Mid Devon District CouncilLicensing

White Hart Inn

19 Fore Street, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1JS

Completed application 016481 which is a Change of DPS for Premises Licence from 02/05/2014 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment
• an indoor sporting event

Additional Conditions

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  ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  The supply of alcohol is prohibited: -

  a) At a time when there is no designated premises supervisor, or,

  b) At a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence.

  c) Every supply of alcohol shall be made or authorised by the holder of a personal licence.

   

  Any person carrying out security activities on these premises must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

   

  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 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 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.

   

  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).

   

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

   

  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.

   

  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.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict on the licensed premises the sale or supply to, or consumption of alcohol by, any person residing on the premises.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by them at their own expense, or the consumption of persons so supplied.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the supply of alcohol for consumption on premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the businesses carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

  
  The permitted hours to sell alcohol on this licence do not prohibit or restrict the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air.

   

  SIA Door supervisors will be employed at a rate of 1:75 when pre-arranged Licensable Entertainment takes place.

   

  Amplified music will be played in the function room only.

   

  The manager or senior member of staff check the premises prior to opening to ensure there are no risks to patrons and that all safety precautions are in place.

   

  The maximum occupancy figures for the premises will be in agreement with the Council and Devon Fire & Rescue based on fire safety issues, available floor space and the sanitary accommodation available.

   

  Suitable signage at the exit to request the co-operation of patrons, in particular to make as little noise as possible when leaving the premises.

   

  Patrons will be asked not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises or any car park; and asked to leave the vicinity quickly and quietly.

   

  A senior member of staff (manager) will assess the impact of any amplified entertainment on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the entertainment and periodically throughout the entertainment.

   

  A dedicated Incident Book will be kept on the premises and available for inspection by enforcement bodies. The Incident book will detail all Incidents that are likely to impact upon any of the four licensing objectives, refusal of service or entry to the premises and Challenges made in line with the venues age verification policy

  Records will be kept detailing Persons banned from the premises with reasons and length of ban. Staff will be advised of details of these persons.

  The DPS or their representative will attended Local Pub watch meetings, partake in initiatives and support bans made by the pub watch scheme.

  CCTV will be installed complying with an operational requirement assessment conducted by Mid Devon District Council.

  A CCTV system will be operated and maintained on these premises in accordance with Mid Devon District Council’s CCTV Operational requirement document for licensed premises. This document will be completed in consultation with the police and the licensing authority to show the required positioning of all CCTV cameras and CCTV hardware for the premises.

  The CCTV agreement within this Operational Requirement document will be signed and dated by the premises licence holder or a person authorised to sign on behalf of the premises licence holder.

  The signed CCTV agreement and the completed CCTV operational requirement document or a true copy of the document/s will be maintained at the premises available for inspection by a police officer or an authorised officer of the licensing authority at any reasonable time.

  Alterations to the CCTV system that affect the positioning of the CCTV cameras or the quality of the recorded images must be notified to the licensing authority who will undertake a new operational requirement assessment. No alterations to the CCTV system will take place unless agreed by the licensing authority who will document the changes to the CCTV system in an updated operational requirement.

  In the event of a partial or total failure of the CCTV system or any component within the CCTV system the Licensing authority will be notified as soon as possible of the failure. The Licensing authority must be notified no later than the end of the next working day following discovery of the system failure.

  Following total or partial failure of the CCTV system the Licensing authority, who will consult with the police, will set out the steps the premises licence holder must take to ensure the licensing objectives are not compromised during the period the CCTV system is in a state of total or partial failure. These steps will be set out in writing and given to the licence holder.

  On a Friday and Saturday evening from 21.00 until close of business two members of staff will be on duty within the premises.

  On Friday and Saturday evening from 21.00 until close of business a personal licence holder will be on duty within the premises.

   

   

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

   

   

  ANNEX 4 - PLAN OF PREMISES

   

  See attached plan of premises dated 5 June 2014.

   

   

Premises Plans

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