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Trading name: 

The Sussex Grocer

Applicant name: 

Steyning Village Stores Limited

Address: 

20 - 21 York Place
Brighton
BN1 4GU

Application type: 
Premises - new
Case status: 
Superseded
Decision: 
Grant with Conditions
Received date: 
Monday 10 June 2024
Issued: 
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Expiry date: 
Tuesday 8 July 2025
Map: 
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Ward: 
West Hill & North Laine

Opening hours

Times: 
  • 08:00:00 - 21:00:00 Every Day

Sale by Retail of Alcohol

Alcohol consumed: 
Off the premises
Times: 
  • 08:00:00 - 21:00:00 Every Day
Current designated person
Name: 
James Dominic Chapman
From: 
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Responsible authority: 
Fire Service
Consultation period closes: 
Monday 8 July 2024
Responsible authority: 
Police
Consultation period closes: 
Monday 8 July 2024
Mandatory conditions

Annex 1 - Mandatory conditions
S 19; mandatory conditions where licence authorises 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, or
b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his 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
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.
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 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.

S 21; mandatory condition: door supervision

1. 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:

a) Be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001: or
b) Be entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of section 4 of the Act.

2. But nothing in subsection (1) requires such a condition to be imposed:

a) In respect of premises within paragraph 8 (3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Industry act 2001 (c12) (premises with premises licences authorising plays or films): or

b) In respect of premises in relation to:
I. Any occasion mentioned in paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) of that Schedule (premises being used exclusively by club with club premises certificate, under a temporary event notice authorising plays or films or under a gaming licence) or

II. any occasion within paragraph 8(3)(d) of that Schedule (occasions prescribed by regulations under that Act).

3. For the purposes of this section:

a) "Security activity" means an activity to which paragraph 2(1)(a) of that Schedule applies, and which is licensable conduct for purposes of that Act, (see Section 3(2) of that Act) and

b) Paragraph 8(5) of that Schedule (interpretation of references to an occasion) applies as it applies in relation to paragraph 8 of that Schedule.


Conditions consistent with the operating schedule

Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

General

1. Authorised staff employed by Sussex Police in the role of licensing officer shall have the right of access to the licensed premises during hours of operation for the purpose of inspection of the premises and premises records in order to ensure the promotion of the licensing objectives.

2. No beer, lager, cider or perry with an ABV 6% or above shall be sold at the premises save that this shall not apply to premium beer, lager, cider or perry with an ABV 6% or above such as craft or speciality brands or brands produced by a micro-brewery, or brands produced to commemorate a national or local event.

3. All spirts to be stored behind the serving point with all other alcoholic products within eyes sight of the serving point.

4. No single cans of beers or cider will be sold.

5. The premises will operate as a grocery store with alcoholic products being ancillary to other products on sale.
Prevention of crime & disorder

6. Subject to GDPR guidance and legislation:

(a) Digital CCTV and appropriate recording equipment to be installed in accordance with Home Office Guidelines relating to UK Police Requirements for Digital CCTV System (PSDB Publication Number 09/05), operated and maintained throughout the premises internally and externally to cover all public areas, including the entrances/exits to the premises as well as any outside space. The system shall be on and recording at all times the premises licence is in operation.

(b) The CCTV cameras and recording equipment must be of sufficient quality to work in all lighting levels inside the premises at all times.

(c) CCTV footage will be stored for a minimum of 31 days

(d) The management will give full and immediate cooperation and technical assistance to the Police in the event that CCTV footage is required for the prevention and detection of suspected or alleged crime.

(e) The CCTV images will record and display dates and times, and these times will be checked regularly to ensure their accuracy.

(f) The management of the premises will ensure that key staff are fully trained in the operation of the CCTV, and will be able to download selected footage onto a disk (or other electronic portable device acceptable to Police e.g. USB) or provide footage via an online link as initiated by Police, without difficulty or delay and without charge.

(g) Any breakdown or system failure will be notified to the police immediately & remedied as soon as practicable. This can be via email - brighton.licensing@sussex.police.uk

(h) In the event of the CCTV system hard drive being seized as evidence as part of a criminal investigation by Police or for any other reason, the premises will be expected to install a replacement hard drive or a temporary replacement drive as soon as practicable.


7. The premises will become a member of the Business Crime Reduction Partnership or similar scheme approved by the Licensing Authority. The scheme must operate, subject to local coverage, radios and additionally an exclusion/banning scheme of named individuals within both the day and nighttime economy.

8. (a) An incident log will be maintained by the premises showing a detailed note of incidents that occur in the premises. The log will be inspected and signed off by the DPS (or a person with delegated authority) at least once a week.

(b) The logbook should be kept on the premises and be available for inspection at all times the premises are open by authorised officers of the Licensing Authority or the police. An incident will be defined as being one which involves an allegation of a criminal offence.

(c) Any refusals made for alcohol service e.g., underage, will also be recorded (either in electronic or written form) and feedback given to staff as relevant. The log will be kept for a minimum of twenty-four (24) months.

Public safety - None

Prevention of public nuisance - None

Protection of children from harm

9. The premises will operate a "Challenge 25" policy whereby any person attempting to buy alcohol who appears to be under 25 will be asked for photographic ID to prove their age. The recommended forms of ID that will be accepted are passports, official Photographic Identity Cards issued by EU states bearing a hologram or ultraviolet feature, driving licences with a photograph, photographic military ID, biometric residence permit cards or proof of age cards bearing the 'PASS' mark hologram. The list of recommended forms of ID may be amended or revised with the prior written agreement of Sussex Police, the Licensing Authority and Trading Standards without the need to amend the licence or conditions attaching to it.

10. Signage advertising the "Challenge 25" policy will be displayed in prominent locations in the premises.

11. The Premises Licence Holder / Management shall ensure that all staff members engaged or to be engaged in selling, serving, or delivering of alcohol shall receive induction training. If this training is to be conducted in electronic form, it will at a minimum also include a face-to-face discussion session. This training will take place prior to the selling, serving, or delivery of such products and will include:

*The lawful selling of age restricted products:

Including but not limited to, the requirement for the staff member conducting the transaction to ensure they do Challenge 25 checks regardless of any other staff member / door staff checks that may already have taken place.

*Refusing the sale of alcohol to a person who is drunk

(b)Further verbal reinforcement/refresher training covering the above will be carried out thereafter at intervals not to exceed 8 weeks, with the date and time of the verbal reinforcement/refresher training documented.

(c)All such training undertaken by staff members shall be fully documented and recorded. All training records shall be made available to Sussex Police, officers of the local authority and officers from the Trading Standards team upon request.

Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

N/A

The premises is an existing retail store that until recently traded as a convenience store with the benefit of a premises licence until that business entered administration. It is proposed that the premises would continue to operate as such under the banner of "The Sussex Grocer" if the licence were granted, focusing as much as possible on locally produced products as it has done in existing stores in the group The premises occupies the ground floor with an entrance from York Place and the store would be laid out in the style shown in the attached plan on one floor with a proposal that display areas and tills will be situated as shown, a description of the stock layout includes the proposed position of the tills, being central and against the wall with high value or specific age restricted products behind the counter. The rear of the premises will contain stock storage space, a staff area and toilet facilities for staff.