Licence Granted for Licence Number: 888427

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Property details

Licence number:

888427

Trading name and address:

Balabaya
229, Arch 25, Old Union Yard Arches , Union Street, SE1 0UR

Ward:

Borough and Bankside

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

ERAN TIBI (SOUTHWARK) LTD

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

Eran Tibi

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

February 27 2026

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

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 07:00 to 23:30
Sunday 07:00 to 23:30

Granted licensable activities:

Films - indoors
Thursday 21:00 to 23:00
Friday 21:00 to 23:00
Saturday 21:00 to 23:00

Recorded music - indoors
Monday 08:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 08:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 08:00 to 23:30
Thursday 08:00 to 23:30
Friday 08:00 to 23:30
Saturday 08:00 to 23:30
Sunday 08:00 to 22:00

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 12:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:30
Thursday 12:00 to 23:30
Friday 12:00 to 23:30
Saturday 10:00 to 23:30
Sunday 10:00 to 23:30

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 12:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:30
Thursday 12:00 to 23:30
Friday 12:00 to 23:30
Saturday 10:00 to 23:30
Sunday 10:00 to 23:30

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.

102 - The admission of children to films given under this licence must be restricted in accordance with the recommendations of the British Board of Film Classification or of the licensing authority itself.

288 - That a CCTV system 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 an image of every person who enters the premises.

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

316 - That deliveries, collections and servicing to take place between 7am and 9pm – Monday to Saturday 9am and 8pm – Sunday and Bank Holiday

340 - That the outside area will not be used outside of the following hours 7am and 9pm – Monday to Friday 9am and 9pm – Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday

341 - An incidents log shall be maintained and details of all age related refusals or incidents of crime or disorder recorded and reported accordingly.

342 - That all online/Telephone sales of alcohol are subject to a real time age verification check before alcohol can be handed to the customer.

343 - All off sales of alcohol we be ancillary to a take away meal or food delivery order and shall be sold in sealed containers for consumption away from the premises.

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 Challenge 25 policy. A record of their training, including the dates that each member of staff is trained and refresher training provided at six monthly intervals.

4AG - The premises shall operate a 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 PASS approved proof of age card such as the Southwark Proof of Age (PAL) card.

840 - That the supply of alcohol at the premises shall only be to persons seated taking a table or bar meal and for consumption by such persons as ancillary to their meal.