On Licence

Lion Corner Community Shop

Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026

Premises
Lion Corner Community Shop
Address
1 Lion Corner, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Essex, CO5 7LF
Licence
Premises licence, LN/000006447
Status
In force (register: Current Licence)
Issued
11 September 2020
Licensing authority
Colchester City Council
Activities
Sale of alcohol
Food hygiene rating
5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 07:00-20:00
Alcohol Sales - Off Premises
Every day 07:00-20:00
Licence conditions (3)
  1. A community shop located on the ground floor of 1 Lion Corner with access from Fingringhoe Road. Approx 500sq ft.Run by a paid manager and part time volunteers.,.
  2. All staff shall be trained in relevant age restrictions in respect of products, recognising signs of drunkenness, how to refuse service and the conditions in force under this licence. Documented records of training completed shall be kept for each member of staff and training shall be regularly refreshed and at 12 monthly intervals. Training records must be made available for inspection upon request by a Police officer or an authorised officer of Colchester Borough Council.The premises must install, operate and maintain a comprehensive digital CCTV system. All public areas of the licensed premises, including all public entry and exit points will be covered, enabling facial identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV cameras must continually record while the premises are open to the public and recording must be kept available and unedited for a minimum of 31 days with the date and time stamping. Any footage must be in a format that can be played back on a standard personal computer or standard DVD player. Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. compact disc, flash card etc.), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums must be provided.,.
  3. The Challenge 25 scheme must be operated to ensure that any person who appears to be under the age of 25 shall provide documented proof that he/she is over 18 years of age. Proof of age shall only comprise a passport, photo card driving licence, an HM Forces warrant card, or a card bearing the PASS hologram.The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale that the Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.A log shall be kept at the premises to record all refused sales of alcohol for the reasons that the person(s) is/are, or appear(s) to be, under 18 years of age. The log shall record the date and time of the refusal and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The log will be available on request by the Police or an authorised officer of Colchester Borough Council. The log shall be checked on a regular basis by the Designated Premises Supervisor to ensure that it is being used by staff and each check shall be recorded in the log.,.

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

Compiled from Colchester City Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/lion-corner-community-shop-co5-679c5efac5