Oxford Hotel

662 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0TB

Completed application 041394 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 25/11/2009 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• the sale by retail of alcohol
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1

   

  The following conditions apply unless they have been superseded by provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

   

   

  On and Off Licence Conditions

   

  Embedded Conditions

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.

  In this condition, permitted hours means:

   

  a. On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  b. On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  c. On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  d. On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

  e. On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  f. On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m

  g. On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

  (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  (b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  (c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of  the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;

  (d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;

  (e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  (f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  (g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

  (h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or

  (i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of  alcohol by persons so supplied; or

  (j) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.

   

   

  Off Sales

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.

  In this condition, permitted hours means:

  a. On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  b. On Sundays, other than Christmas Day, 10 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

  c.  On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

  d. On Good Friday, 8 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

  (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  (b) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  (c) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  (d) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

   

  Credit Sales

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied;

  (a)              with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal;

  (b)              for consumption by a person residing in the premises or his guest and paid for together with his accommodation;

  (c)              to a canteen or mess;

   

   

  On-licence, no children’s certificate

  No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies;

  (1)              He is the child of the holder of the premises licence;

  (2)              He resides in the premises, but is not employed there;

  (3)              He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress;

  (4)              The bar is in the railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary.  In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of intoxicating liquor.  But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

   

  On-licensed premises with children’s certificates

  No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the canteen during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies;

  (1)              He is the child of the holder of the premises licence;

  (2)              He resides in the premises, but is not employed there;

  (3)              He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress;

  (4)              The bar is in the premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary;

  (5)              (a) He is in an area shown on the plan attached to the licence;

  (b) Meals and non-alcoholic beverages are available for sale for consumption in that area;

  (c) He is in the company of a person aged18 years or over;

                (d) He is there prior to 9 p.m.

   

  In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of intoxicating liquor.  But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.

   

  Licensing Act 2003 Mandatory Conditions

   

  Mandatory conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

   

   

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

   

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

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

   

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

   

  Mandatory Condition where the licence permits the performance of Films

   

  Where a programme includes a film in the 12A, 15 or 18 category, as classified by the British board of Film Classification, no person appearing to be under the age of 12 (and unaccompanied in that case),15 or 18 as appropriate shall be admitted to any part of the programme; and the licence holder shall display in a conspicuous position a notice in the following terms-

   

   

  PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF [INSERT APPROPRIATE AGE] CANNOT BE ADMITTED TO ANY PART OF THE PROGRAMME

   

  Where films of different categories form part of the same programme, the notice shall refer to the oldest age restriction.

   

  This condition does not apply to members of staff under the relevant age while on duty provided the prior written consent of the person’s parents or legal guardian has first been obtained.

   

  Immediately before each exhibition of a film passed by the British Board of Film Classification there shall be exhibited on screen for at least five seconds a in such a manner that it can be easily read by all persons in the auditorium a reproduction of the certificate of the Board or, as regards a trailer advertising a film, of the statement approved by the Board indicating the category of the film

   

   

  Mandatory conditions where Door Supervisors are provided

   

  All individuals who carry out security activities must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA)

   

  Mandatory Conditions for club Premises with off sales

   

  1) The supply of alcohol for consumption off the club premises must be made at a time when the premises are open for the purposes of supplying alcohol, in accordance with the club premises certificate, to members of the club for consumption on the premises.

   

  2) Any alcohol supplied for consumption off the premises must be in a sealed container.

   

  3) That any supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises must be made to a member of the club in person.

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1. No irresponsible sales promotions of alcoholic beverages shall be offered to customers.

  2. No customers carrying open or sealed bottles shall be admitted to the premises at any time the premises are open to the public.

  3. A sign will be displayed on the premises indicating the standard hours during which the sale of alcohol is permitted.

  4. All fire doors will be maintained effectively self closing and shall not be held open other than by approved devices.

  5. Notices detailing the actions to be taken in the event of fire or other emergencies, including how the fire brigade shall be summoned, are to be prominently displayed.

  6. When amplified musical entertainment is taking place inside the premises after 22:00 windows and doors, save for entrance and exit purposes, will be kept shut.

  7. A sign will be located at the exit(s) requesting that customers leaving the premises do so quietly and with consideration to neighbours.

  8. No one under the age of 16 will be allowed to enter or remain on the premises after 22:00 save on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

  9. Anyone who appears to be under the age of 18 and who is attempting to buy alcohol must be required to produce proof of age before such a sale is made.

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  1)              Challenge 21 scheme operated at premises.

  2)              Challenge 21 posters to be clearly and prominently displayed.

  3)              To provide training, at least once a year, to existing staff, of the law relating to underage sales.

  4)              To provide training for all new staff on the sale of age restricted products.

  5)              To attend training seminars organised by The Trading Standards Service as and when requested to do so.

  6)              To inform all staff of changes in the law relating to age-restricted products as and when required.

  7)              To keep written records of all training provided in respect of the law relating to underage sales of alcohol. Staff to sign and date records to confirm that the training has been received and understood.

  8)              To notify staff of any reports of alleged underage sale incidents that has been brought to your attention by Trading Standards.

  9)              To keep a log of such notifications on file, ready for inspection by authorised officers of RMBC if required.

  10)              To record any remedial action following a report from Trading Standards of an alleged underage sale from the premise.

  11)              To produce a copy of the “Record of Remedial Action” if requested by an authorised officer of RMBC.

  12)              CCTV Installed and fully operational all hours that the premises is open to the public.

  13)              CCTV Images are to be retained for not less than 31 days and produced to The Police and authorise officers of RMBC upon request.

  14)              Premises to partake in the local pub watch scheme and attend 75% of the meetings.

  15)              Any noise emanating from the premise should be inaudible at the cartilage of any residential property after 11:30pm.

  16)              The use of the beer garden to cease at 11:30pm apart from the use of customers going out to smoke.

  17)              The premise licence holder must, during the period entertainment is being provided, make arrangements to carry out periodic noise monitoring at the boundary of any adjacent noise sensitive buildings.

  18)              The premise licence holder must keep a log of noise monitoring activities carried out inside and outside the premises.

  19)              The log should include details of the type and characteristic of the music at the time of monitoring, Where the monitoring took place, the audibility of noise at the boundary of adjacent noise sensitive buildings, the date and time of monitoring and the person who took the monitoring.   

   

• ANNEX 4 - SEASONAL VARIATIONS, NON-STANDARD TIMINGS AND FURTHER DETAILS.

   

   

  Section E (Live Music)

   

  Seasonal Variations

  N/A

   

  Non-Standard Timings

  N/A

   

  Further Details 

  Music and singing (amplified and unamplified)

   

   

  Section M (Supply of Alcohol)

   

  Seasonal Variations

  N/A

   

  Non-Standard Timings

  11:00 to 23:00 on any Sunday forming part of a Public holiday weekend.

  11:00 to 00:30 on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

   

  Further Details

  N/A

   

   

  Section O (Hours premises are open to the public)

   

  Seasonal Variations

  N/A

   

  Non-Standard Timings

  11:00 to 00:00 on any Sunday forming part of a Public holiday weekend.

  11:00 to 01:00 on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

   

  Further Details

  N/A