John King comments: Paste the above link into a browser. An example of licence conditions which DCMS is proposing to RETAIN. The Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House: live music only permitted May to Sep, Fridays only between 18:00 and 22:00hrs. Amplification is banned.
If a new venue opened right next door to Burlington House, such conditions as those exsisting on the Royal Academy, which place needless limits on the live music, could no longer be placed and would be illegal.
Quite how the resulting unlevel playing field can be defended by the Govt proposing it - will make very interesting reading. Could such a prosecution be upheld if the Royal Academy where to be found to have breached an existing condition on activities which could no longer have such conditions legally imposed upon their newer competition?
I just love this condition: No noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises which gives rise to a nuisance.
The local licensing authority could not of course give permission for any form of noise nuisance and as it can only concern itself with that which may emanate from the entertainment activities specifically listed in Schedule 1, - the licensing authority can have no say in noise which may emanate say from the snoring of the members or of a chain saw being used as part of some future art installation.....