The 27 Club

18 Tor Hill Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5RD

Completed application 023501 which is a Internal Amendment/Variation for Premises Licence from 19/10/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for making music
• a performance of live music
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing

Additional Conditions

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  ANNEXE 1

   

   

   

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  MANDATORY CONDITION:  WHERE LICENCE AUTHORISES SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL

   

  1)       No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:-
   

  ()        at a time where there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence , or
   

  ()        at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his/her personal licence is suspended.

   

  2)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  3)              .               (1)  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.

   

                                   (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 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 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 (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.

   

  4)              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).

   

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

   

  6)                             (1) 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.

   

                                     (2) 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.

   

  7).               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

   

                                (ii) still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and

   

              (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

   

   

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  ANNEXE 2

   

  CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

   

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  Restrictions transferred from the On Licence

   

  The restrictions related to permitted hours do not prohibit:

   

  (a)               during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

   

  (b)               during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
   

  (c)               during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;
   

  (d)               consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;
   

  (e)              the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;
   

  (f)               the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purpose of the trade or club.
   

  (g)               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 forces;
   

  (h)               the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or
   

  (i)               the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or
   

  (j)               the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of alcohol so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of the employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

  Credit Sales

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied:

   

  (a)               with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal;
   

  (b)               for consumption by a person residing in the premises or his guest and paid for together with his accommodation;
   

  (c)               to a canteen or mess.

   

   

• General

   

  1.              The licensees shall maintain a high standard of safety and prevention of crime and disorder by working closely and co-operatively with other agencies.

   

  2.              Reasonable disabled facilities shall be available.

   

  3.              The licensees shall work closely with business neighbours and residents in the surrounding area to prevent public nuisance to them by preventing disturbances by patrons               leaving and arriving the premises.

   

  4.              Children shall be restricted entry at certain times and to certain areas of the premises.

   

  5.              No additional patrons shall be admitted after 01.00.

   

  The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1.              CCTV shall monitor the premiss at all times and videos shall be kept for 28 days.

   

  2.              Safe capacity shall be maintained within the premises by trained register door supervisors during times when public entertainment is offered.

   

  3.              There shall be inclusion on the 'Nitenet' scheme.

   

  4.              There shall be inclusion on the block exclusion system operated by the constabulary.

   

  5.              Staff shall be trained to ensure a responsible approach to alcohol sales and not participate in 'heavily discounted' drinks promotions.

   

  6.              There shall be zero tolerance on any activity involving illicit drugs.

   

  7.              No additional patrons shall be admitted after 02.00.

   

  8.              The premises will join and maintain membership of the Torquay night-time economy forum, where a premises management representative will attend at least  2 meetings per               calender year.

   

  9.              On every operational day when door supervision is required then those  door supervisors employed  in front of house duties will wear high visibility reflective jackets fot the               entirity of their duty.

   

  Public Safety

   

  1.              The premises shall adhere to a safe capacity.

   

  2.              There shall be reasonable facilities for persons with a disability.

   

  3.              There shall be adequate staff training.

   

  4.              Fire Exits shall always be clear.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  1.              There shall be air conditioning.

   

  2.              The licensees shall prevent disturbances by patrons arriving and leaving the premises.

   

  3.              Staff must ensure they leave the premises quietly.

   

  4.              The licensees must ensure that rubbish is contained in bins/skips.

   

  5.              Bottle emptying must be done in daylight hours.

   

  The Protection of Children From Harm

   

  1.              Children shall only be admitted between the hours of 08.00 and 19.00 and shall only be admimtted on the lower ground level.

   

  2.              All children must be accompanied by an adult.

   

  3.              Staff shall be required to ask for photo identification to verify a young persons age.  These being, a passport, photocard driving licence, HM Forces identity card.

   

  4.              The provision of topless bar staff shall only be within the upstairs bar from 20.00hrs and shall not be seen from the street.

   

  5.              Security personnel shall ensure that no person under the age of eighteen enter the entire premises from 19.00hrs until close.

   

  6.              Notices shall offer a warning sign stating that there are topless bar staff and will again clearly state 'NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WILL BE ADMITTED".

   

  7.              No images of the topless bar staff shall be displayed outside the premises.

   

   

   

   

   

   

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  ANNEXE 3

   

  CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

• The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1.              A CCTV system of an evidential standard must be installed to the satisfaction of the police, and the system to be in operation at all times the premises are open to the public.  All recordings from that system must be kept for a period of 31 days and the police to have access to recordings at any reasonable time.

   

  2.              On every occasion that the premises sells alcohol after midnight and then closes after 12.30am, SIA door staff shall be employed from 9.00pm until closing.

   

  3.              On every occasion that the premises extends its hours of operatoin for the sale of alcohol after midnight, then for the whole of that operational day; all drinks must be served in toughened or strengthened glasses and no alcohol shall be served in glass bottles from which it is intended or likely that a person shall drink.

   

  4.              Premises must join and maintain membership of the Nitenet Radio Communications Scheme.

   

   

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  1.              Noise from the premises shall not be auidble within any dwelling with windows open for normal ventilation especially after 11pm.  This shall be assessed from the boundary to the nearest residential properties, on all sides of the licensed premises.  The criteria that shall be applied are:-

                (i)              Before 11pm - Noise emanating from the premises shall not be clearly distinguishable above other noise.

                (ii)              After 11pm - Noise emanating from the premises shall not be distinguishable above background levels of noise.

                (iii)              The local authority shall reserve the right in cases of tonal noise and where premises are attached to others, to make further assessments from within the residential               property.

   

  2.              Doors and windows must be shut at 10pm, to reduce noise breakout.  A management scheme shall be in place to ensure this situation remains.

   

  3.              A noise limitation device shall be in operation controlling the system to which all amplification equipment is fitted.  This device shall be regularly maintained to ensure that the noise produced within the premises shall not be audible within any residential premises in the vicinity.

   

  4.              A senior member of staff (manager) shall assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment to ensure levels of noise have not increased.

   

   

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  ANNEXE 4

   

  PLANS

   

  Copy attached to Licence.