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Property details

Licence number: 881295
Trading name and address: Levan
12-16, Unit 3 , Blenheim Grove, SE15 4QL
Ward: Rye Lane
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: Levan Restaurant Limited
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Matthew Bushnell
   

Licence details

Licence type: Premises
Date granted: October 05 2023 
   

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 07:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 07:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 07:00 to 00:00
Thursday 07:00 to 00:00
Friday 07:00 to 00:00
Saturday 08:00 to 00:00
Sunday 09:00 to 17:00

Granted licensable activities:

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 07:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 07:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 07:00 to 23:30
Thursday 07:00 to 23:30
Friday 07:00 to 23:30
Saturday 09:00 to 23:30
Sunday 09:00 to 16:30


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 07:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 07:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 07:00 to 23:30
Thursday 07:00 to 23:30
Friday 07:00 to 23:30
Saturday 09:00 to 23:30
Sunday 09:00 to 16:30


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.

152 - A manager shall be on the premises at all times to control the number of customers in the premises.

174 - Tap water and bar snacks shall be offered to all customers as they sit down.

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 in the dinning area of the premises when 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 - That 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

298 - That signs shall be exhibited at the front of the premises stating “drugs free zone”.

302 - A drugs free policy in conjunction and to the satisfaction of the local police shall be implemented at the premises.

311 - A notice shall be displayed by the front entrance, asking customers to leave the premises quietly.

340 - Opening and closing times shall be listed on the front door of the premises.

341 - Pre and post opening checklists shall be provided for staff.

342 - That the number of persons inside the premises be limited to 75 persons and 10 persons on the premises curtilage on Blenheim Grove.

343 - Bottles and glass shall be cleared away at regular intervals.

344 - A designated area shall be provided at the premises with for glass washing with appropriate bins available.

345 - That signs shall be exhibited at the front of the premises stating a smoke free zone and also provide cigarette bins outside the premises.

346 - Bag hooks shall be provided under all tables/bars for customers to hang their bags.

347 - Staff shall be trained to look out for any suspicious activity and the suitable action to take.

348 - Crime prevention notices shall be displayed in public areas.

349 - All staff shall be informed of the capacity limit of the premises.

350 - At peak times a waiting list shall be held and customers will be called on the telephone number they provide to inform them that there is now space available in the premises.

351 - Customers showing signs of excessive alcohol consumption shall not be permitted on the premises.

352 - There shall be no promotions on alcoholic beverages at the premises.

353 - The sale of food shall be promoted with the sale of alcohol.

354 - The premises shall have a landline with all local services listed, including the local police station.

355 - Information on local public transport and local cab companies shall be provided at the premises.

356 - The premises shall provide a range of non alcoholic drinks

357 - A refuse storage area shall be provided with a system for refuse disposal at the premises.

358 - A complete overhaul of all electric circuits shall be carried out before the business opens.

359 - There shall be a portable appliance testing (PAT) schedule at the premises.

360 - The fire exit route shall be clearly marked and shall be kept clear and unblocked.

361 - The premises shall be kept in a fit and orderly state and well maintained to ensure public safety.

362 - Suitable flooring shall be provided at the premises.

363 - The premises shall have an accident report policy in place, including an incident report book. Staff shall be trained in regards to accident’s, injuries, trips and slips and first aid training shall be provided.

364 - All areas of the premises shall be adequately lit.

365 - Staff shall be trained in the safe operation of all equipment at the premises and a detailed staff training manual shall be kept, detailing all training carried out.

366 - Any concerns raised by local residents shall be listened to and acted on appropriately.

367 - Music noise levels shall be restricted to background level only.

368 - The licensee shall ensure that customers leaving the premises disperse in timely fashion and do not loiter outside the front door of the premises.

369 - Regular patrols of the curtilage of the premises shall be carried out and monitoring of blind spots and outdoors smoke areas.

370 - Outdoor lighting shall be restricted to the level of preventing public harm.

371 - General food and beverage deliveries shall be between the hours of 8am and 10pm, and a member of staff shall be available to receive delivery.

372 - The bread/pastry delivery shall be 6.30am on Monday to Saturdays and at 8am on Sundays.

373 - A waste disposal contract shall be sought with Veolia to rent a 1100lt general waste bin and a 240lt glass recycling bin to be positioned outside the premises. The waste collection shall take place twice a week. The collection of waste shall be between the hours of 8am and 10pm.

374 - Staff shall be trained in supervision of the working environment and a reporting system shall be put in place with regards to suspect packages.

375 - Extractor fans shall be directed away from resident’s premises.

376 - A register of refused sales of alcohol which is clearly marked with details of the premises, address and name of licence holder shall be maintained in order to demonstrate effective operation of the policy. The register shall be reviewed by the DPS every month and actions signed off. The register shall be available for inspection at the premises on request by the Council's authorised officers or the Police.

377 - All children under 18 shall be accompanied by a responsible adult over the age of 18 years old.

378 - That children shall only be permitted on the premises up to 8pm

379 - That a written dispersal policy be devised and maintained at the premises. The written dispersal policy shall be kept at the premises with the premises licence and be made available for inspection to council and / or police officers. All relevant staff shall be trained in the implementation of the dispersal policy.

380 - That any ‘off sales’ of alcohol shall be provided in sealed containers and taken away from the premises, save for the premises’ external seating area, as defined on the premises plan.

381 - That clear legible signage requesting to the effect that alcohol sold as ‘off sales’ should not be opened and consumed in the vicinity of the premises shall be prominently displayed where it can be easily seen and read by customers.

382 - That all speakers for the broadcast of sound within the premises shall be isolated from the structure of the premises by anti-vibration mountings or mats.

383 - That recorded music shall not be broadcast to external areas of the premises.

431 - Doors and windows of the premises shall be closed whilst music is being played.

432 - Duty Managers and Designated Premises Supervisor details and mobile numbers shall be given to the local police station.

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

4AB - All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall be trained in the agecheck 'Challenge 25' policy.

4AC - Agecheck 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 agecheck 'Challenge 25' policy applies and proof of age may be required.

4AF - That no customers leave the premises with any open containers of alcohol.

4AG - The premises shall operate an agecheck '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.

4AI - Staff shall be trained to deal with drunken behaviour: a) the bar manager shall be notified of any customer that has been refused a sale b) the manager shall the refused customer to leave the premises c) if the customer refuses to leave the premises a warning will be issued and then the police shall be called d) an incident and refusal book shall be kept behind the bar and any incident shall be noted and signed by the manager. e) Any member of staff found to be serving alcohol to a person who is drunk shall received a written warning. A second offence shall result in dismissal.

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