The School House Tearooms

Cockington Lane, Cockington, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6XA

Completed application 067549 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 13/06/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

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  ANNEXE 1

   

  MANDATORY CONDITION: WHERE LICENCE AUTHORISES SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL

   

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

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

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

   

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

   

  3)              (1) The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

   

  (2) In this paragraph, an 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:-

   

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

  (d) 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;

   

  (e) dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

   

  4)              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  5)              (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

  (2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

   

  (3) 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 either:-

   

  (a) a holographic mark, or

   

  (b) an ultraviolet feature.

   

  6)              The responsible person must 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: ½ pint;

                (ii) gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

                (iii) still wine in a glass: 125 ml;

   

  (b) these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

   

  (c) where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

   

  Minimum Drinks Pricing

   

  1)              A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

   

  2)              For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1

   

  (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979

   

  (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula P = D + (DxV)

   

  Where:-

   

                              (i) P is the permitted price

  (ii) D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  (iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

   

  (c) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence:-

  (i) The holder of the premises licence

  (ii) The designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii) The personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

   

  (d) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

   

  (e) “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

  3)              Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from the paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  4)              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

   

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

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  ANNEXE 2

   

  CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

   

  1.              The directors are aware of the licensing objectives and will work together to promote these through clear training and procedures that all staff are made aware of.

   

  2.              All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following (select from the following):

   

         The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable.

         The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.

         How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).

         Recognising the signs of drunkenness.

         The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.

         Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.

   

                Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 6 monthly  intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  1.              Variety of alcohol will be limited and the nature of our business is unlikely to attract people to be drinking in excess on our premises or for extended periods.

   

  2.              Responsible pricing will be in place and drink promotions will not be available. Some drink and food deals may be available for example "ploughmans and a beer" for events such as fathers day or celebration afternoon teas to include a glass of Prosecco but these will be in a combined price to reflect that of our menu. No timed drinking sessions will be available.

   

  3.              No alcohol will be sold to anyone that appears drunk and staff will be trained in this procedure.

   

  4.              Staff will also be trained in managing difficult behaviour and safe methods to resolve this.

   

  5.              Staff will also be aware of lone working policy.

   

  6.              Alcohol will be served ancillary to food.

   

  7.              Open containers of alcohol shall not be removed from the premises, except for consumption in any delineated external area as shown on the plan attached to the licence.

   

  8.              An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused. The register will include:

   

  time of refusal

  the reason the date and for refusal

  details of the person refusing the sale

  description of the customer

  any other relevant observations.

   

                The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.

   

  9.              An incident log shall be kept and maintained at the premises which will include a log of the following, including pertinent details:

   

  Any incidents of disorder or of a violent or anti-social nature

  All crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the police

  All ejections of patrons

  Any complaints received

  Seizures of drugs or offensive weapons

  Any visits by a responsible authority (under the Licensing Act 2003) or emergency service.

   

                Records must be completed within 24 hours of any incident, and will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident. The logs shall be kept for at least 12 months following the date of entry and be made available for inspection and copying upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.

   

  Public safety

   

  1.              Alcohol will be sold responsibly with consideration given to the behaviour of any person seeking to buy alcohol.

   

  2.              Customers will not be permitted to take open containers of alcohol from the premises at any time.

   

  3.              The collection of glasses and bottles shall be undertaken at regular intervals to ensure there is no build-up of empties in and around the premises.

   

  4.              All staff are aware of and maintain clear fire exits and smoke alarms and extinguishers in good working order.

   

  5.              Smoking is discouraged but is permitted in the garden and ashtrays are provided.

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

   

  1.              Alcohol will be mainly sold with food/snacks. No timed session for alcohol consumption will be in place.

   

  2.              Binge drinking will not be encouraged.

   

  3.              Sale of alcohol will largely be between the hours of 12-4pm only as these are the usual business hours. In the event of a private party this is usually limited to a set time of up to 3 hours and has a limited bar available.

   

  4.              Neighbouring properties would be consulted in advance if any late night activity was to happen but this would not be past 22:30.

   

  5.              Litter bins are provided throughout the property and in the garden. Table service is carried out to manage waste effectively.

   

  6.              Alcohol will only be supplied form bottles or cans so no delivery of kegs/cyclinders etc would be occuring.

   

  7.              Alcohol for sale will be purchased and delivered by the directors only therefore no delivery from trucks/early morning noise.

   

  8.              Our waste is collected by a licensed collector on a regular basis.

   

  The protection of children from harm

   

  1.              The premises shall operate a Challenge 25 Policy and any individual who appears to be under the age of 25 will be required to produce an approved form of photographic identification i.e.

   

         A photo driving licence

         A passport

         An identification card carrying the PASS hologram

   

                Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused. The premises shall display prominent signage at the entrance to the premises that a Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.

   

  2.              An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused. The register will include:

   

         the date and time of refusal

         the reason for refusal

         details of the person refusing the sale

         description of the customer

         any other relevant observations.

   

                The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.

   

  3.              Alcoholic drinks will usually be delivered to customers' tables.

   

  4.              Staff will also be made aware of signs to identify child sexual exploitation.

   

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  ANNEXE 3

   

  CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  None

   

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  ANNEXE 4

   

  PLANS

   

  Copy attached to Licence.

   

Premises Plans

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