Agenda and 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 in respect of premises known as The  Longbar, Unit 2, Braithwell Road, Ravenfield, Rotherham.

The applicant, Mr. D. Marshall, himself to be the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS), was seeking authorisation to allow the:-

·              Sale of alcohol, for consumption on and off  the premises, commencing at 12:00 hours (12 Noon) until:-

o     22:30 hours (10.30 p.m.) on Monday to Friday;

o     23:30 (11.30 p.m.) on  Saturday;

o     17:30 hours (5.30 p.m.) on Sunday; and

o     01:30 hours (1.30 a.m.) on the day following New Year’s Eve.

·              Provision of late-night refreshment, for consumption on the premises, commencing at 23:00 hours (11.00 p.m.) until:-

o     23:30 (11.30 p.m.) on  Saturday; and

o     01:30 hours (1.30 a.m.) on the day following New Year’s Eve.

The proposed operation of the premises, as provided in the application, was as a café/coffee shop and deli during the daytime and a small wine bar in the evening, with seating for thirty-eight persons.

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:-

a)           A Challenge 25 Policy shall be in operated. This Policy shall require that any person who appears to be under the age of 25 must provide ID prior to being served alcohol. Acceptable forms of ID are:

·              a passport;

·              a UK photo driving licence; or

·              a military ID card.

b)           All refusals made under the  Challenge 25 Policy shall be logged  in a bound book. This log must show:

·              date of refusal made;

·              member of staff who made the refusal; and

·              if refused, whether fake ID was seized.

c)           Signs shall be displayed inside the premises that advertise that the premises operates “Challenge 25”.

d)           A bound incident book shall be maintained, in which the following shall be recorded:

·              All incidents of crime and disorder occurring at the premises; and

·              Details of when the Police are called.

e)           The Challenge 25 log and the incident book shall be kept on the premises and shall be available for inspection upon request by the Police or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority.

f)             The DPS, or their nominated deputy,  shall check the Challenge 25 log and the incident book at least once a  week, and sign and date each check.

g)           The DPS shall routinely attend meetings of the local Pubwatch.

h)           The premises shall operate in accordance with the “ask Angela scheme” and notices to this effect shall be displayed.

i)             The CCTV system installed at the premises, shall:-

·              be maintained fully at all times;

·              make and retain clear images; and

·              show an accurate date and time that the images were made.

·              be both internal and external.

j)             All CCTV images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days.

k)           CCTV images shall be immediately made available for review upon request  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.