Colchester Borough Council

Licensed to sell alcohol

Colchester Borough Council, Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PJ

Premises licence M004457

In force

Colchester Borough Council holds a premises licence from Colchester City Council, reference M004457. The register lists sale of alcohol, late night refreshment, recorded music, live music, films, plays, dance and indoor sporting events. It was issued on 30 August 2005. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: M004457
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 30 August 2005
Licence holder: Colchester Borough Council, Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PJ
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Postcode: CO1 1PJ
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Sale of alcoholThe register does not say whether on or off sales.
Late night refreshmentHot food or drink served between 11pm and 5am.
Recorded musicPlaying recorded music to an audience.
Live musicPerformances of live music.
FilmsExhibition of films.
PlaysPerformance of plays.
DancePerformances of dance.
Indoor sporting eventsSport held wholly inside a building.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Mon to Sat 08:30-02:00, Sun 08:30-00:00
Alcohol Sales - On Premises: Mon to Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
Perform Play - Indoors: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Film - Indoors: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Indoor Sports Event: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Live Music - Indoors: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Recorded Music - Indoors: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Activity like Music/Dance - In: Mon to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:00
Late Night Refreshment-Indoors: Mon to Sat 23:00-01:00
Capacity: 400

Licence conditions (6)

General - all objectives
The premises shall have installed and maintain a closed circuit television surveillance (CCTV) system which at all times complies with the below requirements: a. CCTV will be provided in the form a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition in colour; b. CCTV cameras shall cover {all public areas including} all entrances and exits and all areas where the sale of alcohol takes place; c. Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings must be kept in good working order and kept for a minimum period of {31} days; d. At all times, whilst the premises is open for licensable activities, there are members of staff able to immediately provide viewable copies of recordings to the police or licensing authority staff upon reasonable request; e. The recording equipment and data storage devices shall be kept in a secure environment and fitted with security functions (such as passwords) to prevent tampering with recordings; f. An operational daily log report must be maintained endorsed by signature, indicating the system has been checked and is compliant: in the event of any failings these are to be recorded immediately g. A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system must be able to produce/download/burn CCTV images upon request by a Police Officer, or an authorized officer of the Licensing Authority.2. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made immediately available to police or licensing authority staff upon request. The log must be kept as {a bound document with individually numbered pages and be retained for a period of at least {6} months after the last incident recorded}. The log must be completed as soon as is possible and within any case within 4 hours of the occurrence and shall record the following: a. all crimes reported to the venue b. all ejections of patrons c. any complaints received concern
Children must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult.7. A Challenge 25 scheme shall be operated, whereby any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years of age is required to produce on request an item which meets the mandatory age verification requirement and is either a: • Proof of age card bearing the PASS Hologram; • Photo card driving licence; • Passport; or • Ministry of Defence Identity Card.,.
Agreed with Child Protection1. Measures will be included in the agreement to hire to ensure all materials for plays and films will be appropriate for the age group attending.,.
A period of 20 minutes to allow clients to drink-up will be permitted in addition to the opening times specified,.
No more than 400 persons shall be allowed to be present in the place when it is being used for any purposes authorised by the Council.2. The gallery shall not be used by members of the audience during the time the place is being used for any purpose authorised by this licence.,.

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

Is this your premises?

Licence holders and managers can ask for a correction, add details the register leaves out, or get a printable summary of this licence.

This is my premises Licence summary to print or save

Other licences at CO1 1PJ

Town Hall Premises licence · In force

More licensed premises in CO1

All of CO1