Le Lotus

Licensed under the Licensing Act

98 High Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SA

Premises licence 21/02207/LAPRE

In force

Le Lotus holds a premises licence from Maidstone Borough Council, reference 21/02207/LAPRE. It was issued on 4 February 2022. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: 21/02207/LAPRE
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 4 February 2022
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 19 January 2022
Licensing authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Postcode: ME14 1SA
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Maidstone Borough 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 Sat 09:30-22:00, Sun 10:00-22:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Every day 12:00-22:00

Licence conditions (11)

CCTV will be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition. a. Cameras shall encompass all ingress, egress and include all areas to which the public have access, including fire escapes, stairwells and where the supply of alcohol occurs (with the exception of areas agreed by the Police, for example toilet cubicles). b. The CCTV shall be recording at all times that the premises are open to the public. c. Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings MUST be kept on the hard drive and kept for a period of 31 days and handed to Police upon reasonable request. d. The Premises Licence Holder must ensure at all times a DPS or appointed members of staff is capable and competent at downloading CCTV footage in a recordable format to the Police and Local Authority upon reasonable request. e. The Police or local authority will be given a copy of the CCTV in a suitable format within 48 hours of any reasonable request.
A logbook shall be kept detailing all incidents that involve any allegation of trouble involving members of the public that occur at the Premises. This will be a bound book which will detail the following: A) The day, date and time of the incident B) The member of staff making the entry C) All members of staff involved in the incident D) An account of the incident E) Details of any persons injured and the injuries sustained F) Any other details thought relevant
All persons that sell or supply alcohol to customers must have licensing training. a. Training should take place within six weeks of employment and any new employees will be supervised until the training has taken place. b. Refresher training should be repeated a minimum of every six months or earlier if required due to changes of legislation. c. Training records must be kept on the premises and shall contain the nature, content and frequency of all training. d. Records must be made available for inspection by Police, Police Licensing Officer and authorised officers from the Local Authority upon request either electronically or hard copy.
The premises will undertake the "Challenge 25" Scheme. All staff involved in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in the "Challenge 25" Scheme and such training will be recorded.
The only proof of age that will be accepted by staff will be a photographic driving licence, a passport or a 'PASS' marked proof of age card.
A refusal register will be in operation at the premises. All staff involved in the sale of alcohol will be fully trained in the system and it will record the following: a. Item refused. b. Name of description of the person refused. c. Reason for refusal. d. Name of staff member making refusal
The register will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
The premises shall have a written drug policy, this will detail the strategies to minimise the use and supply of illegal drugs within the premises. This will entail an agreed procedure for the handling and retention of any article seized. Where premises consider a drugs safe to deposit drugs found, there will be a clear policy for the handling and packaging of seized.
Toughened or polycarbonate glass will be used at the premises. All drinks will be supplied in polycarbonate or suitably toughened glass. Exception would be for bottled drinks and drinking of wine, champagne and cocktails.
Crime prevention notices are displayed warning customers of the possibility of crime which may target them, e.g. "Bags should not be left unattended"
11.Appropriate staff training and supervision to be alert to any potential danger to customers and react accordingly. If staff are unable to quickly defuse the situation without risk to customer or staff, then they are in

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