London Borough of Southwark - 16 Belfield Clarke Square - premises licence

The Cinema: Notice of Application for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 

Take notice that Elephant and Castle Properties Co. Limited has made an application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Cinema, 16 Belfield Clarke Square,  The Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6GP as delineated in red on the proposed licensing plan, submitted with the application and subject to bespoke licence conditions. 

Nature of Premises:  Cinema (in which its ‘food & beverage’ offering (including alcohol on-sales) will be ancillary to the Cinema’s primary purpose of Film Exhibition).  Proposed Licensable Activities (subject to conditions): 
Day Start Time Finish Time 
Sale of Alcohol Daily 08:00 01:30 
Late Night Refreshment Daily 23:00 01:30 
Film Exhibition 
(Plays/recorded music/ 
dance-broadcasts/feeds) Daily 08:00 01:30 
Opening Hours Daily 08:00 02:00 

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH.  A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000, details are also available on our website at https://app.southwark.gov.uk/  It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.  

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Licensing Unit by 6 January 2026. 

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application.  

A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.  

Date of Application: 9 December 2025