A shop which had its licence revoked for selling counterfeit alcohol has applied to sell booze again.

SFW Express in Church Lane, Leytonstone, lost its licence in June 2014 after it was found to be stocking illicit alcohol and tobacco in 2013.

Trading Standards officers found counterfeit goods including 242 bottles of wine, 154 bottles of vodka, and 63kg of tobacco in November.

The shop lost an appeal in February and the owners were ordered to pay legal costs of £11,983.

Director of Muree Food Stores claims he is buying the shop from the family which currently owns it and has appealed to the council’s licensing committee to grant him a licence.

Councillors will make a decision on the application next Friday on whether to grant the licence for sales between 8am until 2am, Monday to Saturday, and between 10am and 2am on Sundays.

The designated premises licence holder has been named as Anwar Ul Haq of Raynes Avenue.

Muree Food Stores has listed a number of measures to prevent crime and disorder, including having two staff on the premises after 11pm and CCTV cameras in operation.

All duty free stamps will also be checked under UV light, according to the prospective new owner.

However, there have been numerous objections.

Waltham Forest Police are set to advise the committee against granting the licence after the manager said he would split his time between Leytonstone and a business in Isle of Dogs.

Licensing Officer PC Matt Brown said the new owner did not understand the issues relating to alcohol in the area.

Church Lane is named in the council’s Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP), which limits the number of premises selling alcohol in one area.

PC David Cotton who covers the E11 area said: “Areas of Leytonstone suffer with high levels of anti-social behaviour, in particular Leytonstone Tube Station and Church Lane as a result of street drinking and alcohol misuse.

“There were a number of groups, generally eastern European males that congregate in Church Lane and the entrance to Leytonstone Tube Station. The groups would regularly shout, swear, beg, urinate and litter in the street.

“My objections are based on the fact there is a problem with anti-social behaviour in this area due to alcohol, and the fact that since SFW Express had their licence revoked the calls and complaints have decreased.”

A number of objections have also been made from councillors, including deputy leader Clyde Loakes and residents in the area.

A decision will be made at the town hall, next week.