Licence Granted for Licence Number: 884201

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Property details

Licence number:

884201

Trading name and address:

COLAB TOWER
22, Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HB

Ward:

Borough and Bankside

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

Colab Charitable Foundation

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

Bertie Watkins

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

December 24 2024

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 10:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 10:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 10:00 to 00:00
Thursday 10:00 to 02:30
Friday 10:00 to 02:30
Saturday 10:00 to 02:30
Sunday 10:00 to 00:00

Granted licensable activities:

Plays - indoors
Monday 12:00 to 23:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:00
Thursday 12:00 to 23:00
Friday 12:00 to 23:00
Saturday 12:00 to 23:00
Sunday 12:00 to 23:00

Recorded music - indoors
Monday 12:00 to 23:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:00
Thursday 12:00 to 02:00
Friday 12:00 to 02:00
Saturday 12:00 to 02:00
Sunday 12:00 to 23:00

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 12:00 to 23:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:00
Thursday 12:00 to 02:00
Friday 12:00 to 02:00
Saturday 12:00 to 02:00
Sunday 12:00 to 23:00

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.

340 - 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.

341 - That alcohol will only be sold and / or supplied to customers attending events, performances, rehearsals or theatrical productions at the premises, or performers and staff. Alcohol will not be sold to the general public who are not attending such events at the premises. Alcohol will not be sold or supplied when an event, performance, rehearsals or theatrical production is not taking place at the premises, except to students of the premises and staff.

342 - That no dedicated dance floor for customer use will be provided at the premises at any time.

343 - That a digital CCTV system shall be installed at the premises, shall be maintained in full working order and shall be continually recording at all times that the premises are in use. The CCTV system must be capable of capturing a clear facial image of every person who enters the premises. The CCTV system shall be correctly time and date stamped. The CCTV system shall cover all interior and exterior areas of the premises, including the frontage of the premises, and shall collect clearly defined / focused footage.

344 - That all CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty-one (31) days and shall be made immediately available to authorised officers on request.

345 - That a member of staff shall be on duty at all times that the premises are in use who is trained in the use of the CCTV system and who is able to view, and download to a removable storage device, CCTV footage at the immediate request of authorised officers.

346 - 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 authorised officers on request. The entry policy shall cover (but not necessarily be limited to): a) Safe customer entry to the premises, b) If / when applicable searching / scanning of attendees, c) The barring of customer entry to the premises for any reason, d) Restricted items (e.g. weapons / drugs or any other items restricted by the licensee), e) Pre-opening safety checks of the premises, f) Dealing with overcrowding and / or crowd surges g) 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.

347 - That an incident log shall be kept at the premises to record details of any of the following occurrences at the premises: a) Instances of anti-social or disorderly behaviour b) Calls to the police or other emergency services c) Any complaints received d) Ejections of people from the premises e) Visits to the premises by the local authority or emergency services f) Any malfunction in respect of the CCTV system g) All crimes reported by customers, or observed by staff h) 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. Details of incidents shall be recorded contemporaneously. 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 authorised 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.

348 - That door supervisors will be employed as follows: a) That a minimum of one(1), SIA registered door supervisor will be employed at the premises at all times when an event, performance or theatrical production open to members of the public is taking place at the premises for audiences of between 100 – 199 people. b) That for audiences of 200 people or more, SIA registered door supervisors will be employed at a ratio of at least 1 SIA registered door supervisor per 100 customers (or part thereof). c) The door supervisors 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. d) The door supervisors shall be at the premises prior to the premises opening to the public and shall remain at the premises until all patrons have vacated the premises, and until at least 30 minutes after the premises close. e) The door supervisors shall be easily identifiable. f) That at any other times, the requirement for the deployment of SIA registered door supervisors at the premises shall be risk assessed if and when required. Copies of any such risk assessments shall be kept at the premises for 6 months from the date of assessment and be provided to authorised officers immediately on request.

349 - That all SIA registered door supervisors, the duty manager (and any other managerial staff) working, any stewarding staff, and any other relevant staff 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.

350 - That ‘Chelsea Hooks’ or similar shall be provided throughout the public areas of the premises.

351 - That clearly legible crime prevention notices will be prominently displayed where they can easily be seen and read by customers to provide relevant crime prevention information to customers as deemed appropriate by management. Such signage shall be maintained free from obstructions at all times.

352 - That the maximum number of people permitted on the premises at any one time (the ‘accommodation limit’) is 999 people (excluding staff) comprising a maximum of 519 people on the lower ground floor and a maximum of 480 people on the fifth floor. The total accommodation limit, and accommodation limits for each floor, shall be known by all staff and shall not be exceeded at any time.

353 - That when events, performances or theatrical productions are taking place at the premises counting devices shall be used by the staff who are controlling customer entry to the premises to keep an accurate count of the number of people at the premises at any time and to ensure that the premises’ accommodation limit is never exceeded. Staff using the counting devices should be able to determine the number of people at the premises immediately at the request of authorised officers.

354 - 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.

355 - 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.

356 - 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.

357 - That a first aid policy will be devised and maintained at the premises. A copy of the first aid policy shall be kept at the premises with the premises licence and shall be made immediately available for inspection to authorised officers on request. All relevant staff shall be trained in the implementation of the latest version of the first aid policy and details of such training shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises.

358 - 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.

359 - That there shall be an identified first aider on site at all times that the premises are in operation. They shall sign in at the beginning of their shift in a staff log. The log shall include their printed name and the time & date that they sign in. The log shall be kept at the premises and be made available to authorised officers on request. (‘Identified’ in this condition means known to all staff.)

360 - That a first aid room for the treatment, recovery, rest or ambulance waiting of injured / intoxicated persons shall be provided. To preserve confidentiality, only the first aider (or any other first aid staff), assisting staff, injured persons, authorised officers & emergency service personnel shall be permitted into the first aid room when it is in use.

361 - That an accident book / recording system shall be maintained at the premises and be available and in use at all times that the premises are in operation. Details of any accidents will be recorded in the accident book / recording system contemporaneously. The accident book / recording system shall be made immediately available to authorised officers on request. Relevant 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.

362 - That ‘Ask for Angela’ posters (or posters relating to whatever similar scheme may be recommended by the council 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(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.

363 - That only the licensee, premises manager, sound engineering staff or other person(s) nominated in writing by the licensee shall have access to any amplification equipment at the premises, and only such staff shall be permitted to change any control settings on said equipment.

364 - A log of persons permitted access to the amplification equipment and sound limiting device (or similar equipment) at the premises shall be kept at the premises and provided to authorised officers on request.

365 - That external doors at the premises shall be kept closed except for immediate, and emergency, access and egress to and from the premises when licensable activities are being provided at the premises.

366 - That any openable windows at the premises shall be kept closed at all times that entertainment is being provided at the premises.

367 - 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: a) Details as to how customer / staff egress at the premises shall be managed to minimise causing nuisance. b) Details of public transport in the vicinity and how customers will be advised in respect of it. c) Details of the management of taxis to and from the premises. d) Details of the management of any 'winding down' period at the premises. e) Details of the use of security and stewarding in respect of managing customer dispersal from the premises. f) Details of any cloakroom facility at the premises and how it is managed. g) Details of road safety in respect of customers leaving the premises. h) Details of the management of ejections from the premises. i) Details as to how any physical altercations at the premises are to be managed j) 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 authorised officers on request.

368 - That any advertising, marketing or media relating to the premises (including websites) will advise customers that there is no readily available parking in the vicinity of the premises, shall list public transport options available in the vicinity and shall advise customers to refrain from driving to the premises.

369 - That the management shall assign a designated pick-up spot / ‘pick up pin’ with all current online taxi hailing services (e.g. Uber, Bolt etc.).

370 - 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.

371 - 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. Relevant 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.

372 - That suitable external containers for customer’s cigarette butts shall be provided at all times that the premises are in use. Such containers shall be emptied regularly to ensure that they can be used at all times that the premises are in use, and so that they do not overflow and cause cigarette butt litter in the vicinity.

373 - That external waste handling, collections of goods from the premises, deliveries of goods to the premises and the cleaning of external areas shall only occur between the 07:00 hours and 20:00 hours.

374 - 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. All relevant 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.

375 - That clearly legible signage stating a dedicated contact telephone number for the premises shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by passers-by. The signage shall state to the effect that the phone number shown can be used to contact the premises in respect of any complaints regarding the operation of the premises. If the telephone number relates to a mobile phone, then the duty manager / supervisor on duty shall have the mobile phone on their person at all times. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

376 - That no person under 16 years old shall be permitted on the premises unless they are accompanied by a responsible adult.

377 - That if any event, performance or theatrical production contains adult content then no persons under 18 years old shall be permitted on the premises.

378 - That if any event, performance or theatrical production contains adult content then no persons under 18 years old shall be permitted on the premises.

379 - That a challenge 25 scheme shall be maintained requiring that staff selling or delivering alcohol request that any customer who looks under 25 years old, and who is attempting to purchase or take receipt of alcohol, provides valid photographic identification proving that the customer is at least 18 years old. Valid photographic identification is composed of a photo driving licence, passport, UK armed services photo ID card, any Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) accredited card (such as the Proof of Age London (PAL) card) or any age verification card accredited by the Secretary of State.

380 - That all staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall be trained in the prevention of sales of alcohol to underage persons (including the prevention of ‘proxy sales’) and the challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises. 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 for inspection at the premises to authorised officers on request.

381 - That clearly legible signs shall be prominently displayed where they can easily be seen and read by customers stating to the effect that a challenge 25 policy is in operation at the premises, that customers may be asked to provide proof of age and stating what the acceptable forms of proof of age are. Such signage shall be displayed at all entrances, points of sale and in all areas where alcohol is displayed for sale. The signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

382 - That a register of refused sales of alcohol shall be maintained at the premises at all times. The register shall be clearly and legibly marked on the front cover as a register of refused alcohol sales, with the address of the premises and the name of the licence holder. The register shall be used to record details of all refused sales of alcohol. The register shall be kept / be accessible at the premises at all times. The register shall be made immediately available for inspection at the premises to responsible authority officers on request.

383 - Patrons shall not be permitted to use the external area of the premises after 22:30 apart for access and egress and for smoking.

384 - That external amplified music shall be played at background level and not audible at the facade of the closest residential properties at Anchor Terrace. No externally amplified music shall be broadcast between 22:00 and 09:00 the next day.

385 - That the premises management shall regularly monitor outside the premises to ensure that the volume and bass levels of any licensed entertainment is kept at a level that does not cause disturbance at the closest or most exposed noise-sensitive facade to ensure the prevention of public nuisance.

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.

840 - That door supervisors shall direct patrons to leave the area via the Forge Building route.