The Sub-Committee have taken
note of all the written concerns raised in respect of The Grand
Post House, 62-70 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton. They have also listened to the arguments of those
who have spoken at the hearing.
Having considered the views of
all concerned, the Sub-Committee are satisfied that the Cumulative
Impact Policy applied to these premises. They are further satisfied that sufficient
evidence has been provided by the applicant to illustrate that the
premises will not add to the cumulative impact already experienced
and that the presumption of non-grant has been rebutted.
The application for a premises
licence is therefore granted as applied for, but subject to
conditions agreed between the applicant and responsible authorities
as follows:
Conditions agreed with the Licensing Authority on 4 August
2014
Monday to Wednesday 0700 to 0400
hours
Thursday and Friday
0700 to 0600 hours
Saturday
0800 to 0600 hours
Sunday
0800 to 0400 hours
Non-
standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
0800 to 0600 hours
- Sale/supply of alcohol on the premises:
Sunday to Wednesday 1000 to 0330
hours
Thursday to Saturday
1000 to 0530 hours
Non-standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
1000 to 0530 hours
- Late
night refreshment on the premises:
Sunday to Wednesday 2300 to 0230
hours
Thursday to Saturday
2300 to 0430 hours
Non-standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
2300 to 0430 hours
- Films,
boxing or wrestling on the premises:
Monday to Wednesday 1000 to 0330
hours
Thursday and Friday
1000 to 0530 hours
Saturday
1000 to 0530 hours
Sunday
1000 to 0330 hours
Non-standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
1000 to 0530 hours
- Regulated
entertainment, live music, performance of dance and anything of a
similar description falling within live music, recorded music and
performance of dance:
Monday to Wednesday 0700 to 0330
hours
Thursday and Friday
0700 to 0530 hours
Saturday
0800 to 0530 hours
Sunday
0800 to 0330 hours
Non-standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
0800 to 0530 hours
- Entertainment facilities, making music, dancing and anything of
a similar description falling within these
categories:
Monday to Wednesday 0700 to 0330
hours
Thursday and Friday
0700 to 0530 hours
Saturday
0800 to 0530 hours
Sunday
0800 to 0330 hours
Non-standard hours:
Sunday prior to a Bank Holiday Monday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Eve
0800 to 0530 hours
Conditions agreed with the West Midlands Police on 4 August
2014
- A CCTV system with
recording equipment shall be installed and maintained at the
premises.
- CCTV shall cover
entry and exit points of the premises and all areas where
alcohol/money is served/taken and all areas to where public have
access and the immediate vicinity outside the premises.
- Images/recordings to
be downloaded in a suitable format and provided to any member of a
responsible authority upon request and without any undue
delay.
- Images and recording
must be of evidential quality, must indicate the correct date and
time and be kept for at least 31 days.
- All staff to be
trained to use the CCTV system and at least one member of staff to
be on duty who is trained to download the system images should any
member of a responsible authority make a request.
- Lapel cams shall be
in use from 2100 hours whenever licensable activities are taking
place inside the premises. They shall
be maintained and images/recordings to be downloaded in a suitable
format and submitted to any member of a responsible authority upon
request and without any undue delay.
All footage to be kept for 31 days.
- An incident log must
be maintained at the premises and a written record of any incident
that occurs at the premises must be appropriately
recorded. Where it is deemed
appropriate, the incident must be reported to the West Midlands
Police. The incident log book to be
produced to a member of a responsible authority upon
request.
- Relevant incidents of
crime and disorder shall be reported to the Police.
- All staff to receive
training and refresher training every 6 months on their
responsibilities with regard to licensing legislation. This training to be documented and shown to a
member of a responsible authority upon request.
- To ensure compliance
with ‘Challenge 25’, a refusals log book to be
maintained where any sale of alcohol is refused to persons who
present themselves to be underage.
- No person who is
drunk or disorderly shall be allowed access or be allowed to remain
on the premises.
- Documentation to be
maintained of refusals of sales to persons presenting as being
intoxicated.
- There shall be no new
admissions to the premises after 0200 hours on a Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Sunday and no new admissions after 0300 hours on a
Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday preceding a Bank Holiday
Monday.
- Whenever licensable
activities are taking place on the premises, SIA registered door
staff, authorised for front line duties shall be on duty from 2100
hours. The only exceptions will be
agreed events to which the Police Licensing Department has received
the appropriate event risk assessment notification and has agreed
no necessity is required.
The
following will apply to each licensed area:
The
restaurant/ bar area shall have SIA registered door staff on duty
from 2100 hours at the minimum ratio of 1:75 customers (or part
thereof) at the premises, 20% of which shall be female.
The
basement event space/music room shall have SIA registered door
staff on duty from 2100 hours at the minimum ratio of 1:50
customers (or part thereof) at the premises, 20% of which shall be
female.
The
coffee shop shall have SIA registered door staff from 2100 hours at
the minimum ratio of 1:50 customers (or part thereof) at the
premises, 20% of which shall be female.
A
register will be maintained of all persons engaged as door
supervisors to include the name and SIA number of the staff and
proof of identity (such as photocopy of passport or drivers
licence), proof of address (utility bill dated within the last 6
months) and the time and date duties commenced and
finished.
- A radio link system
to be employed at the premises and used for contact with other
premises in Wolverhampton and the main Wolverhampton camera
facility; this is to be kept in good working order and monitored by
a responsible member of staff.
- An ID scanner and
biometric fingerprint device shall be installed in the event spaces
and in use whenever licensable activities are taking place on the
premises at all times. The only
exceptions will be agreed events to which the Police Licensing
Department has received the appropriate event risk assessment
notification and has agreed no necessity is required. The data shall be made available to the Police on
request.
- Hand held clickers
will be in operation in the event spaces to keep a count of the
number of persons inside the premises to ensure they do not exceed
capacity. A separate clicker will be
required for each of the event spaces on the ground floor and
basement. The counting device will be
in operation at whichever entrance is being used on any given
evening.
- Any door supervisor
employed at the premises shall wear high visibility attire
(Tabards/jackets that have a reflective colour that is easily
discernible from any background) and should use an electronic
wand/glove or other electronic device in their searching
process.
- A search policy will
apply when any licensable activity is taking place in any of the
event spaces. The only exceptions will
be agreed events to which the Police Licensing Department has
received the appropriate event risk assessment notification and has
agreed that no necessity is required.
- West Midlands Police
Licensing Department will be given 14 days’ notice for any
proposed event that will run to 0100 hours and 28 days’
notice for any event running past 0100 hours. This will include full details of the event,
together with a full risk assessment and the names and dates of
birth of any DJ’s playing at the event.
- Police and emergency
services to be informed of any boxing event to take place on the
premises. A full risk assessment shall be completed and handed into
the Police Licensing Department at Wolverhampton Central Police
Station at least 28 days prior to the event.
There shall be the minimum of one ambulance, one paramedic and
an anaesthetist present during any boxing match.
- The venue will be
part of the local Pub Watch scheme and the Designated Premises
Supervisor, or a representative, shall attend the monthly meetings
and ensure that a representative from the door security team attend
the SIA forum.
- The premises shall
operate a drugs policy and have drugs safe in
operation. All drugs seizures are to be
placed in a sealed bag provided by the West Midlands Police and
recorded in a register. There shall be
a weekly phone call to the Licensing Department to arrange the
collection of any items seized. A lost
property/found property policy is also to be in place.
- There shall be at
least two personal licence holders employed in each of the separate
areas where licensable activities are taking place.
- No persons shall be
allowed to leave the premises with any bottle or glass.
- The venue must ensure
adequate numbers of staff are on duty to ensure the safe collection
of glasses, bottles and any other empty drinking vessel within the
venue.
- No person under the
age of 18 shall be present in the venue after 2200 hours, except
those attending a pre-booked wedding reception who are accompanied
by a parent or guardian, in which case all persons under the age of
18 shall vacate the premises by 2330 hours.
- 50% of the floor
space in the restaurant/bar shall house fixed seating.
- At least one member
of staff who is a qualified first aider to be on duty at all times
the premises is open for licensable activities.
- All staff shall be
trained in ‘Challenge 25’ and all appropriate ID checks
shall be undertaken by all staff to ensure no sale of alcohol is
made to underage persons.
Conditions agreed with Environmental Health (Commercial) on 4
August 2014
·
All external smoking areas for use by persons on the
premises shall be located within the building’s own
perimeter. Such areas will be compliant
with the Health Act 2006.
·
Noise and/or vibration shall not be allowed to
emanate from the premises so as to cause a nuisance to nearby noise
sensitive properties. This may include
noise from music, voices and/or other sources, whether amplified or
not.
·
When regulated entertainment is taking place in the
event spaces, the Premises Licence Holder, Designated Premises
Supervisor, event organiser or another competent person shall carry
out observations in the immediate vicinity of the premises to
assess the level of noise. Should such observations confirm that
noise is likely to disturb local residents or occupiers of premises
in the area, steps should be taken to control the noise levels to
prevent disturbance.
·
During regulated entertainment all doors and windows
at the premises shall remain closed, except for normal access to
and egress from the premises.
·
Clear notices shall be displayed at all points where
customers leave the premises, requesting them to respect the needs
of local residents and leave the premises and area
quietly.
·
Daily checks should take place to ensure that
external areas are maintained in a clean and litter free
condition.
It is considered by the
Sub-Committee that the above conditions should be attached in
support of the prevention of public nuisance and prevention of
crime and disorder licensing objectives.
Plans originally submitted by
the applicant have been amended.
Amended plans were presented to the Licensing Sub-Committee on 6
August 2014 and these amended plans will form part of the
Licence.
Finally, such conditions as are
specified on/or are consistent with the operating schedule will be
attached to the licence, together with any mandatory conditions
required by the Act.
All parties have a right of
appeal to the Magistrates’ Court within 21 days of receipt of
this decision.