Puddings Coffee Shop

Licensed under the Licensing Act

7 Week Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1QW

Premises licence 21/00367/LAPRE

In force

Puddings Coffee Shop holds a premises licence from Maidstone Borough Council, reference 21/00367/LAPRE. It was issued on 10 November 2022. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: 21/00367/LAPRE
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 10 November 2022
Venue type: Restaurant or café
Food hygiene rating: 4 out of 5 (good), inspected 20 April 2026 (as Puddings Coffee And Tea Shop)
Licensing authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Postcode: ME14 1QW
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: Every day 08:00-02:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Every day 12:00-02:00
Late Night Refreshment: Every day 23:00-02:00

Licence conditions (12)

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 and egress to the premises, fire exits, external and all areas where the sale and supply of alcohol occurs. b. 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. c. The premises licence holder must ensure at all times a DPS or appointed member of staff is capable and competent at downloading CCTV footage in a recordable format to the Police and Local Authority upon reasonable request.
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.
Only Home Office approved ID of proof of age will be accepted by staff. This will include photographic driving licence, a passport or a 'PASS' marked proof of age card.
A refusal recording system 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 refusal system will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
If premises is open on Christmas Eve and/or New Years Eve then at least 2 door supervisor will be employed from 20:00hrs until 30 minutes after the premises closes on New Years day.
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 drug's safe to deposit drugs found, there will be a clear policy for the handling and packaging of seized items. For premises with a suitable 'drug safe' the items secured within the safe would not be considered as being in possession. For premises that do not have a drug safe they must have a written agreement with police as to a procedure in the collection or delivering drugs to police.
To allow the use of IONTRACK. (Drug testing Machine), within the premises, (or curtilage of the premises), as a condition of entry, at the request of, and after consultation with Police. To allow swabbing for detection of drugs use when deemed necessary by Police.
Alcohol sold for consumption off the premises will only be supplied in sealed containers. No persons will be permitted to remove alcohol from the licensed area in open containers.
Clear and legible notices will be prominently displayed to remind customers to leave quietly and have regard for neighbours.

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

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