Forge Garage
Licence summary from On Licence, 1 October 2026
- Premises
- Forge Garage
- Address
- Penshurst Garage High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BU
- Licence
- Premises licence, 20/02452/LAPRE
- Status
- In force (register: Issued)
- Issued
- 13 November 2020
- Licensing authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
What the licence permits
- Opening hours on the licence
- Every day 08:00-17:00
- Sale or Supply of Alcohol
- Every day 08:00-17:00
Licence conditions (27)
- Alcohol to be sold for consumption off the premises
- Alcohol sales to be restricted to the hours of operation of the convenience store
- CCTV in operation to deter crime
- No alcohol to be served to under 18 year olds - request for ID as standard
- The prevention of crime and disorder
- All alcohol to be consumed off the premises
- All stores of alcohol to be stored securely in a locked store attached to the ex-workshop
- The alcohol will be displayed within the shop so that it is in sight of a member of staff at all times
- CCTV will be in operation 24/7 and will be recorded for security purposes
- The premises will be alarmed when unoccupied. The alarm system is monitored and an activation will result in an alert for a keyholder response
- There will be a minimum of two members of staff on duty at all times during the hours of operation
- Public safety
- The layout of the shop, including sales of alcohol, will allow for easy access for all users
- There will be the installation of a permanently positioned accessible ramp for access between the two different levels within the premises
- The main access will be through a sufficiently wide and tall automatic sliding door to allow access for all users
- The door will be connected to the fire detection system so that it will automatically open on activation
- The existing external sliding doors (fixed open during hours of trade, but locked shut during the hours the shop is not trading) will ensure the alcohol remains behind a locked door event if the automatic doors open during the hours the premises will be unoccupied
- All areas of the premises have good natural lighting with large glazed front doors and roof lights
- Adequate lighting (to incorporate emergency lighting) will supplement the natural lighting
- The prevention of public nuisance
- All alcohol to be sold for consumption off the premises
- The sale of alcohol to be only during the hours of operation - this to be no later than 17:30hrs
- There are no public saces in close proximity to the premises whereby purchasers of alcohol could be encouraged to gather
- The protection of children from harm
- The sale of alcohol is to be over 18 year olds only
- It will be mandatory for all members of staff to ask for proof of age ID for any person trying to purchase alcohol who appears to be under the age of 21 years old
- The alcohol will be displayd within full view of a member of staff at all times to prevent children (and in fact all customers) from trying to steal alcohol
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
Compiled from Sevenoaks District Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/forge-garage-tn11-61557fc136