Sheffield City CouncilLicensing Services

The Psalter

178-180 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8US

Open application 221368 which is a New Application for Premises Licence

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

  Mandatory Condition 1 (Section 19 ss 2)

  Where a licence authorises the sale of alcohol then 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.

  Mandatory Condition 2 (Section 19 ss 3)

  Where a licence authorises the sale of alcohol then every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

  Mandatory Condition 3 (Section 20)

  1.   Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence includes the following conditions relating to the admission of children to the exhibition:

  (a)   The admission of children (under 18) to the exhibition of any film must be restricted in accordance with the classification set by the film classification body (currently the BBFC).

  (b)   In a case where there is no classification given by the classification body (the BBFC) the admission of children to the exhibition of any film must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation given by the Licensing Authority.

  2. In this section

                "children" means persons aged under 18; and

  "film classification body" means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

  Mandatory Condition 4 (Section 21)

  Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity each such individual must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

  ANNEX 1B - MANDATORY CONDITION EFFECTIVE FROM 28TH MAY 2014:

  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 + (D×V)

                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 this 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.

   

   

• ANNEX 1 (Continued)

  ANNEX 1C - MANDATORY CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2014:

  1. (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).

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

  3. (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.

  4. 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.

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1)              The premises will be fitted with CCTV in the public areas

  2)              We will take firm action against those who ignore the law or act irresponsibly and we will act quickly if any concerns raised by the local community.

  3)              We will implement a challenge 25 strategy

  4              We will have good management practices and staff training

   

  Agreed SYP Conditions - 28.05.24

   

  5. The use of door staff will be risk assessed on an ongoing basis by the licence holder or premise supervisor. 

   

  6. There shall be a zero tolerance policy in relation to drugs at the premises and there shall be regular checks by management to prevent the use of drugs by patrons.  Drugs seized shall be stored securely and handed to the Police.

   

  7. Drinks may not be removed from the premises in open containers save for consumption in any external area provided for that purpose. 

   

  8. The use of glass alternative drinking vessels shall be utilised in accordance with the premises assessment of risk.

   

  9. A CCTV system will be fitted, maintained and in use at all times whilst the premises are open.  The CCTV images will be stored for 30 days and police and authorised officers of the council will be given access to images for purposes in connection with the prevention and detection of crime and disorder, in line with GDPR guidance.   Members of the management team will be trained in the use of the system.  The CCTV system will contain the correct time and date stamp information.  The CCTV footage will be controlled and kept in a secure environment to prevent tampering or unauthorised viewing. A record will be kept of who has access the system, the reason why and when.

  CCTV systems installed after 2021 should be full digital systems with wide dynamic range IP cameras (WDR)

   

  10. Staff will receive training on matters concerning underage sales, drugs policies, and operating procedures. Records of such training will be kept and made available for inspection of the authorities.

   

  11. Incident and refusal book maintained, such records to be retained for at least 12 months and available for inspection on request.

   

  Agreed Conditions EPS - 7 June 2024

  12. The outside seating area shall only be used for the consumption of food and drink between the hours of 08:00 - 22:00hrs on any day of the week.

   

  13. No amplified sound shall be played within the building except through an in-house amplified sound system fitted with a sound limiter, the design and settings of which shall have received the prior written approval of

                of the Environmental Protection Service.

   

  14.No loudspeakers shall be fixed externally nor directed to broadcast sound outside the building at any time.

   

  15. When regulated entertainment is provided, external doors and windows shall remain closed except for the purposes of access and egress or during emergencies.

   

  16.The DPS or designated member of staff takes a proactive approach to noise control, checking outside the premises to ensure that noise is kept to a reasonable level from patrons using the external area, so as not to cause a nuisance to the nearest noise sensitive properties.

   

  17. The Premises License holder shall prominently display A4 notices in the external drinking area reminding patrons that they are in a residential area and to be quiet whilst using the facilities provided.

   

   

   

   

   

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

   

  None

   

• ANNEX 4 - Plans