On Licence

Royal Gurkha lounge

Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026

Premises
Royal Gurkha lounge
Address
14 Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2JT
Licence
Premises licence, M096683
Status
In force (register: Current Licence)
Issued
16 March 2020
Licensing authority
Colchester City Council
Activities
Alcohol on the premises, Alcohol off the premises, Late night refreshment
Food hygiene rating
5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 12:00-00:00
Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises
Every day 12:00-00:00
Late Night Refreshment-Indoors
Every day 23:00-00:00
Licence conditions (5)
  1. Any person who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner shall not be allowed entry to the premises.2. Free drinking water available must be available on request.3. All staff on duty at the premises shall be trained in the Fire Safety and Evacuation procedures for the premises and aware of their individual responsibilities.,.
  2. 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.5. The images must be available on request of a Police Officer or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority.,.
  3. An incident log (which may be electronically recorded) shall be kept at the premises for at least six months, and made available on request to the Police or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority. The log must record details of the incident, date, time, the staff who dealt with it, the action taken, the outcome, and whether the emergency services were called. The incident log must record incidents in relation to -(a) all crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the Police (b) all ejections of customers (c) any complaints received (d) any incidents of disorder (e) seizures of drugs, offensive weapons, fraudulent ID or other items (f) any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment (g) the date and time of the refused alcohol sale and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. (h) any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment (i) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service (j) times on duty, names and the licence numbers of all licensed door supervisors employed by the premises7. All staff shall be trained in relevant age restrictions in respect of products, recognising signs of drunkenness, how to refuse service, the premises’ duty of care and company policies, and the conditions in force under this licence; this is to ensure that there is no underage drinking, drunkenness on the premise or in public and to ensure the protection of children from harm.,.
  4. No bottles or glass to be taken off the premises.,.
  5. 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.,.

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/royal-gurkha-lounge-co1-7d3c909eb4