Vanburgh Bay
Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026
- Premises
- Vanburgh Bay
- Address
- 23 Woolwich Road Belvedere Bexley DA17 5EE
- Licence
- Premises licence, 24/02576/LAPRE
- Status
- In force (register: Issued)
- Issued
- 1 November 2024
- Licensing authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Food hygiene rating
- 5 out of 5 (very good)
What the licence permits
- Opening hours on the licence
- Every day 06:00-23:00
- Sale or Supply of Alcohol
- Every day 06:00-23:00
Licence conditions (14)
- The CCTV system serving the premises shall: a. be maintained fully operational and in good working order at all times; b. make and retain clear images that include the points of sale of alcohol and facial images of the purchasers of the alcohol; c. show an accurate date and time that the images were made; d. include a monitor, visible to the salesperson when serving at the tills, that displays the images being recorded by the external cameras.
- All CCTV images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days.
- The original CCTV images shall be shown immediately upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person.
- The original CCTV images, or a copy, shall be provided to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person within 48 hours of a request having been made in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software.
- No alcohol shall be sold if the CCTV equipment is inoperative for any reason.
- Spirits shall be placed behind a staffed counter.
- The physical location of alcohol displays shall be in an area that is within sight of staff who are standing behind the counter.
- Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the retail entrance to the premises and inside at the premises servery area.
- Signs shall be displayed inside and outside of the premises warning adults that it is an offence to buy alcohol on behalf of anyone under the age of 18.
- Signage shall be displayed at the exit of the premises requesting customers leaving the premises late at night to do so quietly and with consideration so as not to disturb nearby residents.
- No deliveries or removals other than newspaper, milk and bread shall take place between the hours of 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours the following day.
- Lighting serving the premises and under the control of the Premises Licence Holder shall not cause nuisance to the occupiers of nearby properties.
- A book, or other form of record, a version of which must be in English, shall be kept in which shall be recorded the date, time and circumstances of the following: a. any challenge made in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme, and b. any disorder, ejection or other relevant incident that occurs on the premises. This book, or record, shall be kept on the premises at all times they are open and shall be made available for inspection immediately upon demand by any police or community support officer or authorised person. The Designated Premises Supervisor shall frequently check the book to ensure all staff are using it and shall sign and date it immediately after the latest entry.
- All staff whose responsibilities include the retail sale of alcohol shall receive training on induction and every six months thereafter on a. the terms, conditions and restrictions of the premises licence: b. the prevention of unlawful sales of alcohol, and the likely consequence of making an unlawful sale, which shall include: i. the operation of the "Challenge 25" scheme; ii. types of acceptable ID; iii. the method of recording challenges; iv. refusing sales of alcohol to persons who appear to be drunk;
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
Compiled from London Borough of Bexley's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/vanburgh-bay-da17-08fb7ba677