details of persons involved.

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

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

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

  Public Nuisance

  The premises licence holder 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 premises licence holder shall comply with any noise standard specified by the Licensing Authority.

  Deliveries and refuse disposal, such as bottles, shall be carried out at a time when it is not likely to cause a disturbance to residents.

  Customer notices to be displayed at all exits asking patrons to please leave the premises quietly and respect the needs of local residents.

  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 or other relevant authority.

   

• 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).