Licence Granted for Licence Number: 881175

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Property details

Licence number:

881175

Trading name and address:

The Axis
141, Ormside Street, SE15 1TF

Ward:

Old Kent Road

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

The Axis Bermondsey Ltd

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

David Eserin

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

December 20 2023

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 11:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 01:00
Thursday 11:00 to 04:00
Friday 11:00 to 04:00
Saturday 11:00 to 04:00
Sunday 11:00 to 01:00

Granted licensable activities:

Entertainment similar to live/recorded music - indoors
Monday 11:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 01:00
Thursday 11:00 to 03:30
Friday 11:00 to 03:30
Saturday 11:00 to 03:30
Sunday 11:00 to 01:00

Live music - indoors
Monday 11:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 01:00
Thursday 11:00 to 03:30
Friday 11:00 to 03:30
Saturday 11:00 to 03:30
Sunday 11:00 to 01:00

Recorded music - indoors
Monday 11:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 01:00
Thursday 11:00 to 03:30
Friday 11:00 to 03:30
Saturday 11:00 to 03:30
Sunday 11:00 to 01:00

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 11:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 01:00
Thursday 11:00 to 03:30
Friday 11:00 to 03:30
Saturday 11:00 to 03:30
Sunday 11:00 to 01:00

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.

288 - A CCTV system shall be installed and maintained in full working order. The CCTV system will record footage of evidential quality in all lighting conditions and should be able to capture a clear facial image of all persons that enter the venue. All public areas will be covered by the CCTV system including the bar, smoking area, exits & entrance. The CCTV system shall be checked prior to licensable activities taking place to ensure it is in full working order.

289 - All CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty-one (31) days and shall be made available for inspection to officers of the Police and the Council.

340 - There shall be at least on member of staff on duty at all times the premises are in operation who is trained and proficient in the operation of the CCTV system and who is capable of operating and retrieving footage at the request of police, council or other authorised officers.

341 - A member of staff shall be on duty at all times that the premises are being used for the licensable activities, who is trained in the use of the CCTV system and who is able to view, and download to a removable device, CCTV footage at the request of police and or council officers.

346 - A zero tolerance drugs and weapons policy shall be in place at the premises. Anybody found with or using drugs and/or weapons will be ejected from the premises and shall not be admitted be re-admitted. Any person who is suspected of having drugs on their person will be asked to consent to a search, and should they refuse the search that person shall be ejected from the premises. All relevant staff shall be trained the drugs policy. A record of the training shall be kept in the staff training logs at the premises. The training record shall include the printed name of the trainee and the date that the training was received.

347 - Clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed in the toilets where it can easily be seen and read by customers, advising to the effect that the taking of illegal drugs will not be tolerated at the premises. These notices shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

348 - All customers attending the venue will be searched and the search shall include, but not limited to, the use of handheld metal detector prior to entry. The search policy will include the search of all customers and shall include DJs, Artists and associated staff and their equipment.

349 - There shall be clear & legible notices prominently displayed stating that customers attending the venue may be searched prior to entry

350 - Crime prevention notices will be displayed on the premises warning customers of prevalence of crime which may target them, for instance, to warn of pickpockets or bag snatchers.

351 - No customers entering the premises shall be permitted to bring drinks onto the premises.

352 - No alcohol shall be removed from the venue.

353 - When taxis are ordered for customers for the collection of customers from the premises staff members shall instruct the taxi service to instruct the taxi services driver's not to sound the driver's car horns outside the premises, but to approach the premises in person and verbally (without raised voices) alert staff that the drivers are at the premises to collect customers. All taxi pick-ups shall take place in Ormside street.

355 - There shall be ‘Ask for Angela’ posters (or posters relating to whatever similar scheme may be recommended at any time) shall be displayed in the female toilet facilities and kept free from obstructions at all times. All relevant staff shall be trained in the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme (or similar scheme). A record of the training shall be kept in the staff training logs at the premises. The training record shall include the printed name of the trainee and the date that the training was received.

356 - The venue shall have ultimate responsibility for risk assessing all events held.

357 - An event management plan shall be developed by the venue and a copy of this shall be held at the venue and made available to authorised officers of the council and police. The plan shall include but not limited to the following: a) A clear and concise risk assessment system of grading of the event. b) A risk assessment of the requirement for additional SIA.

358 - A record of the event management plan and accompanying risk assessments shall be kept and made available upon request by Authorised council officers and police.

359 - The venue shall ensure that regular patrols of the boundary of the premises and / or at the nearest residential points to ensure nuisance impacts are not being experienced by neighbours.

360 - Notices will be displayed at exit points asking patrons to ‘please leave quietly’ and be mindful of local neighbours.

361 - All doors and windows will be closed where performances of regulated entertainment take place.

362 - When taxis are ordered for customers for the collection of customers from the premises staff members shall instruct the taxi service to instruct the driver's not to sound the car horns outside the premises, but to approach the premises in person and verbally (without raised voices) alert staff that the drivers are at the premises to collect customers.

363 - There shall be no more than 10 persons permitted outside at any one time, to smoke only, after 22.00 hours. No drinks shall be permitted outside after 22:00.

364 - Amplified music, song or speech shall not be broadcast in external areas at any time

365 - Suitably qualified or experienced persons shall be employed at all times, whilst licensable activity is being provided, and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that patrons do not cause a nuisance in the vicinity of the premises.

366 - Any background music played shall remain at a volume that permits normal conversation and the volume control of any music shall be behind the bar/counter and in the full control of staff at all times

369 - The premises shall monitor capacity to avoid overcrowding.

370 - Persons under the age of 18 years of age shall not be permitted on the premises from 6pm.

371 - The staff hand book shall promote the licensing objectives and be shared with each individual staff member before their shift commences and this along with the training register shall be kept behind the bar.

372 - Signs promoting the premises policies shall be on visible display at the premises.

373 - The premises shall have a zero tolerance policy on anti-social behaviour

375 - A record of any safety training shall be kept.

376 - Walkways and exits shall be kept clear of obstruction.

377 - Staff shall be trained in assisting customers to find safe transportation home.

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.

658 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That all relevant staff shall be instructed to arrive at, leave and conduct themselves at the premises in a quiet and orderly manner at all times with particular care taken when staff close the external late night refreshment service at the end of trade on each day. Details of such training, including the printed name of the trainee and the date of the training, shall be recorded in the staff training log at the premises.

672 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That appropriate first aid equipment / materials shall be kept at the premises in a dedicated first aid box / boxes. The first aid box(es) shall be kept easily accessible and unobstructed at all times. All staff shall be made aware of where the first aid boxes are located.

793 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That all relevant staff shall be trained in their responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003, the promotion of the licensing objectives and the terms and conditions of this licence. Records pertaining to such training (‘the staff training logs’) shall be kept at the premises, shall be updated every 6 months and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request. The training logs shall include the trainee’s name (in block capitals), the trainer’s name (in block capitals) and the date(s) of training and a declaration that the training has been received and understood by the trainee. If the staff training logs are a paper hardcopy then the signature of the trainee, the signature of the trainer shall be included.

802 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That a zero tolerance policy to illegal drug use will be implemented and maintained at the premises. All staff shall be trained in respect of the premises’ drug policy. A record of such training shall be kept in the staff training logs at the premises which shall include the printed name of the trainee and the date that the training was received.

805 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers, at all exits from the premises and in any external areas, requesting to the effect that customers leave the premises and locale in a quiet and orderly manner with respect to local residents. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

807 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That the maximum number of people permitted on the premises at any one time (the ‘accommodation limit’) is 120 people (excluding staff). The accommodation limit shall be known by all staff and shall not be exceeded at any time.

808 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That an entry policy will be devised and maintained at the premises. A copy of the entry policy shall be kept at the premises with the premises licence and shall be made immediately available for inspection to council and / or police officers on request. The entry policy shall cover (but not necessarily be limited to): I. Safe customer entry to the premises, II. If / when applicable searching / scanning of attendees, III. The barring of customer entry to the premises for any reason, IV. Restricted items (e.g. weapons / drugs or any other items restricted by the licensee), V. Pre-opening safety checks of the premises, VI. Dealing with overcrowding and / or crowd surges VII. Dealing with suspect packages All relevant staff shall be trained in the implementation of the latest version of the entry policy and details of such training shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises.

809 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That a sound limiting device (or similar equipment) shall be installed at the premises, be maintained in full working order and be in use at all times that the premises are in operation under this licence. All amplification equipment, entertainment devices and amplified instruments shall be routed through the sound limiting device (or similar equipment) which shall be calibrated so that the sound level of amplified sound at the premises does not cause a statutory or public nuisance. Only management staff shall have access to the sound limiting device (or similar equipment) and shall be able to demonstrate that it is in use at the immediate request of council and / or police officers.

811 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That if and when required, staff shall interact with customers to ensure that customers behave at the premises in a quiet and orderly manner and also leave the premises and locale in a quiet and orderly manner. Customers deemed by staff to be engaging in anti-social behaviour shall be asked to leave the premises. Staff shall be trained in this and details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request.

833 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That no persons under the age of 18 shall be permitted on the premises after 18:00 hours.

840 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That all SIA registered door supervisors and the duty manager working, shall be supplied with, shall be trained in the use of, and shall use at all times the premises are in operation, 2-way radios (‘walkie-talkies’) to aid in the safe operation of the premises.

841 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That an incident log shall be kept at the premises to record details of any of the following occurrences at the premises: I. Instances of anti-social or disorderly behaviour II. Calls to the police or other emergency services III. Any complaints received IV. Ejections of people from the premises V. Visits to the premises by the local authority or emergency services VI. Any malfunction in respect of the CCTV system VII. All crimes reported by customers, or observed by staff VIII. Any other relevant incidents The incident log shall record the time, date, location in the premises and description of each incident, details of any action taken in respect of the incident and the printed name of the person reporting the incident and. The incident log shall be available / be accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in use, and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request. Details of incidents shall be recorded contemporaneously. If the incident log is a paper hardcopy then the signature of the person reporting the incident in the log shall also be included. All relevant staff employed at the premises shall be trained in the use of the incident log. Details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises.

842 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That a dispersal policy to assist with patrons leaving the premises in an orderly and safe manner shall be devised and maintained regarding the premises. A copy of the dispersal policy shall be accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in operation. The policy should include (but not necessarily be limited to) the following: i. Details as to how customer / staff egress at the premises shall be managed to minimise causing nuisance. ii. Details of public transport in the vicinity and how customers will be advised in respect of it. iii. Details of the management of taxis to and from the premises. iv. Details of the management of any 'winding down' period at the premises. v. Details of the use of security and stewarding in respect of managing customer dispersal from the premises. vi. Details of any cloakroom facility at the premises and how it is managed. vii. Details of road safety in respect of customers leaving the premises. viii. Details of the management of ejections from the premises. VIII. Details as to how any physical altercations at the premises are to be managed IX. Details of how refuse / waste in the local vicinity arising through the operation of the premises will be cleared up (e.g. flyer clean up, post event clean up). All relevant staff employed at the premises shall be trained in the latest version of the dispersal policy. Details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises. If the dispersal policy is a paper document then the signature of the trainees shall also be included. The dispersal policy shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request.

843 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That any litter caused by the operation of the premises shall be cleared away from the immediate vicinity of the premises periodically throughout operating hours, and at the end of trade, on each day that the premises are in operation.

844 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That only management staff shall have access to any amplification equipment at the premises, and only management staff shall be permitted to change any control settings on said equipment. All audio and musical equipment used in the premises, permitted under the Licensing Act 2003 or the Live Music Act 2012, shall be played through the installed sound limiting device.

845 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: Any additional amplification equipment imported on to the premises by third parties, permitted under the Licensing Act 2003 or the Live Music Act 2012, shall be connected to and use the installed sound limited device/circuit.

846 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That illuminated emergency escape route and emergency exit signage (‘emergency lighting’) shall be installed at the premises, be maintained in full working order, be operational at all times that the premises are in use and shall be maintained free from obstruction at all times.

847 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That all emergency exits, emergency escape routes and entry / exit doors at the premises shall be kept free from obstructions at all times that the premises are in use.

848 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That clearly legible signage shall be displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers and staff identifying all emergency escape routes and emergency exits at the premises. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

849 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That ‘Ask for Angela’ posters (or posters relating to whatever similar scheme may be recommended by the council and / or the police at any time) shall be displayed in the female toilet facilities and kept free from obstructions at all times. All staff shall be trained in the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme (or similar scheme) and shall perform the appropriate course of action in the event of a customer requesting assistance. Details of such training, including the printed name of the trainee and the date of the training, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises.

850 - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That any events not directly organised, promoted and operated by the licensee/premises management shall be private events only with a guest list of all expected attendees available at the event and provided to responsible authority officer immediately on request.

8AD - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That when SIA security staff are deployed at the premises they shall be supplied with, and shall use, metal detectors (either metal detection arches or hand held metal detectors) to search all customer entries or re-entries to the premises. Prior to the premises opening the metal detectors shall be checked to ensure that they are in full working order. A log of such checks shall be kept at the premises and shall include the name of the person who undertook the check, the outcome of the check, and the time and date of the check. The log shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officer on request

8AH - Conditions Applied Following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 16 November 2023: That there should be at least 1 SIA security (with 2 SIA subject to a risk assessment) staff at the premises at all times when music events take place at the premises or after 22:00 hours when the premises will be open after midnight. They will be employed to control entry to the premises, to deal with the searching / scanning of customers, to deal with any anti-social or disorderly behaviour at the premises, to de-escalate confrontations, to assist with emergency escape from the premises, to deal with the ejection of people from the premises, to assist management in liaising with the police regarding instances of crime and to assist with ensuring that the premises’ dispersal policy is adhered to. When deployed, they shall remain at the premises until all patrons have vacated the premises and until at least 30 minutes after the premises close. The door supervisors shall be easily identifiable.