what issues concerned you most in your area
Loud music from the premises, disorderly behaviour by customers involving noise and drinking outside the pub.
Local residents have been frequently disturbed by activity at the pub and their quality of life is seriously effected as a result
Most problems occur on Friday and Saturday evenings between 2000hrs and 0100hrs.
This priority has been selected in response to strong representation from residents who live in close proximity to the Lord Conyers Pub. A meeting was held on 18.2.10 between the new licensee (now referred to as the Designated Premises Supervisor or DPS), his management team, Rotherham Licensing Authority, South Yorkshire Police and members of the public. At that meeting residents expressed deep concern that problems may continue, even though the management team is new and was prepared to offer assurances that efforts would be made to irradicate the problems. The Police and our partner agencies fully understand the concern expressed by the community and have undertaken to support them by ensuring that Licensing Laws are adhered to. The adoption of the premises as a priority will assist in this process.
Plan to Address
- RMBC Licensing have already applied varied conditions to the licence:
Hours of licence:
Regulated entertainment (performance of live music; playing of recorded music; provision of facilities for dancing)
Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 23:30
Provision of Late Night Refreshments
Friday and Saturday 23:00 to 23:30
Supply by retail for consumption of alcohol
Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 23:30
Opening hours of premises:
Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 24:00
Conditions to be attached to licence.
No alcohol (in any type of container) is permitted to be removed from the inside of the premises at any time.
To obtain and fit a limiter on the sound equipment which is to be set in conjunction with an Environmental Health Officer of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and for that item to be tamper proof. - This has now been fitted.
- Regular visits to the premises will be made by Police, Licensing and Environmental Health to ensure that the licensing conditions are being met and that noise and nuisance is not being caused. Attempts will be made to make these visits at keys times, these being Friday and Saturday evening, wherever possible, although it is not possible to guarantee such visits due to other potential demands on these service providers.
- The new management team have undertaken to employ door staff who will regulate entry to the premises and will prevent drinking outside
- RMBC Licensing Dept will make efforts to contact local taxi firms with a request to reduce noise and nuisance by not sounding horns outside the pub when collecting fares
- The pub management team have undertaken not to hold loud music events in the back room of the premise. Most noise complaints to date have related to this sort of activity.
- All glasses will be replaced with polycarbonate to reduce the risk of injury in disorder situations and litter caused by the smashing of glasses should they be removed from the premises, although the conditions of the licence state that this should not be allowed.
- The Police Licensing Officer will make regular contact with the DPS and the wider management team to ensure appropriate support and accountability is maintained.
19.2.10 - Safer Neighbourhood Team Officers proactiveley visited the pub in large numbers with a specially trained police dog capable of sniffing out controlled drugs. Several customers were searched, but no drugs were found and no arrests made. The DPS was very co-operative throughout
22/02/2010 Letter outlining the agreed outcomes of the public meeting sent out to those residents good enough to leave their names and addresses.
26.2.10 - Premises were visited by SNT officers in uniform. Everything was in order.
27/02/2010 - 10 p.m.SNT officers visited and spoke to the landlord. the music was on however could not be heard across the street.
28/02/2010 SNT Officers visited the premises 2p.m. and 8p.m. few customers, no music.
05/03/2010 SNT Officer visit premises 10 p.m. music playing could be heard from just outside the door.
19/03/2010 SNT officers conducted a licensing visit at 10.30pm. Licensee advised about some customers smoking inside the rear doorway of the premises. one customer ejected by Police for being drunk and abusive. licensee again strongly advised regarding the serving of drunks. Music was playing but could not be heard outside the premises. All information passed to RMBC licensing authority.
20/03/2010 SNT Officers conducted a licensing check at 9.50pm. Premises all in order.
9/04/2010 SNT Officers conducted licensing visit at 9.30pm. Music could not be hear outside and no problems apparent.
At the PACT meeting on 12.4.10 it was agreed that this priority could be discharged due to significant improvements at the premise.
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