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Further Information on Licence Number: 844107

Property details

Licence number: 844107
Trading name and address: General Store
174, Bellenden Road, SE15 4BW
Ward: Rye Lane
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: General Store (London) Limited
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Merlin Jones
   

Licence details

Licence type: Premises
Date granted: March 26 2014 
   

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 09:00 to 20:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 20:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 20:00
Thursday 09:00 to 20:00
Friday 09:00 to 20:00
Saturday 08:00 to 20:00
Sunday 10:00 to 20:00

Granted licensable activities:

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 09:00 to 20:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 20:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 20:00
Thursday 09:00 to 20:00
Friday 09:00 to 20:00
Saturday 08:00 to 20:00
Sunday 10:00 to 20:00


Conditions: 100 - 7 (1) No retail sale 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 - 3 (2) Every retail sale of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

288 - That a CCTV system be installed at the premises and be maintained in good working order to the satisfaction of the Metropolitan Police and be continually recording at all times the premises are in use under the licence. The CCTV System must be capable of capturing a clear facial image of every person who enters the premises

289 - All CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty one (31) days and shall, upon request, be made immediately available to Officers of the Police and the Council

326 - All staff shall be trained in their responsibilities under the licensing act 2003 and training records shall be kept and updated every 6 months.

340 - No beers / ciders in single cans, bottles or multi-packs with an ABV of above 7% will be displayed / sold or offered for sale from the premises, unless written permission is obtained from the Police Licensing Officer prior. Such permission must be kept at the premises and made available immediately on request to relevant authorities

341 - The CCTV shall cover all entry points to the premises and be maintained by a suitably qualified person.

342 - Details of the CCTV camera locations shall be highlighted on the premises plan.

343 - The CCTV system recordings shall be time and date stamped.

344 - The premises shall maintain written reports and registers. These will be kept for a minimum of 12 months and made available to the police and any authorised officer of the licensing authority on request. Records will be maintained for the following: a. Any complaint against the premises in respect of the licensing objectives. b. A register of refused sales. c. Any fault in the CCTV system. Where required reports will detail any follow-up action taken by the premises.

345 - At no time shall the display of alcohol exceed 25% of the total space inside the premises.

346 - A Zero Tolerance Policy towards the use, possession and supply of illegal drugs at the premises shall be adopted and enforced.

347 - Emergency Lighting shall be installed at the premises and the locations marked on the premises plan.

348 - All emergency exits shall be marked on the premises plan.

349 - The area immediately outside the premises will be maintained to ensure that any litter generated by the premises and/or its customers is regularly cleared.

350 - A register of refused sales shall be maintained at the premises.

488 - 18 Age Verification Policy: (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) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), 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. (4) The age verification policy may make provision permitting a responsible person to accept identification in digital form (“relevant ID”) instead of identification of a type described in sub-paragraph (3). (5) Where provision envisaged by sub-paragraph (4) is included in the policy, the policy must make provision dealing with the circumstance described in paragraph (6). (6) The circumstance in this sub-paragraph arises where- (a) the responsible person has reason to believe that a person (“P”) who seeks to be supplied with alcohol from a place to which the age verification policy applies has not attained the age of 18, or such greater age as the age verification policy may prescribe (“the relevant age”); and (b) P has indicated their wish to use the relevant ID. (7) When the circumstance in paragraph (6) arises, the policy must state— (a) that P is obliged, upon the request of the responsible person, to make available to the responsible person the means by which their relevant ID may be verified; but (b) that the responsible person may only accept P’s relevant ID where the condition in sub-paragraph (8) applies. (8) The condition in this sub-paragraph is that the responsible person is covered by an agreement with a DVSP (“the relevant DVSP”) for the provision of digital verification services where— (a) the relevant DVSP has agreed that it will confirm, in the course of providing its services to the responsible person, whether or not P has attained the relevant age; (b) the relevant DVSP has agreed that it will deliver identification to the responsible person that reaches at least a medium level of confidence; (c) that level of confidence has been verified by a DVSP, whether that DVSP is the relevant DVSP or another; and (d) the relevant DVSP is registered as a provider of those services in accordance with Version 0.4 or Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework. (9) In this paragraph- (a) “DVSP” means a person who provides digital verification services, and is included in the register maintained by the Secretary of State under section 32 (DVS register) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“the 2025 Act”); (b) “DVS trust framework” is to be construed in accordance with section 28 (DVS trust framework) of the 2025 Act; (c) “medium level of confidence”, in respect of identification described in sub-paragraph (8)(b), is to be construed in accordance with— (i) Version 0.4 of the DVS trust framework, in the case that the relevant DVSP, or as the case may be, another DVSP provides the service described in sub-paragraph (8)(c), and is registered as a provider of that service, in the DVS register, in accordance with Version 0.4 of the DVS trust framework; (ii) Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework, in the case that the relevant DVSP, or as the case may be, another DVSP provides the service described in sub-paragraph (8)(c), and is registered as a provider of that service, in the DVS register, in accordance with Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework. (10) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) “supplied” is to be construed in accordance with section 14 of the Licensing Act 2003. (11) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (4) to (10) prevents the supply of alcohol to a person based upon identification of a type described in sub-paragraph (3).

491 - 13 Minimum 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 as defined in the Schedule to the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014 [UK Statutory Instrument 2014 No.1252] www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1252/contents/made

4AB - Induction Training shall be undertaken with all relevant staff to cover appropriate subjects for their role including: a. The responsible sale of alcohol. b. The prevention of under-age sales of alcohol, the challenge 25 policy and in checking and authenticating accepted forms of identification. c. The responsibility to refuse the sale of alcohol to any person who is drunk. d. Fire safety & emergency evacuation procedures.

4AC - A challenge 25 Policy shall be enforced at the premises and signs to this effect shall be displayed at the premises. The only acceptable forms of identity will be recognised photographic identification documents such as passport, photo-card driving licence or proof of age card bearing the PASS hologram.

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