Minutes:
Members
considered an application for the review of a Premises Licence and to consider
representations received in respect of the following application made under the
Licensing Act 2003:
|
Premises Name |
The Old Surgery (The
Surge) |
|
Premises Address |
74 Commercial Road,
Taibach, Port Talbot, SA13 1LR |
|
Applicant Name |
Mrs Leah Morgan |
|
Applicant Address |
Environmental Health,
Neath Port Talbot Council, The Quays, Brunel Way, SA11 2GG |
|
Licence Holder Name |
Mr
Mark Cubberley |
|
DPS |
Mr Mark Cubberley |
RESOLVED: The
Sub-Committee decided to modify the conditions of the premises licence so that
the following conditions would apply
a. By
virtue of S177 (A) the Licensing Act 2003 the conditions of the Premises
Licence relating to regulated entertainment shall be in force between 8.00
hours and 23.00 hours.
b. There
shall be no external amplified sound (i.e. in the beer garden, car park, or
anywhere else outside the curtilage of the building).
c. There
shall be no regulated entertainment in the form of live or recorded music at
the premises until such time that the licence holder and/or owner of the
premises commissions an independent acoustic consultant to undertake a Noise
Impact Assessment and the recommended control measures contained within the
assessment are implemented. A copy of
the Noise Impact Assessment along with supporting evidence that the
requirements have been complied with shall be provided to the Local Authority
for written approval prior to the commencement of regulated entertainment.
d. To
comply with the above the following criteria must be met;
i. The
report must be carried out by an acoustic consultant who shall be a member of
the Association of Noise Consultants and a member of the Institute of
Acoustics.
ii. The
methodology for the noise assessment shall accord with current UK guidance and
British Standards and agreed with the Local Authority in advance of the
assessment commencing.
iii. Prior
to implementation of the control measures the Local Authority shall be given
the opportunity to review and comment on the Noise Impact Assessment and its
recommendations.
e. The Premises Licence Holder or a
nominated person shall carry out proactive noise observations outside the
premises at least once an hour during the provision of regulated entertainment,
and take any necessary remedial action. A written record of proactive external noise assessments
and, where applicable, remedial actions taken shall be kept for a minimum of 31
days from the date of the last entry in the record and this record shall be
available for inspection on demand by authorised council officers at all times
the premises are open.
f. Speakers shall not be located in the
entrance and exit of the premises or outside the building.
g. All windows and external doors shall
be kept closed after (21:00) hours or at any time when regulated entertainment
takes place, except for the immediate access and egress of persons. (To replace the existing condition relating
to windows and doors being closed during amplified music)
h. The smoking areas, including the beer
garden, must be provided with suitable ashtrays/bins, the use of which shall be
monitored by the Premises Licence Holder or a nominated person. The smoking areas, including the beer garden
and adjacent highways must be regularly swept to remove cigarette ends and kept
in a clean and tidy manner at all times.
i. A
Digital CCTV system shall be installed, or existing system maintained, at the premises which will be operational at
all times when the premises is open
to the public & be capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly
facial identification. The CCTV recordings must be correctly timed and date stamped &
retained for a period of 31 days and
made available for viewing by the Police or an authorised Officer of the Licensing
Authority on request.
The system must provide coverage of the following areas:-
·
The exterior perimeter
of the premises
·
The entrances and exits to the premises;
·
The interior & exterior public
areas of the premises (i.e.
beer garden and car park)
j. A staff
member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV
system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises is open to the
public. This staff member shall be able
to show and provide Police or authorised officers, recent data or footage with
the absolute minimum of delay following a lawful request.
k. Every Friday and Saturday night, the
Sunday night of any bank holiday, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, when entertainment
is provided, a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors will be on duty
from 20:00 hours until closing time and when no entertainment is provided, 1
SIA registered door supervisor will be employed. At all other times, the premises licence holder will risk
assess the need for door supervisors
and provide door supervision between such times and in such numbers as is required by the risk assessment.
l. Door Supervisors shall display their S.I.A licence
in a reflective armband whilst on duty.
m. A daily register of security
personnel will be maintained. The register shall show the name, address and licence number of each door
supervisor, and the dates and times
that they operate.
The register must be kept available for inspection by the Police and authorised officers of the Local Authority
n. An incident recording book shall be
maintained at the premises showing details of the date and time of any
assaults, injuries, accidents, interventions by
staff or ejections, as well as details of the members of staff involved, the nature of the incident and the
action/outcome. The book must be kept.
o. Provide prominent signs throughout
the premises and at all exits requesting patrons
to leave in a quiet and orderly manner so as to minimise impact on local residents.