The Stores

Licensed under the Licensing Act

The Stores The Square Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2PG

Premises licence 26/02154/LAPDPS

In force

The Stores holds a premises licence from Maidstone Borough Council, reference 26/02154/LAPDPS. It was issued on 30 June 2026. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence - Change DPS
Reference: 26/02154/LAPDPS
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 30 June 2026
Venue type: Off-licence or shop
Food hygiene rating: 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary), inspected 17 July 2026 (as Lenham Village Stores)
Licensing authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Postcode: ME17 2PG
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.

History

30 June 2026Premises Licence - Change DPS

What the licence permits

Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Mon to Sat 08:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:30

Licence conditions (17)

The Challenge 21 Policy should be publicised in store with use of sufficient notices for all potential purchasers to be aware of the policy.
A refusals register should be introduced and completed every time a refusal is made to someone because they appear under 21 in a format agreed by Kent Trading Standards.
The refusals book should be checked and reviewed weekly by the Designated Premises Supervisor and a signature applied to the book to verify this.
There should be a written training procedure proportionate to the size of the business and number of staff with signatures gained from each member of staff to confirm they have been trained in relation to sales of age restricted goods.
Forms of identification which are to be acceptable as "proof of age" must be limited to a passport, driving licence (with photo) or "Pass approved" proof of age card. Informative: The DPS Matthew Nigel Cockell is informed that in view of his previous conviction that if there is any repeated sale of alcohol to a person underage or to an adult for consumption by a person underage, then on the subsequent review of the DPS's licences, the licensing Sub-Committee will treat the matter in the most serious manner possible.
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
In this condition, permitted hours means:
On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
On Sundays, other than Christmas Day, 10 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
On Good Friday, 8 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.
The above restrictions do not prohibit:
(a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
(b) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;
(c) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;
(d) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces;
Alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed in the licensed premises.

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

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