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Property details
Licence number: 886973
Trading name and address: Bermondsey Arts Club
102a, Tower Bridge Road, SE1 4TP
Ward: London Bridge and West Bermondsey
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: Bermondsey Arts Club Ltd
Designated Premises Supervisor name: George Edward Garnier
   

Licence details
Licence type: Premises
Date granted: May 05 2026 
   

Licensable activities and conditions
Opening hours:

Monday 09:00 to 04:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 04:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 04:00
Thursday 09:00 to 04:00
Friday 09:00 to 04:00
Saturday 09:00 to 04:00
Sunday 09:00 to 04:00

Granted licensable activities:

Films - indoors
Monday 09:00 to 02:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 02:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 02:00
Thursday 09:00 to 02:00
Friday 09:00 to 02:00
Saturday 09:00 to 02:00
Sunday 09:00 to 02:00


Late night refreshment - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 02:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 02:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 02:00
Thursday 23:00 to 02:00
Friday 23:00 to 02:00
Saturday 23:00 to 02:00
Sunday 23:00 to 02:00


Live music - indoors
Monday 09:00 to 02:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 02:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 02:00
Thursday 09:00 to 02:00
Friday 09:00 to 02:00
Saturday 09:00 to 02:00
Sunday 09:00 to 02:00


Performance of dance - indoors
Monday 09:00 to 02:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 02:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 02:00
Thursday 09:00 to 02:00
Friday 09:00 to 02:00
Saturday 09:00 to 02:00
Sunday 09:00 to 02:00


Recorded music - indoors
Monday 09:00 to 03:30
Tuesday 09:00 to 03:30
Wednesday 09:00 to 03:30
Thursday 09:00 to 03:30
Friday 09:00 to 03:30
Saturday 09:00 to 03:30
Sunday 09:00 to 03:30


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 09:00 to 02:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 02:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 02:00
Thursday 09:00 to 02:00
Friday 09:00 to 02:00
Saturday 09:00 to 02:00
Sunday 09:00 to 02:00


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 09:00 to 03:30
Tuesday 09:00 to 03:30
Wednesday 09:00 to 03:30
Thursday 09:00 to 03:30
Friday 09:00 to 03:30
Saturday 09:00 to 03:30
Sunday 09:00 to 03:30


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.

112 - This licence allows for all licensable activities to be extended for an additional hour when BST commences

114 - This licence allows for the premises to extend all licensable activities from the standard start timing on 31st December to the standard start timing on 1st January

316 - No deliveries or waste collection to/from the premises during the hours of 22:00 - 07:00.

324 - That the details of a local taxi company shall be kept at the premises and shall be provided to customers on request. If staff at the premises order a taxi for a customer then those staff shall request that the taxi controller instructs the taxi-driver not to sound their vehicle horn to attract attention, but to approach a staff member and let the staff member know that they are the driver of a taxi that has been ordered by the premises.

342 - That clearly legible signage will be prominently displayed at the exit where it can easily be seen and read requesting to the effect that customers do not take drinks to the outdoor area after 22:00.

343 - That clearly legible signage will be prominently displayed at the exit where it can easily be seen and read requesting to the effect that customers leave the premises in a quiet and orderly manner.

345 - That the depositing of waste glass / earthenware into external waste receptacles shall not take place between 22:00 and 07:00 the following day.

346 - That management regularly monitor outside the premises to ensure that the volume and bass levels of any licensed entertainment shall be kept at a level that does not cause disturbance at the closest noise-sensitive facade to ensure compliance with the licensing objective regarding the prevention of public nuisance.

347 - That the entrance door be fitted with a thick, close fitting, fireproof curtain (i.e. theatre curtain) to minimise noise outbreak as patrons enter and exit the premises.

348 - That all doors and openings at the premises shall be kept closed when licensable activities are taking place at the premises except for access and egress and in the event of an emergency.

462 - (1) Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity, the licence must include a condition that each such individual must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority. (2) But nothing in subsection (1) requires such a condition to be imposed- (a) in respect of premises within paragraph 8(3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c.12) (premises with premises licences authorising plays or films), or (b) in respect of premises in relation to- (i) any occasion mentioned in paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) of that Schedule (premises being used exclusively by club with club premises certificate, under a temporary event notice authorising plays or films or under a gaming licence), or (ii) any occasion within paragraph 8(3)(d) of that Schedule (occasions prescribed by regulations under that Act). (3) For the purposes of this section- (a) 'security activity' means an activity to which paragraph 2(1)(a) of that Schedule applies, and (b) paragraph 8(5) of that Schedule (interpretation of references to an occasion) applies as it applies in relation to paragraph 8 of that Schedule.

463 - (1) Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section. (2) Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body. (3) Where- (a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or (b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority. (4) In this section- 'children' means persons aged under 18; and 'film classification body' means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

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.

804 - That a contact telephone number and email address are to be made available for local residents to contact the premises for any issues they wish to raise.

807 - That there shall be a maximum capacity of 80 people in the premises at any one time, including staff. Of those 80 people, no more than 30 are permitted within the outdoor area of the premises.

840 - That a CCTV system shall be installed at the premises and be maintained in good working order and be continually recording at all times the premises are in use under the licence. The CCTV system must be capable of capturing a clear facial image of every person who enters the premises.

841 - That all CCTV footage be kept for a period of 31 days and shall on request be made immediately available to officers of the police and the council.

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

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

844 - That there shall be a dispersal policy for the premises agreed by an authorised officer of the London Borough of Southwark Licensing Department.

845 - That all staff shall be provided with appropriate training in the implementation of the dispersal policy.

846 - That there shall be no externally promoted DJ led events.

847 - The outdoor area of the premises will not be lit after 22:00.

848 - LSC Hearing of 19/03/26

849 - That there shall be no glassware, alcohol or drinks permitted in the ground floor terrace area after 22:00.

850 - That customers shall not use the ground floor terrace area after 22:00 with the exception of those wishing to smoke which shall be limited to a maximum of five persons at anytime. This shall be monitored and controlled by staff or SIA registered door supervisors.

851 - That the CCTV system installed shall be of high-definition quality in all lighting conditions and shall cover all public area inclusive of the frontage of the venue.

852 - 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. All complaints received. d. Any refusals of entry made. e. Any ejections of people from the premises. f. Any visits to the premises by the local authority or emergency services. g. All malfunctions in respect of the CCTV system. h. All crimes reported by customers or observed by staff. i. 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 in use and shall be made immediately available to Police and authorised council 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.

853 - That 'Ask for Angela' posters (or posters relating to whatever similar scheme me 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 premise and made immediately available to Police and authorised council officers on request.

854 - That the premises will have a welfare and vulnerability policy. The policy shall include but not be limited to the following: a. A clear policy on how to prevent drinks spiking. b. How customers alleging such are cared for and reported to police 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 made available immediately on request by Police and authorised council officers.

855 - That the venue’s dispersal policy shall be enforced by the venue at all times the venue is open. The policy shall assist with patrons leaving the premises in an orderly and safe manner. A copy of the dispersal policy shall be accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in operation. The policy will include (but not 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 the management of any 'winding down' period at the premises. c. Details of the use of security and stewarding in respect of managing customer dispersal from the premises. d. Details of any cloakroom facility at the premises and how it is managed. e. Details of road safety in respect of customers leaving the premises. f. Details of the management of ejections from the premises. g. Details as to how any physical altercations at the premises are to be managed. 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 police and authorised council officers.

856 - That the designated premises supervisor must identify the requirement for additional SIA registered door supervisors by way of a risk assessment, which must be made available for inspection by police and authorised council officers. Where the risk assessment identifies the need for additional door supervisors to be deployed, door supervisors must be of sufficient in number to be able to control entry to the premises and deal with any instances of disorderly behaviour within the premises simultaneously. Door supervisors must remain at the premises until such time the premises are closed, and all members of the public have left the venue.

857 - That where SIA registered Door Supervisors are employed, there must be a register of every SIA person employed at the premises that contains the following details: a. Full name b Security Industry Authority licence number c. Time and date each security staff starts and finishes duty. d. Each entry must be signed by the door supervisors e. That register must be kept fully always updated and remain at the licensed premises and be available for inspection immediately by police, authorised council officers, and the Security Industry Authority.

858 - That there shall be a zero tolerance drugs and weapons policy 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 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 in respect of the premises' drug policy. The 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. The training logs shall be maybe immediately available to Police and authorised council officers upon request. d. That 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.

859 - That those customers leaving the venue after 00:00 shall be subject to a further search before re-admission.

860 - That there shall be two SIA registered door supervisors from 21:00 whenever the premises is open after 23:00 on Friday and Saturday and will remain until 30 minutes after the last patron has left the premises. That there shall be a minimum of one SIA registered door supervisors from 21:00 whenever the premises is open after 23:00 on Sunday to Thursday and will remain until 30 minutes after the last patron has left the premises.

861 - That there shall be no admittance or re-admittance to the premises after 01:00 on Sunday to Tuesday and 02:00 on Wednesday to Saturday.

862 - That amplified music shall cease 30 minutes before closing time.

863 - That there will be litter picking will take place at least once every two hours and the last litter pick being made after the premises has closed.

864 - That the premises will adopt the Women’s Safety Charter.

865 - That after 00:00 persons shall not be permitted entry to the premises unless they have paid an admission fee.

866 - That the premises licence holder shall organise local resident meetings to discuss the operation of the premises on no less than 4 occasions per calendar year, unless otherwise agreed with the Licensing Authority. The Police are very strongly urged to attend these meetings.

867 - That SIA supervisors working at the premises shall be equipped with Body Worn Video Cameras.

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

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