Licence Granted for Licence Number: 880388

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Further Information on Licence Number: 880388

Property details

Licence number:

880388

Trading name and address:

Mels Cafe
13, Basement And Ground Floor , Ilderton Road, SE16 3JU

Ward:

Old Kent Road

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

Murat Ucar

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

Murat Ucar

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

June 30 2023

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 07:00 to 23:00
Tuesday 07:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 07:00 to 23:00
Thursday 07:00 to 23:00
Friday 07:00 to 23:00
Saturday 07:00 to 23:00
Sunday 07:00 to 23:00

Granted licensable activities:

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 11:00 to 22:30
Tuesday 11:00 to 22:30
Wednesday 11:00 to 22:30
Thursday 11:00 to 22:30
Friday 11:00 to 22:30
Saturday 11:00 to 22:30
Sunday 11:00 to 22:30

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 11:00 to 22:30
Tuesday 11:00 to 22:30
Wednesday 11:00 to 22:30
Thursday 11:00 to 22:30
Friday 11:00 to 22:30
Saturday 11:00 to 22:30
Sunday 11:00 to 22:30

Conditions:

100 - (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 - (2) Every retail sale of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

135 - That the supply of alcohol for consumption within the premises shall only be to a person seated taking a hot table meal there and for consumption by such a person as ancillary to their meal.

172 - First aid kits shall be onsite and regularly checked and maintained

288 - That a CCTV system be installed at the premises and be maintained in good working order 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 be kept for a period of 31 days and shall on request be made immediately available to officers of the police and the council.

293 - That all staff are trained in their responsibilities under the licensing act 2003 and training records to be kept and updated every 6 months and shall, upon request, be made immediately available to Officers of the Police and the Council.

311 - That suitable notices shall be displayed at entrances/exits requesting people leave the premises in a quiet and orderly manner so as not to disturb local residents.

315 - Patrons shall use no outside area after 2200hrs other than those that temporarily leave the premises to smoke and this shall be at the front of the venue and limited to 4 persons. These areas shall be monitored by staff to ensure no disturbance is cause to the venues neighbours.

316 - The delivery of goods, food or drinks or any other materials for the operation of the business will be carried out at such a time or in a manner as to prevent nuisance or disturbance to nearby residents.

323 - That staff shall monitor patrons and take necessary action to ensure that no nuisance or disturbance is caused to the venues neighbours.

340 - A member of staff should be on duty at all times the premises is open that is trained in the use of the CCTV and able to view and download images to a removable device on request of Police or council officer.

341 - No alcohol shall be removed from the premises with the exception of off Sales which shall be in sealed containers and sold only to persons purchasing a hot takeaway meal, both shall be for consumption away from the premises.

342 - There shall be no vertical drinking at the premises inclusive of the garden area.

343 - That all licensable activities shall cease 30 minutes before the terminal hour.

344 - That a dispersal policy will be implemented and maintained to assist with patrons leaving the premises in an orderly and safe manner and all relevant staff will be trained in the contents of this policy and made aware of any changes. A record of this training will be kept including the date and the trainees name and made available for inspection when requested. A copy of the dispersal policy shall be made available to the licensing officer and the police on request. Any amendments to this policy shall be by consultation with police and responsible authorities.

345 - An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and will record the following: a) all crimes reported to the venue; b) all ejections of patrons; c) any complaints received concerning crime and disorder; d) any incidents of disorder; e) all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons; f) any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment; g) any refusal of the sale of alcohol including date, time and name of staff member; h) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

346 - A complaints procedure will be maintained in order that local residents have a means of contact.

347 - All parts of the premises will be adequately illuminated.

348 - Access to and from the premises shall be kept clear from obstruction.

349 - Waste from the premises will be kept securely in a designated area and the movement of bins and rubbish will be kept to a minimum at all times.

485 - Irresponsible Promotions: (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 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 in a manner which carries 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 that which carries significant risk of undermining a licensing objective; (d) 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; (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 a disability).

487 - Free tap water: (1) The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

488 - 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).

489 - Availability of Certain Measures of Alcohol: (1) The responsible person must 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) 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 - 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

4AA - The premises shall operate an age check 'Challenge 25' policy whereby customers purchasing alcohol who look or appear to be under 25 years of age will be asked for an approved form of proof of age to verify their age. Approved forms shall include a driving licence, passport or a PASS approved proof of age card such as the Southwark Proof of Age (SPA) card.

4AB - All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall be trained in the age check 'Challenge 25' policy. A record of their training, including the dates that each member of staff is trained, shall be available for inspection at the premises on request by the Council's authorised officers or the Police.

4AC - Age check or 'Challenge 25' signage shall be displayed at entrances to the premises, areas where alcohol is displayed for sale and at points of sale to inform customers that an age check 'Challenge 25' policy applies and proof of age may be required.

4AI - A register of refused sales of alcohol shall be maintained in order to demonstrate effective operation of the policy. The register shall be available for inspection at the premises on request by Council authorised officers or the Police.