The final pints have been poured after landlords of a pub with a history of late night revelry withdrew their appeal against the removal of their licence, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Princes Head in Falcon Road, Wandsworth, had its licence stripped in June this year after Sergeant Wayne Humphrey of the Metropolitan Police applied to have the pub reviewed for repeatedly selling booze after hours.

The pub had announced its intention to fight the order but this week has dropped its appeal and will now close.

Latchmere ward Councillor Simon Hogg said: “I’ve had a few complaints from people about the Princes Head. The current Princes Head is a modern version of what used to be a really grand pub on the corner of Falcon Road and York Road.”

According to Wandsworth Council's licensing documents, the sale of alcohol at the pub should have stopped at 11pm Monday to Saturday and 10.30pm on a Sunday, regulations which were regularly ignored by the licence holder, Mr Lloyd Flowers.

The report said that in both August and November last year, Sgt Humphrey visited the premises following the emergence of posters advertising events that would run until 2am.

In the early hours of January 17 the police attended the premises following a call from a woman reporting a fight between her and her father at the pub.

Police arrived at 12.20am and noticed a number of people with drinks in their hands again breaching the laws of their licence.

Till rolls for the evening also showed the last drink was served at 3.05am. Mr Flowers claimed that the event was a party for his son who had paid for all drinks before 11pm and he was merely using the till to keep track of the drinks, according to Wandsworth Council.

On January 16, 155 entries were put through the till after 11pm to the tune of £850. A final visit at 11.40pm on February 27 found people drinking, leading Sgt Humphrey to decide the only appropriate sanction was that the licence should be revoked.

Councillor Hogg added: “We’ve lost some great local pubs over the years. I’m also pleased the council has finally changed its policies to protect pubs more from developers who want to turn them into flats. A good pub can be the heart of a neighbourhood.” An attempt to contact the landlord was made, however, neither Mr Flowers nor any of his staff were contactable.