On Licence

B & M Retail Limited

Licence summary from On Licence, 2 October 2026

Premises
B & M Retail Limited
Address
Unit 100 The Mall Chequers Centre King Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6AT
Licence
Premises licence, 24/04806/LAPDPS
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
12 December 2024
Licensing authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Food hygiene rating
5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 07:00-23:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Every day 07:00-23:00
Licence conditions (52)
  1. A multi-camera CCTV system will be operational at the premises, which will cover all
  2. public trading areas, the entrance/exit and tills.
  3. The CCTV system will be maintained in good working order and images will be
  4. correctly time and date stamped. Footage will be retained for a minimum period of 31
  5. days and a copy of CCTV footage will be downloaded and provided to any responsible
  6. authority on request.
  7. In order to maintain the security of the CCTV system, selected staff will be trained in
  8. the use of the system to ensure that any request for images will be completed within 24
  9. Appropriate signage stating that a CCTV system is operational in the store will be
  10. displayed in conspicuous positions.
  11. B & M will maintain liaison with the neighbourhood police officers regarding any
  12. crime/disorder/ASB issues relating to the premises.
  13. The area for the display of 'alcohol for sale' will be no more than 10% of the store
  14. trading area.
  15. Plain clothes security staff will be employed at the premises as and when deemed
  16. necessary by the Premises Licence holder.
  17. All customer facing staff will be trained in 'Security Awareness' as part of their
  18. induction training.
  19. Notices will be prominently displayed inside the premises and at the tills, stating that it
  20. is an offence for any person under 18 years of age to purchase alcohol.
  21. Notices will be prominently displayed inside the premises and at the tills, stating that a
  22. Challenge 25 policy is in force.
  23. The area immediately in front of the store shall be inspected on a regular basis and
  24. management and staff shall use their best endeavours to prevent B & M customers
  25. from loitering in the said areas; persons refusing to move on will be reported to the
  26. Police and/or retail park security staff.
  27. Staff will be trained on induction prior to commencing work on tills (and will undergo
  28. 3-monthly refresher training (in the form of a short written test)) in respect of the sale
  29. of alcohol (including awareness/prevention of proxy sales, signs and symptoms of
  30. intoxication, dealing with refusal of sales and any subsequent confrontational
  31. behaviour from customers).
  32. All staff training will be documented and training records will be made available to
  33. authorised persons from any responsible authority on request.
  34. Staff training records will be kept on site for a minimum period of 2 years.
  35. A Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises. Any person who appears to
  36. be under 25 will be asked to provide identification to prove they are 18+ before a sale
  37. of alcohol takes place.
  38. The only form of identification that will be accepted as proof of age is a passport,
  39. driving licence, PASS hologram ID card or His Majesty's Forces' warrant card.
  40. Failure to supply such ID will result in no sale or supply of alcohol being made to that
  41. individual.
  42. All cash tills will incorporate an electronic "prompt" for till operators whenever an
  43. alcoholic (or other age restricted) product is scanned.
  44. An electronic refusals register will be kept for each store (which will be backed up off
  45. The electronic refusals register will keep records of all refusals of alcohol (or other age
  46. restricted products).
  47. The electronic refusal register will show the date, the product and the name of the
  48. employee who refused the sale.
  49. Refusals registers for each store will be printed, checked and signed by the DPS or
  50. duty manager on a weekly basis.
  51. Refusals registers will be retained for a minimum period of 6 months.
  52. Refusals records will be made available to authorised persons from any responsible

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Maidstone Borough Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/b-and-m-retail-limited-me15-52df73ffb3