On Licence

Detling Community Store

Licence summary from On Licence, 28 September 2026

Premises
Detling Community Store
Address
Detling Community Store Village Green Pilgrims Way Detling Kent ME14 3EY
Licence
Premises licence, 24/04280/LAPDPS
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
25 November 2024
Licensing authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Food hygiene rating
5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Mon 07:00-19:00, Tue to Sat 08:00-19:00, Sun 09:00-16:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Mon to Sat 08:00-19:00, Sun 08:00-16:00
Licence conditions (11)
  1. CCTV will be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition. a) Cameras shall encompass all ingress and egress to the premises, fire exits and all areas where the sale and supply of alcohol occurs. b) Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings MUST be kept on the hard drive and kept for a period of 31 days and handed to Police upon reasonable request. c) The Premises Licence Holder must ensure at all times a DPS or appointed member of staff is capable and competent at downloading CCTV footage in a recordable format to the Police and Local Authority upon reasonable request.
  2. All persons that sell or supply alcohol to customers must have licensing training. a) Training should take place within six weeks of employment and any new employees will be supervised until the training has taken place. b) Refresher training should be repeated a minimum of every six months or earlier if required due to changes of legislation. c) Training records must be kept on the premises and shall contain the nature, content and frequency of all training. d) Records must be made available for inspection by Police, Police Licensing Officer and authorised officers from the Local Authority upon request either electronically or hard copy.
  3. A refusal recording system (which can be paper or electronic) will be in operation at the premises. All staff involved in the sale of alcohol will be fully trained in the system and it will record the following: a) Time of refusal b) Item refused c) Name of description of the person refused d) Reason for Refusal e) Name of staff member making the refusal.
  4. The refusal register will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
  5. Alcohol will not be displayed at the entrance/exit doors.
  6. A Challenge 25 scheme will be adopted at the premises. All staff involved in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in the scheme and such training will be recorded. Such records will be available to the Police or other responsible authority upon request.
  7. Premises will have monitored intruder alarm, inside motion detectors.
  8. Exterior lights and sensors covering all exterior of premises.
  9. 'Challenge 25' signs will be prominently displayed.
  10. The only proof of age that will be accepted by staff will be a photographic driving licence, a passport or a 'PASS' marked proof of age card.
  11. Alcohol not to be displayed at the entrance/exit door.

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/detling-community-store-me14-2bc2f7fe62