Licence Granted for Licence Number: 884767

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Property details

Licence number:

884767

Trading name and address:

The Empire Lounge
777, Unit 1 And 2 , Old Kent Road, SE15 1NZ

Ward:

Old Kent Road

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

Speedlink Services Ltd

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

Temple Ubazue

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

January 02 2025

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 11:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 00:00
Thursday 11:00 to 01:00
Friday 11:00 to 03:00
Saturday 11:00 to 03:00
Sunday 11:00 to 00:00

Granted licensable activities:

Late night refreshment - indoors and outdoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00
Thursday 23:00 to 01:00
Friday 23:00 to 03:00
Saturday 23:00 to 03:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00

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

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

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

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 - A permanent sound-limiting device (or other similar sound-limiting equipment) shall be installed at the premises and shall be in use at all times that amplified sound is provided at the premises. The sound-limiting device (or other similar sound-limiting equipment) shall be calibrated by a professionally certified sound / acoustic engineer so that amplified sound at the premises does not give rise to a public or statutory nuisance at any time. Any temporary or permanent amplification system(s), amplified instrument(s), and microphone(s) in use at the premises shall be routed through the sound-limiting device (or other similar sound-limiting equipment) at all times.

341 - The maximum number of people permitted on the premises at any one time (the ‘accommodation limit’) is 250 people (excluding staff).

342 - On the following days, the permitted opening hours and hours permitted for licensable activities may be extended for an additional hour: a) Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Easter weekend b) Friday, Saturday and Sunday of both May Bank Holidays and the August Bank Holiday c) On the trading day on which the clocks go forward (i.e. the start of British Summer Time) d) From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day.

343 - 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 in all lighting conditions. The CCTV system shall be correctly time and date stamped at all times. 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. That all CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty- one (31) days and shall be made immediately available to Police and responsible authority officers on request.

344 - 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 Police and responsible authority officers.

345 - Clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers advising to the effect that CCTV is in operation at the premises. The signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times.

346 - 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), 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. That all Digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to Police and responsible authority officers on request.

347 - Clearly legible signs shall be prominently displayed where they can easily be seen and read by customers at all exits from the premises, requesting that: a. Customers leave the premises and area in a quiet and orderly manner. b. Entry will not be permitted to patrons who use Sylvan Road to either park, drop off or collect by private or hackney carriage vehicles. c. Customers do not consume alcoholic drinks bought at the premises in the vicinity of the premises. Such signs shall be maintained free from obstruction when the premises are in use in accordance with this licence.

348 - Relevant members of staff shall receive first aid training and an appropriate number of persons trained in first aid shall be on the premises at all times the premises are in operation.

349 - On each day of the week members of staff shall clear away any litter arising from the operation of the premises, left in the immediate vicinity of the premises, when premises closes.

350 - The sound level of music played at the premises shall be monitored regularly to prevent music played at the premises from causing public noise nuisance.

351 - The sound level of music played at the premises shall be controlled at all times solely by the manager, DPS, or other person nominated by the manager or DPS.

352 - All exterior doors at the premises shall be kept closed during the provision of any regulated entertainment except for immediate/emergency access and egress to and from the premises.

353 - All windows at the premises shall be kept closed during the provision of any regulated entertainment.

354 - 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 drivers 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.

355 - The details of local taxi firms will be displayed and kept at the premises and provided to customers on request.

356 - A minimum of two (2)SIA registered door supervisors will be employed at the premises at all times after 22:00 on Friday, Saturday. 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 deescalate 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 by hi- visibility garment.

357 - A minimum of one (1) SIA registered door supervisor will be employed at the premises at all times after 22:00 on a Sunday to Thursday when the terminal hours are beyond midnight. They will be employed to control entry to the premises, to deal with the searching / scanning of customers, to deal with any antisocial 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 its immediate vicinity. The door supervisors shall be easily identifiable by hi-visibility garment.

358 - The security personnel shall be equipped with mechanical counting devices to ensure that the maximum accommodation limit of the premises is not exceeded.

359 - A minimum of one SIA registered door supervisor shall wear a body worn video camera and all footage is to be made available to police or responsible authority officers upon request.

360 - Any individual carrying out security activities at the premises must be: a. authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001; or b. entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of section 4 of that Act.

361 - The SIA registered door supervisors shall at the time of the venue closing, encourage the patrols to disperse from the local area of the venue quietly and prevent any anti-social behaviour.

362 - An entry policy shall 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 all responsible authority officers on request. That all digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to responsible authority 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.

363 - An incident book/incident recording system 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 or Violence b) Calls to the police or fire brigade c) Abuse of staff and/or customers d) Ejections of people from the premises e) Visits to the premises by the local authority, police or fire brigade f) Refused sales of alcohol g) Any malfunction in respect of the CCTV system h) Any other relevant incidents. The incident book/incident recording system shall record the time, date, location, and description of each incident as well as the printed name of the person reporting the incident and any action taken in respect of the incident. The incident book/incident recording system shall be available and accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in use in accordance with this licence and shall be made available immediately to Police and responsible authority officers upon request. A record of the preceding 12 months' incidents shall be available at the premises at any time. All digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to police and responsible authority officers of the council on request.

364 - If a Pubwatch scheme exists in respect of the local area, then the licensee/ management will join and participate in the Pubwatch scheme (details can be obtained from Southwark Police Licensing and the night-time economy team).

365 - The premises must have a welfare and vulnerability policy and all staff must receive this training. All new staff must receive this training before starting their role and all staff must have refresher training every 12 months. All training must be recorded and these records must be available on immediate request by responsible authority officers. That all Digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to Police and responsible authority officers on request.

366 - Customers shall use no outside area other than those who temporarily leave the premises to smoke with no more than eight (8) people permitted to smoke at one any time. The area should be clearly marked by rope/post barrier system so as not obstruct the highway. The Staff and/or SIA registered door supervisors shall instruct customers to stay within the designated area and the area will be controlled by Staff and/or SIA registered door supervisors to prevent any disturbance to their neighbours.

367 - A zero-tolerance drugs and weapons policy shall be undertaken at the premises: a) Anybody found with/ using drugs and/ or weapons will be ejected from the premises and shall not be admitted to the premises again. b) The details of any person found dealing drugs or using weapons will be taken (if possible) and given to the police. c) Any person who is suspected of having drugs on their person will need to consent to a search, and should they refuse the search that person shall be ejected from the premises.

368 - Clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers in the toilets advising to the effect that the taking of illegal drugs will not be tolerated at the premises.

369 - Staff shall regularly monitor the premises' toilets to ensure that they are in a clean and sanitary condition, that no prohibited and/ or illegal activities are taking place in the toilets and to check customer safety.

370 - 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.

371 - 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 be made immediately available for inspection at the premises to council and I or police officers on request.

372 - 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.

373 - A register of refused sales of alcohol shall be maintained in order to demonstrate effective operation of the challenge 25 policy. 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. If the refusals register is a paper document, then it 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 made immediately available for inspection at the premises to council or police officers on request.

374 - The venue shall support "Ask for Angela" or another similar safety initiative and posters shall be displayed on the premises. All staff shall be trained in "Ask Angela" or a similar safety initiative and a record of this training shall be kept on the premises and made available for inspection immediately to responsible authority officers upon request. That all Digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to Police and responsible authority officers on request.

375 - All alcohol supplied for consumption after 01:00 shall be decanted into either polycarbonate, recyclable plastic, or recyclable paper- based material.

376 - Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied for consumption on the premises otherwise than to persons taking substantial table meals and for consumption by such persons as ancillary to their meal.

377 - 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 responsible authority officers on request. That all Digital records of training and/or logs shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request.

378 - There shall be no entry or re-entry permitted after 00:00 on Sunday to Thursday and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday save for those temporarily leaving the premises to smoke.

379 - There shall be no sales of alcohol or late-night refreshment for consumption off the premises after 23:00 Sunday to Thursday or after 00:00 on Friday and Saturday.

380 - There shall be no externally promoted events, including DJ's.

381 - Any 'off sales' of alcohol shall be provided in sealed containers to be taken away from the premises.

382 - There shall be no deliveries or off sales after 00:00.

383 - An additional SIA security officer shall be employed by the premises from 21:00 hours whenever he premises is open beyond 00:00 hours until 30 minutes after the terminal hour to be positioned on the corner of Old Kent Road and Sylvan Grove to ensure patrons parking on Sylvan Grove is not permitted entry to the premises and dispersal of patrons managed efficiently.

384 - A telephone number for management shall be made available to local residents.

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.