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Trading name: 

V.I.P

Applicant name: 

V.I.P Italy Ltd

Address: 

19 Old Steine
Brighton
BN1 1EL

Application type: 
Premises Licence Transfer
Case status: 
Licence Superseded
Decision: 
Grant with Conditions
Received date: 
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Issued: 
Wednesday 11 December 2013

Performance of Recorded Music

Times: 
  • 11:00:00 - 23:00:00 Every Day

Opening hours

Times: 
  • 11:00:00 - 23:00:00 Every Day

Sale by Retail of Alcohol

Alcohol consumed: 
On the premises
Times: 
  • 11:00:00 - 23:00:00 Every Day
Current designated person
Name: 
Rosario Donnarumma
From: 
Thursday 20 February 2014
Previous designated person
Name: 
Abawoub Istefanous
From: 
Thursday 22 August 2013
To: 
Thursday 20 February 2014
Previous designated person
Name: 
Mr Iain L W Smith
From: 
Friday 4 May 2012
To: 
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Previous designated person
Name: 
Antonio Crescenzo
From: 
Friday 24 September 2010
To: 
Friday 2 March 2012
Previous designated person
Name: 
Ms Blanka Poliacikova Poliacikova
From: 
Wednesday 5 November 2008
To: 
Friday 24 September 2010
Previous designated person
Name: 
Mr James Husted
To: 
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Responsible authority: 
Police
Mandatory conditions

S 19; mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol
- 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
- every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence

1. - (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children -

(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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

(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;

(d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on -
(i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or
(ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

(e) 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.

2. The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

3. The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

Mandatory Conditions 4 & 5 come into effect from 1st October 2010:

4. - (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

(2) 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 a holographic mark.

5. The responsible person shall 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; and
(b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

Conditions consistent with the operating schedule

Annex 2 – Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

1. The premises shall operate as a café bar, with alcohol being served by waiter/waitress service to persons seated at tables only;
2. There shall be no service of alcohol to persons standing at the bar;
3. Digital CCTV and appropriate recording equipment to be installed, operated and maintained throughout the premises;
4. The premises will operate a scheme whereby persons who appear to be under the age of 21 will be asked to produce satisfactory photographic ID when asking to purchase alcohol.
5. Music will be played at a level which is regarded as background;
6. Staff will ensure that doors and windows are kept closed so as not to cause disturbance to neighbouring premises.

Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

NA

Pizza restaurant with seating for 24 persons. The kitchen and the service area is located on the ground floor of the premises and the toilets are located in the lower ground floor of the premises.