East of England Co-op

Licensed to sell alcohol

59-63 Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7QS

Premises licence M004794

In force

East of England Co-op holds a premises licence from Colchester City Council, reference M004794. The register lists sale of alcohol. It was issued on 3 October 2005. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: M004794
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 3 October 2005
Venue type: Supermarket
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 3 July 2025
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Postcode: CO2 7QS
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Sale of alcoholThe register does not say whether on or off sales.

What the licence permits

Alcohol Sales - Off Premises: Mon to Sat 06:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:30
Alcohol Sales - Off Premises, non-standard times: Christmas Day 12.00 to 15.00 and 19.00 to 22.30

Licence conditions (6)

Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.In this condition, permitted hours means:On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, 6am to 11pm.On Sundays, other than Christmas Day, 10am to 10.30pm.On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3pm and 7pm to 10.30pm.The above restrictions do not prohibit:the taking of the alcohol from the premises, (unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel,) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours;the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;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.Alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed in the licensed premises.,.
By monitoring, reviewing and updating our policies and procedues w will ensure that the licensing objectives are met.,.
We will maintain a recordable CCTV system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality. Cameras shall (where permitted) encompass all ingress and egress from the premises including fire exits, outside areas and all working areas where the sale/supply of alcohol occurs. The CCTV system within the premises is remotely monitored 24 hours a day by the Society's control centre at Wherstead Park. In the event of an incident being reported the footage will be downloaded at Wherstead Park, time and date marked, and retained for no less than 28 days. The footage will be made available to the Police/Local Authority within 26 hours of their request.Records of all incidents (injury/refusals/age challenge) are kept and maintained on the premises. Records are time and date marked and produced to the Police/Licensing Officers on demand. A record of all injury/accidents on the premises is also maintained off-site at Wherstead Park.,.
The store manager retains responsibility for the premises whilst it is open, with a wider Management Team to support and deputise in their absence. Bespoke policies, processes, procedures and risk assessments have been deployed and enforced to ensure and maintain the health, safety, welfare, and security of employees and the public at the premises.,.
Whilst recognising that it cannot be responsible for the conduct of third parties, the Society will continue to take action to alleviate public nuisance on and in the immediate vicinity of its premises by means of properly considered hours of operation during which alcohol and other age-related products will be sold to the public.,.
The Society has in place policies for the regular training of its employees to prevent the sale of alcohol to those under the age of 18 years. The Society maintains a refusal register at the premise. The Society's policy requires its employees to actively challenge any individual who wishes to purchase alcohol or any other age related product, but appears to be under 25 years of age (Challenge 25), to prove their age by means of photographic identification.The Society actively supports the use of photo identity cards and will use the Citizen Card where local authority schemes are not available or suitable. All staff are trained on the Society's Challenge 25 policy (including the completion of a questionnaire) prior to being permitted to serve alcohol. Management are trained to the minimum standard of Highfield Level 2 Award for personal licence holders. Training records are maintained at the Society's head office and will be available on request by the Police and Local Authority Licensing Officers. Staff members receive re-fresher training every 6 months to ensure that they are up to date with the latest legislation/policies.,.

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

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