Agenda and draft minutes

Consideration was given to an application (made in accordance with Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003) for the grant of a Premises Licence at Valentines, Unit 1 Atlas Court, Brinsworth, Rotherham S60  5DL.

The applicants, Mr. C. Valentine and Mrs. S. Valentine, were seeking authorisation to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises on every day of the week between 0930 hours and 2130 hours as well as the provision of live and recorded music (inside) on every day of the week between 0800 hours and 2200 hours.

Mr. and Mrs. Valentine were present at the hearing.

It was noted that a licence was not required for the playing of live or recorded music if a premises had an alcohol licence subject to certain criteria.  Any condition attached to a licence referring to the playing of live or recorded music would not come into force between 08.0 hours and after 23.0 hours as it was unlicensable during those hours.

Consultation on the application had been carried out in accordance with all statutory requirements and the Council procedure.  During the consultation period one objection had been received from a local resident citing concerns regarding the level of noise created by the activities taking place at the premises.  The applicant had responded to the representation.

The resident had been invited to attend the hearing but had not attended.

Also, the applicant had engaged with the Licensing Service and had agreed a number of conditions that were considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives:-

1.     A CCTV system shall be operational in the premises.  The system shall record clear images that show the date and time that the recording was made.  Recordings shall be retained for 30 days.

2.     The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall be fully trained on the operation of the CCTV system and shall routinely check that the equipment is operating properly.

3.     CCTV shall be made available to the Police or authorised officers of the Licensing Authority upon request.  Where requested a copy of a recording shall be immediately provided or within 12 hours at the latest.

4.     The premises shall operate a “Challenge 25” proof of age policy.  This means that persons who appear to be under the age of 25 must produce proof of identity/age before being sold/supplied alcohol.  Only the following forms of ID shall be accepted:-

a.  Passport or photo card driving licence or

b.  Proof of age card bearing the official “PASS” accreditation hologram

5.     The premises shall maintain a refusals log in which a record of the details of all occasions that a member of staff has refused to sell alcohol to a person suspected of being under the age of 25 shall be recorded.

6.     The refusals log shall be made available to the Police or authorised officers of the Licensing Authority upon request.

7.     An incident book/register shall be maintained in which the following shall be recorded:-

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