East Of England Co-op Foodstores

Licensed to sell alcohol

East Of England Co-op Foodstores, High Street, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DE

Premises licence M004812

In force

East Of England Co-op Foodstores holds a premises licence from Colchester City Council, reference M004812. 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: M004812
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 3 October 2005
Venue type: Supermarket
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 19 August 2026 (as East of England Co-op)
Licensing authority: Colchester City Council
Postcode: CO7 6DE
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: Every day 06:00-23:00

Licence conditions (4)

A recordable CCTV system must be provided, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality. Cameras shall (where permitted) encompass all ingress from the premises including the fire exits, outside areas and all working area 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 36 hours of their request.2. Records of all incidents (injury/refusals/age challenge) are kept and maintained on the premises. Records are time and date marked to produce 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 developed 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 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.,.
Employess must be trained to prevent the sale of alcohol to those under the age of 18 years. A refusal register to be maintained 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 a photographic identification.6. The society actively supports the use of photo identity cards and will use the Citizen Card where the 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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