PREMISES LICENCE

 

The Licensing Act 2003

Schedule 12, Part A

 

 

 

Premises Licence Number

12/01691/LAPRE

Part 1 – Premises Details

Postal address of premises , or if none, ordnance survey map reference or description, including Post Town & Post Code

Players

57 High Street

Maidstone

Kent

ME14 1SY

 

 

Telephone number

 01622 677866

 

 

 

Where the licence is time limited the dates

Not Applicable

 

Licensable activities authorised by the licence

Live music

Recorded music

Facilities for making music

Facilities for dancing

Sale or Supply of Alcohol

Late Night Refreshment

 

 

Times the licence authorises the carrying out of licensable activities

 

Live music (Indoors)

 

 

 

 

Every Day

17:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

Recorded music (Indoors)

 

 

 

 

Every Day

17:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

Facilities for making music (Indoors)

 

 

 

 

Every Day

17:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

 

Facilities for dancing

 

 

 

 

Every Day

17:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

Sale or Supply of Alcohol

 

 

 

 

Every Day

12:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

Late Night Refreshment (Outdoors)

 

 

 

 

Every Day

23:00 - 04:00

All Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve until start of permitted hours on New Years Day

 

 

 

The opening hours of the premises

 

 

Every day

12:00 - 04:20

 

 

 

The non-standard opening hours of the premises

For Live Music, Recorded Music, Facilities for Making Music and Facilities for Dancing, on New Year's Eve from 12:30 hours until 03:00 hours

 

 

Where the licence authorises supplies of alcohol whether these are on and / or off supplies

Alcohol is supplied for consumption both on and off the premises.

 

 

Part 2

Name, (registered) address, telephone number and email address (where relevant) of holder of premises licence

Admiral Taverns Limited

Milton Gate

60 Chiswell Street

London

EC1Y 4AG

 

 

 

Registered number of holder, for example company number, charity number (where applicable)

Registered Business Number 05438628

 

 

Name, address and telephone number of designated premises supervisor where the premises licence authorises for the supply of alcohol

Miss Emma Louise Sexton

Little Rhoden Farmhouse

Lucks Lane

Paddock Wood

Tonbridge

Kent TN12 6PA

 

 

Personal licence number and issuing authority of personal licence held by designated premises supervisor where the premises licence authorises for the supply of alcohol

 

 

Licence Number:

0201300081

Licence Authority:

Ashford Borough Council

 

John Littlemore

Head of Housing and Community Services

Maidstone Borough Council

 


Annex 1 – Mandatory conditions

 

The supply of alcohol

 

Where a premises licence authorises the supply of alcohol, the licence must include the following conditions:-

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Mandatory Conditions in force from 06 April 2010

 

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.

 

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.

 

2.         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).

 

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

 

4.        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.

 

5.        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: ˝ 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 – Embedded conditions

 

Not applicable

 

Annex 3 – Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

 

General:-

 

The Premises Supervisor in situ will ensure that all existing Health and Safety checks will be carried out, and that all existing policies that ensure the care and safety of patrons are observed.

 

Prevention of Crime and Disorder:-

 

The last sale of alcohol will take place at least 60 minutes prior to closing time to allow for a 'wind down' period.

 

Public Safety:-

 

Door Supervisors conducting security activities as a condition of any premises licence or club premises certificate shall be registered with the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.) and shall display or be able to display at least one of the following articles upon request by the Licensing Authority, the Police Authority, a responsible authority, and/or any other relevant authority including the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.);

 

(i)  A Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.) name badge.

 

(ii) Proof of registration to the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.) scheme, allowing them to carry out security activities at licensed premises.

 

Premises employing or using the services of Door Supervisors licensed under the Security Industry Authority scheme must maintain a register to be completed by all dorr supervisors (on payment or otherwise or from agencies or temporarily registered staff) showing the following:

 

(i)  Their name and unique licence registration number as issued by the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.)

 

(ii)  The date (s) of employment at the premises/club

 

(iii)  The start and finish times of all or any work periods for each door supervisor.  (Footnote: All door supervisors must sign and date (at the completion of his or her duties) each door supervisor work period contained in the premises licence door supervisor register).

 

(iv)  The time their duties finished.

 

(v)  Their signatures at the completion of their duties

 

(vi)  The manager or Designated Premises Supervisor's name (s) and any comments he or she wishes to make regarding work periods completed by door supervisors.

 

The register shall be kept and made available to Licensing Authority Officers, the Fire Authority, the Police Authority and / or any other responsible or relevant authority such as the Security Industry Authority (S.I.A.).  Once completed the door supervisor register must be kept in a secure location within the premises for a period of no less than 18 months from the date of completion.

 

All premises where female customers are subject to body searches must ensure that at least one female Door Supervisor will be made available to lawfully carry out such searches.

 

Door Supervisors shall prohibit all /any customer or guest suspected of being drunk and / or disorderly from entering the premises, and ensure that all such patrons and guests leave the premises in an orderly manner.

 

All persons who have previously been excluded from entering the premises (exclusions include all / any court or entry bans imposed by the premises) shall not be permitted entry.

 

Door supervisors shall be responsible for the lawful searching and / or exclusion of those suspected of carrying illegal drugs, offensive weapons and / or instruments who attempt to gain entry into the premises.

 

All door supervisors must ensure that they monitor and organise an orderly queuing system outside the premises.

 

Public Nuisance:

 

The following licensed activities that have the potential to create public nuisance shall not be permitted unless they are done so in accordance with the controls below:

 

Activity                                                                      Control

Playing of live and recorded music                           Sound shall be contained within the premises

                                                                                 Doors and windows to remain shut during performances of live or recorded music

 

The licensee or a nominated representative shall receive and respond to complaints throughout the duration of all noisy events.

 

Protection of Children from Harm

 

Anyone who appears to be under 18 and is attempting to purchase alcohol in the licensed premises or is consuming alcohol in the licensed premises shall, upon request, provide any member of staff of the licensed premises with adequate and acceptable proof of age.

 

Proof of age may be illustrated by a:-

 

Connexions card - as promoted by Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police

 

'New type' driving licence with photograph

 

Valid UK passport

 

Official identity card issued by HM Armed Forces

 

It may be acceptable for children under the age of 18 to consume alcohol as part of a meal whilst under adult supervision.  In this instance, it may not be necessary to request proof of age.

 

Annex 4 – Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

 

Not applicable

 

Annex 5 – Plans

 

Please see attached