The Licensing Sub-Committee of Lambeth Council is scheduled to convene, with the agenda including a review of a licensing application and a discussion on gambling principles. The meeting will address a licensing application and the adoption of changes to the Lambeth Statement of Principles for Gambling 2025-2028.

Statement of Principles for Gambling 2025-2028

The Licensing Sub-Committee will consider adopting a new Statement of Principles for Gambling 2025-2028, as the current policy expires at the end of 2025. The report pack includes a draft of the Statement of Principles for Gambling 2025-2028, which outlines how Lambeth Council intends to exercise its responsibilities under the Gambling Act 2005. The document incorporates legislative changes and recommendations from the Gambling Commission.

Key proposed changes to the existing policy include:

• Mandatory consultation with treatment services for new applications or variations outside midday to 10pm. Applicants would need to:

evidence engagement with local addiction support providers; in addition, operators are quired to demonstrate how they will contribute to vulnerable persons falling into harmful gambling cycles as part of operational schedules

Public reports pack Thursday 11-Dec-2025 19.00 Licensing Sub-Committee.pdf

• Removing the existing no casino resolution made under section 166 of the Gambling Act 2005. The report pack notes that this would not automatically permit a casino to open.
• An updated definition of vulnerable persons, including shift workers, late-night/early gamblers, young adults, people with mental health conditions, and those experiencing debt or homelessness.
• Suggested risk assessment templates for existing licence holders and applicants.
• An updated Local Area Profile, including revisions to the Gambling Vulnerability Zones.
• Changes to Gambling Clusters, reducing them from seven to five.
• Inclusion of public health data on gambling-related harms.
• Pointers from the Metropolitan Police Service to applicants and existing premises around effective management and crime prevention.

The report pack states that the proposals are currently subject to a public consultation process that closes on 7 December 2025, and that the Licensing Committee will be updated on the consultation results.

Licensing Application

The Licensing Sub-Committee will consider a licensing application for Aquarium Tapas Bar, Ground Floor 415 Wandsworth Road London SW8 2JP. This application was deferred from the previous Licensing Sub-Committee meeting on 11 November 2025.

Other Items

The report pack also includes the minutes from the Licensing Sub-Committee meeting held on 11 November 2025. The minutes include details of:

• The election of Councillor David Robson as Chair of the meeting.
• A licensing application for Tequi-la-land, 30 Acre Lane London SW2 5SG, which was deferred for five working days.
• A licensing application for the Crown and Sceptre 2A Streatham Hill London SW2 4AH, which was granted.