Licensing application: The Old Grey, 28 Maple Street

An application has been made to Camden Council for a major variation of the premises licence at the ground floor, basement and first floor of 28 Maple Street on the corner with Fitzroy Street in Fitzrovia.

The business is a public house and has operated under various companies over the years and has been known respectively as the Prince Monolulu, Potion, and until recently, Simmons. It is now under new ownership and goes under the name, The Old Grey.

According to the documents submitted with the application, the new licence holder is Wellington Pub Company Ltd and the premises is currently licensed to sell alcohol from 12noon to 1am the following morning from Monday to Saturday, and until 10.30pm on Sunday.

Permission is now sought to remove the following numbered conditions on the licence which were attached after a hearing in 2013:

• 15 – “Plastic cups shall be provided instead of glass where possible”;
• 26 – “The Licence holder shall ensure that any queue to enter the premises which forms outside the premises is orderly and supervised by door staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction to the public highway”;
• 28 – “There shall be no admittance or re admittance with the exemption of smokers to the premises after 23:30 hrs”;
• 46 – “At least 40% of persons entering or re-entering the premises shall be searched by an SIA trained member of staff and monitored by the premises CCTV system”;
• 47 – “At least 1 SIA licensed door supervisor shall be on duty at the entrance of the premises at all times whilst it is open for business”;
• 51 – “A sound limiting device shall be installed, set and sealed at a level approved by the Council”;
• And, 62 – “No persons shall be allowed to stand outside whilst there are Tables and chairs until 22:30”.

Permission is also sought to revise part of condition 46, which currently states:

• “A minimum of 2 SIA licensed door supervisors shall be on duty at the premises after 20:00 every Thursday and Friday nights and every Saturday night when there is a pre booked private party. At least one SIA Officer shall be female. This shall be reviewed by the DPS and be increased should a risk be identified.”

The revised condition 46 would instead state:

• “A minimum of one SIA Licensed door supervisor shall be on duty at the premises at 20:00 every Thursday and Friday nights and whenever the premises open after 23:00.”

To view the details of the application and make a comment, search Camden’s public licensing register for the following reference:

APP\PREMISES-VARY\130582, The Old Grey, 28 Maple Street, London W1T 6HP.

A public consultation on the application is open until 23 September 2025.

Residents in Camden may also contact the Charlotte Street Association for help and advice in responding to planning and licensing applications.

This application will go before a Camden licensing panel at 7pm on Thursday 13 November 2025.

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