On Licence

The Portobello Inn

Licence summary from On Licence, 29 September 2026

Premises
The Portobello Inn
Address
The Portobello Inn London Road West Kingsdown Sevenoaks Kent. TN15 6JB
Licence
Premises licence, 22/04260/LAPMV
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
1 December 2022
Licensing authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Food hygiene rating
5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Mon to Thu 11:00-00:30, Fri and Sat 11:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-00:30
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Mon to Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri and Sat 11:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-00:00
Opening Hours (Non-standard)
Permitted (hours not listed)
Live music
Fri and Sat 19:00-00:00, Sun 19:00-22:30
Recorded music
Fri and Sat 19:00-00:00, Sun 19:00-22:30
Licence conditions (24)
  1. Public Nuisance
  2. All external doors and windows must be kept closed, other than for access and egress, in all rooms when events involving amplified music or speech are taking place.
  3. Performers should be supervised to ensure the loading of equipment at the end of any event does not disturb surrounding residents.
  4. Any refuse and empty bottles should not be put out in the refuse areas after 7pm at night.
  5. Prominent, clear and legible notices are displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly.
  6. Garden Bar Area
  7. The garden bar will only be used between the hours of 11:00 hrs and 22:30 hrs Monday to Saturday, and 12:00 hrs and 22.30 hrs Sunday.
  8. The garden bar will be supervised at all times when in use.
  9. The garden bar will be inaccessible to customers when not in use to ensure they do not have access to any alcohol.
  10. Conditions attached following a hearing held on 23rd June 2014
  11. A CCTV system is to be installed to an appropriate standard as agreed with the police. The premises licence will remain suspended until the system becomes fully operational.
  12. The CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order and continually record when licensable activity takes place and recordings shall be kept for a period of 28 days.
  13. The correct time and date will be generated onto both the recording and the real time image screen.
  14. If the CCTV equipment breaks down the designated premises supervisor shall ensure the licensing authority and the police are informed as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information shall be contemporaneously recorded in the incident book and shall include the time, date and means by which this was done and to whom the information was reported. Equipment failures shall be repaired or replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable and without undue delay. The licensing authority and the police shall be informed when faults are rectified.
  15. The designated premises supervisor shall ensure that there are trained members of staff available during licensable hours to be able to reproduce and download CCTV images into a removable format at the request of the licensing authority or responsible authorities.
  16. There shall be clear signage indicating that CCTV equipment is in use and recording at the premises during.
  17. CCTV cameras shall monitor all areas used by premise patrons including any external smoking area and the car park to monitor numbers and prevent crime and disorder.
  18. Signage must be displayed indicating that CCTV equipment is in use and recording at the premises.
  19. An incident logbook/refusals register will be kept by the designated premises supervisor. This will be in a bound book in which full details of all incidents are recorded. This shall include details of any refused sales and shall give details of the persons involved, incident description, time and date, actions taken and final outcome of the situation. This shall be completed as soon as possible and in any case no later than the close of business on the day of the incident. The time and date when the report was completed, and by whom, is to form part of the entry. The logbook is to be kept on the premises at all times and shall be produced to a responsible authority upon request.
  20. A written procedure will be produced and promulgated to staff to ensure the police will be called in the event that any criminal incident takes place or appears to be imminently likely to take place at the premises and staff will co-operate in any police investigation.
  21. The designated premises supervisor shall provide training for all staff to ensure that they are familiar with the premises licence, the Licensing Act 2003 and the appropriate procedures in case of an emergency. A record of the training shall be maintained, signed by the staff receiving training and shall be available upon request by the licensing authority or responsible authorities.
  22. The external area shall only be open to customers until 11pm unless otherwise agreed with the Licensing Authority. Adequate notices will be displayed to inform patrons of this requirement. After this time smoking only will be permitted.
  23. The designated premises supervisor shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that patrons using the outside areas do so in a quiet and orderly fashion.
  24. A challenge 21 policy will be used whereby any person who appears to be under 21 years of age and is attempting to purchase alcohol will be asked to provide identification. The only acceptable proof of age identification will be a passport, a photo driving licence, an EU identity card, military identification or a PASS approved proof of age card. Staff will be trained in this policy and records of the training will be kept.

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/the-portobello-inn-tn15-502bb45cc6