Decision Maker: Licensing Sub Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 16, 2026

Purpose:

Content: 1.         That condition 2.3 be removed in its entirety and replaced with:             ‘That one SIA licensed door supervisor be on duty at the premises from 21:00 hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Bank Holidays when open until the premises closes to the public’. 2.         That there be a designated smoking area at the front of the premises only. 3.         That the following conditions be added to the current licence: (a)        An adequate CCTV system shall be installed, maintained and operated at the premises before any licensable activities may take place and thereafter. The CCTV system shall cover all licensed areas inside and all entrances and exits. The system shall record continuously whilst the premises are open to the public and for licensable activities. Images must be of an evidentiary standard and be date and time stamped. The system installed must retain all images for a minimum of 31 days and these must be made available for the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police to view or remove on request. A member of staff trained in working the system and capable of downloading images shall be on duty whenever the premises are open to the public. (b)       An effective Challenge 25 policy shall be implemented and maintained in place at the premises. Any persons appearing to be under the age of 25 who attempts to purchase alcohol must be challenged in respect of their age and required to provide adequate proof that they are over the age of 18 before they are sold or supplied with alcohol. (c)        Each member of staff involved in alcohol sales will receive adequate training in the law with regard to alcohol sales and a written record of the training each person has received shall be maintained. Regular refresher training will also be given and recorded. The training records / logs are to be kept on site / electronically or at Head Office and shall be provided to the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police upon request. (d)       Only photographic based forms of identification shall be accepted as proof of age in respect of suspected underage sales. These must be accredited to the PASS scheme or subsequent equivalent but could also include passport, HM forces ID card, and driving licence. (e)        A refusal log / form to record all attempts to purchase alcohol that were refused shall be kept on site and all refused sales recorded. The log shall be provided to the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police upon request. (f)        An incident log shall be maintained and kept at the premises, and made available on request to the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police, which will record the following: (i)         all crimes which occur within the venue; (ii         all ejections of patrons; (iii)       any incidents of disorder; (iv)       seizures of drugs or offensive weapons; and (v)        any refusals of the sale of alcohol. (g)        The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that all staff working at the premises shall undertake vulnerable persons / child awareness training, this training shall incorporate vulnerable person / child exploitation awareness and what steps to undertake where necessary. (h)       Off sales of alcohol shall be in sealed containers from 23:00 hours. (i)         Except for exceptional circumstances the Designated Premises Supervisor or another Personal Licence Holder will be on duty at the premises on Friday and Saturday evenings and Bank Holidays from 21:00 hours until the premises close to the public.   (j)         Where the licensee employs / engages any person at or about the premises in the capacity of a door supervisor, the licensee shall maintain a register which shall be kept at the premises for a period of at least twelve months. The register shall note the name, licence number of any door supervisors employed with the dates and times they worked and be produced for inspection by the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police upon request. (k)        The premises shall implement a customer dispersal policy to assist with minimising noise disturbance to local residents from customers leaving the premises.  Notices shall be prominently displayed at all public exits requesting customers to respect the needs of local residents and leave the premises and area quietly. (l)         Doors and windows are to be closed except for access and egress after 23:00 hours. (m)      A dedicated telephone number for the premises must be given to any resident upon request to allow complaints to be made directly at all times the premises are open. (n)       A complaints log will be maintained and all complaints from residents will be recorded therein.  Any complaint logged will include date, time, name of complainant (if known) and reason for complaint.  Any action taken in relation to that complaint to also be recorded.  A copy of the log will be made available to officers of the the Local Authority, the Licensing Authority or the Police upon request.