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Further Information on Licence Number: 833256

Property details

Licence number: 833256
Trading name and address: Pommelers Rest
192-196, The Pommelers Rest , Tower Bridge Road, SE1 2UN
Ward: Chaucer
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: J D Wetherspoon PLC
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Recep Cinar
   

Licence details

Licence type: Premises
Date granted: October 19 2010 
   

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 07:00 to 01:30
Tuesday 07:00 to 01:30
Wednesday 07:00 to 01:30
Thursday 07:00 to 01:30
Friday 07:00 to 02:00
Saturday 07:00 to 02:00
Sunday 07:00 to 01:30

Granted licensable activities:

Late night refreshment - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:30
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:30
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:30
Thursday 23:00 to 00:30
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 01:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:30


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 09:00 to 00:30
Tuesday 09:00 to 00:30
Wednesday 09:00 to 00:30
Thursday 09:00 to 00:30
Friday 09:00 to 01:00
Saturday 09:00 to 01:00
Sunday 09:00 to 00:30


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 09:00 to 00:30
Tuesday 09:00 to 00:30
Wednesday 09:00 to 00:30
Thursday 09:00 to 00:30
Friday 09:00 to 01:00
Saturday 09:00 to 01:00
Sunday 09:00 to 00:30


Conditions: 100 - 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

101 - Every supply of alcohol under the Premises Licence must be made, or authorised by, a person who holds a Personal Licence.

109 - Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours on licence. In this condition permitted hours means the hours stated elsewhere on this licence and on New Year's Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of perm itted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).

110 - No statutory regulations for music and dancing shall apply so as to require any licence for the provision in the premises of public entertainment by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts or of programmes included in any programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990) other than a sound or television broadcasting service, or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is produced solely by the reproduction of recorded sound is permitted

111 - This licence provides for the provision of private music and dancing entertainment that is promoted for private gain

112 - This licence allows for the premises to be open for non standard timings the times stated on: Christmas Eve 09:00 to 02:00 the following day Boxing Day 09:00 to 02:00 For an additional hour to the finish times on the following day:- St George's Da y St Patrick's Day St Andrew's Day St David's Australia Day Burns Night For an additional 30 minutes to the finish times on the following days:- Thursday immediatley preceding Good Friday Sunday immediately preceding a Bank Holiday Monday

113 - This licence allows for the premises for the sale or supply of alcohol for non standard timings stated below on the following days: Christmas Eve 09:00 to 02:00 the following day Boxing Day 09:00 to 02:00 For an additional hour to the finish times on the following day:- St George's Day St Patrick's Day St Andrew's Day St David's Australia Day Burns Night For an additional 30 minutes to the finish times on the following days:- Thursday immediatley preceding Good Friday Sunday immediately preceding a Bank Holiday Monday

115 - This licence allows for the premises for the provision of late night refresment for non standard timings stated below on the following days: Christmas Eve 09:00 to 02:00 the following day Boxing Day 09:00 to 02:00 For an additional hour to the fini sh times on the following day:- St George's Day St Patrick's Day St Andrew's Day St David's Australia Day Burns Night For an additional 30 minutes to the finish times on the following days:- Thursday immediatley preceding Good Friday Sunday im mediately preceding a Bank Holiday Monday

325 - That children are required to vacate the Bar by 2100 hours unless they are eating in which case they will be required to vacate the Bar by 2130 hours

332 - That children must always be accompanied by an adult who will be required to maintain constant supervision of them

337 - On no more than 12 occasions per calender year and following 10 working days notice to the Police and the Council the hours for the provision of licensable activities currently provided at the premises may be extended to such time as agreed with the Polic e, the Police having final veto to any such application

407 - JDW's APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE DRINKS RETAILING The issue of binge drinking is a very big one in the media at the current time, combined with the fear of the unknown with the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003, and we all know that a minority of peopl e behave very badly after a few drinks. It is particularly noticeable when people let their hair down for a special occasion, and some feel it is okay to behave in a way that is offensive to the majority of the population, or to those not involved in the 'party'. At Wetherspoon, we understand that we are in the business of selling alcohol, and cannot take the high moral ground, but we have tried to create a convivial environment, which encourages people, within reason, to behave well. In many licensin g applications around the country, trade competitors over the years have tried to say that Wetherspoon 'causes trouble' in the areas in which our pubs are located. However, when the issue has been examined in court, the evidence strongly indicates that th ere is no increase in crime or disorder in the locality of our pubs as a result of our openings. In a planning application in South Shields, the local inspector telephoned all the licensing districts in which we traded and indicated that Wetherspoons had an extremely good reputation. Some of the things we have done over the years have been: - a) NO SELLING UP Our most recent move in this area is to remove incentives for people to drink more alcohol than they intended by, for example, stopping two for one offers, reducing the number of shots in pitchers from 6 to 4, and stopping selling spirit doubles for less than the price of two single measures. Wetherspoon is the only substantial national pub company, of which we are aware, that has introduced t his restriction. We have now tried to remove all financial incentives to 'trade up' to a larger quantity of alcohol. Some people say that our prices are lower than average and this is true. However, working men's clubs and breweries like Samuel Smiths a nd Joseph Holts also charge less than average, but are not generally regarded as sources of binge drinking. In any event, supermarkets charge less than half our prices for most products. b) NO 'ALL YOU CAN DRINK FOR £10' OFFERS These offers have beco me notorious and most people in the industry strongly disapprove of them. Obviously, we do not have these offers at Wetherspoon. c) GOOD SELECTION OF LOW PRICED SOFT DRINKS As well as selling competitively priced beer, Wetherspoon also sells a wide ra nge of soft drinks at considerably lower prices than almost all other pubs. Studies have shown that the availability and prominent display of soft drinks, coffee and tea have a helpful effect on excessive alcohol consumption. Infact we sell more cups of c offee than our best selling bottle lager -Budweiser. d) GOOD TRAINING FOR MANAGERS AND STAFF AND A HIGH RATIO OF MANAGERS PER PUB Wetherspoon has led the way in training for managed house pub companies and we recently won the Supreme Training Award fr om the BII for three years in a row. We have won numerous other awards over the years and our training programmes for managers are second to none. We also have a high number of managers per pub, aiming for 5 on average in our pubs. Our managers are ALL tr ained to the NLC standard set by the BIT and in addition will shortly be trained and certificated under the SIA; we believe this to be unique in the licensed industry. Good training and a high management presence are regarded as important factors in cur tailing bad behaviour resulting from alcohol consumption. e) WORKING WEEK

408 - J D WETHERSPOON PLC OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS A.PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE LICENSING OBJECTIVES 1. JD Wetherspoon pic currently operates over 550 licensed premises throughout England and Wales. Over the last 25 years the company has developed a s ophisticated range of procedures aimed at providing a safe and convivial environment in which the public may enjoy the wide range of facilities which the company offers. 2. The procedures which the company has put in place are subject to constant revi ew and improvement and are the result of careful consideration by our experienced team of directors, managers and professional advisors. 3. It has always been the company's policy to work closely with the statutory authorities and to adopt their recom mendations where appropriate. The result is that our operating procedures address each of 1he Licensing Objectives under the Licensing Act 2003 and comply closely with other regulatory requirements. 4. This Overview of Operations is intended to provid e a general guide to the way in which the company seeks to trade. There is a considerable over lap between the measures we have adopted and the Licensing Objectives so that some of the company's procedures will simultaneously address more than one of the objectives. For example, the staff training procedures address all four objectives while the CCTV policy meets the crime prevention and the prevention of public nuisance objectives. 5. Where appropriate, the objective which is addressed by a particula r procedure is identified in the relevant heading. B. KEY ELEMENTS OF A JD WETHERSPOON PUB 6. The combination of facilities offered within the company's premises is the key to our success and compliance with the licensing objectives. They are c onsidered in detail below but most significantly include: a) Carefully planned and well appointed premises with the provision of high quality furniture in a high proportion of the licensed area. b) Extensive range of well kept traditional ales. c) Carefully selected wines by the bottle and glass d) Large range of soft drinks, including fresh juices e) Enhanced range of coffee, cappuccino, latte, espresso and tea f) Wide ranging food menu available throughout trading hours (to 1 hr before closing or midnight whichever is the earlier) g) Extensive kitchen provision h) Full disabled facilities i) No smoking areas (a minimum of one third of the trading area -with all new openings totally non smoking and an ongoing convers

485 - (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, 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 carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective; (d) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional poster 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; and (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).

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

488 - (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.

489 - 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: 1/2 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,

491 - 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 purpose 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 x 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; (iv) "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 (v)"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.

Contact us

  Southwark Licensing Team
3rd Floor, Hub 1
PO BOX 64529
London
SE1P 5LX
Telephone: 020 7525 5748
E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk