Licensed premises at Basement and ground floor

Licensed to sell alcohol

Basement and ground floor, 134c Kingsland Road, Hackney, London, E2 8DY

Premises licence 86198

In force

Licensed premises at Basement and ground floor holds a premises licence from London Borough of Hackney, reference 86198. The register lists sale of alcohol and recorded music. It was issued on 7 May 2017. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Cafe
Reference: 86198
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 7 May 2017
Venue type: Restaurant or café
Licensing authority: London Borough of Hackney
Postcode: E2 8DY
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Sale of alcoholThe register does not say whether on or off sales.
Recorded musicPlaying recorded music to an audience.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Mon to Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-22:00
Recorded music: Mon to Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-22:00
Supply of alcohol: Mon to Sat 11:00-22:30, Sun 11:00-21:30

Licence conditions (23)

The premises shall maintain a comprehensive CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of a Metropolitan Police Crime Prevention Officer. All public areas, entry and exit points will be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises is open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping. Recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of Police or authorised officer.
A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises are open to the public. This staff member shall be able to show Police or an authorised officer of Hackney Borough Council recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.
An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available immediately to an authorised officer of the Hackney Borough Council or the Police, which will record the following: a. all crimes reported to the venue b. any complaints received c. any incidents of disorder d. any faults in the CCTV system e. any refusal of the sale of alcohol f. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.
There shall be “CCTV in Operation” signs prominently displayed.
All instances of crime or disorder to be reported by the designated premises supervisor or responsible member of staff to an agreed police contact point, as agreed with the Police.
Where the sale or supply of alcohol is taking place employees of the premises must request sight of evidence of the age of any person appearing to be under 25 years of age (Challenge 25). Such evidence may include a driving licence or passport.
There shall be no glass, drinks or open containers taken outside of the premises at any time.
The premises will display and maintain appropriate signage advising customers of the contact details of the Designated Premises Supervisor/Duty Manager.
All staff will be given refresher training every twelve months on the legislation relating to the sales of alcohol to underage persons and drunken persons. Written records of this training shall be kept on the premises and produced to police or other authorised officer upon request.
Alcohol shall not be sold, supplied or consumed otherwise than to persons who are taking a substantial meal form the menu and that the consumption of alcohol by such persons is ancillary to taking such meals. The supply of alcohol shall be by waiter/waitress service only.
The premises shall adhere to Hackney Police Weapons and Drugs Policies and any updates thereof.
Any music played at the premises will be at background level allowing a face to face conversation at normal speech level.
The premises will display prominent signage by every entrance and exit requesting customers to leave the premises quietly and respect local residents.
There shall be no more than 5 customers using the designated smoking area at any one time.
The use of the designated smoking area at the external front will be limited to no later than 22:30 hours.
All deliveries to the premises shall be carried out between 07:00 and 20:00 hours.
The Licensee shall ensure that all staff are fully trained and made aware of the legal requirement of businesses to comply with their duty of care as regards the disposal of waste produced from the business premises. The procedure for handling and preparing for disposal of the waste shall be in writing and displayed in a prominent place where is can be referred to at all times by staff.
The Licensee shall ensure that any contract for general and recyclable waste disposal shall be appropriate in size to the amount of waste produced by the business. The Licensee shall maintain an adequate supply of waste receptacles provided by his registered waste carrier (refuse sacks or commercial waste bins) in order to ensure all refuse emanating from the business is always presented for collection by his waste carrier and shall not use any plain black or unidentifiable refuse sacks or any other unidentifiable or unmarked waste receptacles.
The Licensee’s premises are situated in an area within which refuse may only be left on the public highway during certain time bands. If the Licensee’s waste carrier cannot or does not comply by collecting the refuse during the present or any future time bands imposed by the waste authority, the Licensee must remove the refuse from the public highway and/or keep it within the premises until such time as its waste carrier arrives to collect the refuse.
The Licensee shall erect a sign asking customers to refrain from littering the public highway outside the premises and will also instruct member of staff to make regular checks of the area immediately outside and within 10 metres either side of the premises and remove any litter, bottles and glasses emanating from the premises. The collection and removal of litter should include satisfactory disposal of spilled food and similar materials so as to leave the footway in a clean, safe and wholesome condition.
The Licensee shall provide a safe receptacle for cigarette ends to be placed outside, either on the wall or close to the wall of the building so as not to cause an obstruction or trip, for the use of customers.
Sales of alcohol shall be ancillary to a table meal where the food sales must be over £5 per person.
Any sales of alcohol shall be charged at no less than 50p per unit* of alcohol. The licence holder will prepare a price list calculating the units for each available product, which shall be made available to the Police or Licensing Enforcement on request. *A unit of alcohol is 10ml of ethanol.” The number of units is calculated by multiplying the % Alcohol By Volume x Volume in centilitres. Thus a half-litre of beer at 5% ABV contains 2.5 units: (5/100 ABV) x 50cl.

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

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