Erith Post Office
Licence summary from On Licence, 27 September 2026
- Premises
- Erith Post Office
- Address
- 89 Erith High Street Erith Kent DA8 1QR
- Licence
- Premises licence, 25/03325/LAPDPS
- Status
- In force (register: Issued)
- Issued
- 24 September 2025
- Licensing authority
- London Borough of Bexley
What the licence permits
- Sale or Supply of Alcohol
- Mon to Sat 08:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:30
Licence conditions (8)
- The CCTV system serving the premises shall: a. be maintained fully operational and in good working order at all times; b. make and retain clear images that include the points of sale of alcohol and facial images of the purchasers of the alcohol; and c. show an accurate date and time that the images were made.
- All CCTV images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software.
- The original CCTV images, or a copy, shall be provided immediately upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person.
- No alcohol shall be sold if the CCTV equipment is inoperative for any reason.
- Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the retail entrance to the premises and inside at the premises servery area.
- Signs shall be displayed inside and outside of the premises warning adults that it is an offence to buy alcohol on behalf of anyone under the age of 18.
- A book, or other form of record, a version of which must be in English, shall be kept in which shall be recorded the date, time and circumstances of the following: a) any challenge made in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme, and b) any disorder, ejection or other relevant incident that occurs on the premises. This book, or record, shall be kept on the premises at all times they are open and shall be made available for inspection immediately upon demand by any police or community support officer or authorised person. The Designated Premises Supervisor shall frequently check the book to ensure all staff are using it.
- All staff whose responsibilities include the retail sale of alcohol shall receive training on induction and every 6 months thereafter on a) the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Premises Licence; b) the prevention of unlawful sales of alcohol, and the likely consequence of making an unlawful sale, which shall include: i. the operation of the "Challenge 25" scheme; ii. types of acceptable ID; iii. the method of recording challenges; iv. refusing sales of alcohol to persons who appear to be drunk; and v. preventing proxy sales, c) the operation of the CCTV equipment; and d) drug awareness, which shall include training on the drugs policy applicable to the premises. Such training shall be recorded, a version of which must be kept in English, and these records shall, on request, be made available to any police or community support officer or authorised person immediately upon demand.
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
Compiled from London Borough of Bexley's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/erith-post-office-da8-f321d1fa91