Douglas Bader

Licensed under the Licensing Act

The Square, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3SL

Premises licence PREM0133

In force

Douglas Bader holds a premises licence from East Suffolk Council, reference PREM0133. It was issued on 26 March 2026. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: PREM0133
Status on register: Current
Issued: 26 March 2026
Venue type: Pub or bar
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 29 July 2025
Licensing authority: East Suffolk Council
Postcode: IP5 3SL
First seen by On Licence: 26 September 2026

Licensable activities

East Suffolk Council's register does not list activities for this licence. The full licence, with its conditions and hours, is held by the council.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Mon to Wed 08:00-23:30, Thu to Sat 08:00-00:30, Sun 08:00-00:00
Opening hours, other times: Non Standard Timings: Additional hour every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for each May Bank Holiday, Spring/Whitson Bank Holiday and August Bank HolidayAdditional hour every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for Easter WeekendAn additional hour on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.New Year’s Eve from normal start time to normal finish time on New Years Day
Performance of live music (Indoors): Mon to Wed 11:00-23:00, Thu to Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:30
Performance of live music (Indoors), other times: Non Standard Timings: Additional hour every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for each May Bank Holiday, Spring/Whitson Bank Holiday and August Bank HolidayAdditional hour every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for Easter WeekendAn additional hour on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.New Year’s Eve from normal start time to normal finish time on New Years Day
Playing of recorded music (Indoors): Mon to Wed 11:00-23:00, Thu to Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:30
Playing of recorded music (Indoors), other times: Non Standard Timings: Additional hour every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for each May Bank Holiday, Spring/Whitson Bank Holiday and August Bank HolidayAdditional hour every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for Easter WeekendAn additional hour on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.New Year’s Eve from normal start time to normal finish time on New Years Day
Supply of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises: Mon to Wed 11:00-23:00, Thu to Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:30
Supply of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises, other times: Non Standard Timings: Additional hour every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for each May Bank Holiday, Spring/Whitson Bank Holiday and August Bank HolidayAdditional hour every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for Easter WeekendAn additional hour on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.New Year’s Eve from normal start time to normal finish time on New Years Day

Licence conditions (18)

General Conditions
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
In this condition, permitted hours means: On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. b On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m. c. On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m. d. On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. e. On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. f. On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m. On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31 December).
The above restrictions do not prohibit: a. the consumption of alcohol on the premises during the first 20 minutes after the above hours; b. the taking of the alcohol from the premises (unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel) during the first 20 minutes after the above hours; c. the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there during the first 30 minutes after the above hours, if the alcohol was supplied for consumption ancillary to those meals; d. the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by, or, the taking, sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; e. the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; f. the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; g. The sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces; h. the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or i. the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or j. the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises. CHILDREN’S CERTIFICATES - Licensing Act 1964, S 168, 168A, 171, 201 and Schedule 12A
No person under fourteen shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies: a. He/she is the child of the holder of the premises licence. b. He/she resides in the premises, but is not employed there. c. He/she is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress. d. The bar is in premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary. e. i. He/she is in an area shown on the plan attached to the licence. ii. Meals and non-alcoholic beverages are available for sale for consumption in that area. iii. He/she is in the company of a person aged 18 or over. iv. He/she is there: I) prior to 9 p.m. or ii) between 9 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. where he or the said person is consuming a meal purchased before 9 p.m. In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of intoxicating liquor. But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as ancillary to their table meals. General Conditions cont/d
The Licensee may move fire appliances, AWP machines, cigarette machines and/or any other similar objects, which may impact on the ability of individuals on the premises to use exits or escape routes without impediment.
The Licensee and/or Manager/DPS of the licensed premises will hold the appropriate Health & Safety and Health & Hygiene Certificate.
The Licensee will provide ‘No Smoking’ areas which are clearly signed on the licensed premises.
The Licensee will ensure that children are accompanied at all times by an adult while they are on the premises. Crime and Disorder
The Licensee will ensure that outside lighting is provided and used during the hours of darkness when any form of licensable activity is taking place. Public Safety
The Licensee will ensure that the following systems are maintained and inspected by a suitably qualified professional person in accordance with the appropriate British Standard an at intervals recommended in national guidance, and will keep the records of such inspections available for inspection by authorised officers on request:  Emergency lighting systems  Portable fire fighting equipment
The Licensee will ensure the premises are properly vented, and that noxious smells from the licensed premises are not permitted and cause a nuisance to nearby properties.
The Licensee will provide ‘No Smoking’ areas, which are clearly signed on the licensed premises. Prevention of Public Nuisance
After 23:30 hours all external doors and windows must be kept closed, other than for access and egress, when amplified music is being played.
A responsible person shall monitor the music levels outside the building. Such a person shall have the necessary authority over the running of the music to require adjustment of the volume of the amplification system if found necessary.
In the event that additional ventilation is installed within the public house, the proposed scheme shall be submitted to the Head of Health, and only a scheme approved by the Head of Health shall be installed at the premises and maintained in the approved form thereafter. Protection of children from harm
The Licensee will ensure that children are accompanied at all times by an adult while they are on the premises.
The Licensee will ensure that children are not permitted in the bar area, other than for access and egress.

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

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