A Battersea bar has lost its drinks licence after a violent confrontation "got out of hand" because there were too few door staff on duty.

The police applied to Wandsworth Council to revoke the alcohol and public entertainment licence previously granted to the Calvados bar in Battersea Rise.

And after hearing evidence of concerns about the way the bar was operating, including concerns about fire safety, councillors on the licensing committee decided on Thursday to revoke its licence.

Councillors were told that a violent brawl had taken place in the premises on April 13. Four men were later charged with a range of violent offences, including assaulting police and causing grievous bodily harm.

Under the terms of its licence, Calvados was required to have two professionally registered door supervisors working at all times it was open late.

However on the night in question, only one was on duty and he alone was powerless to stop the clash.

Councillors also heard that on another occasion a safety inspection had found a fire exit door impossible to open and that the bar had broken its curfew by allowing customers to enter later than the hours permitted by its licence.

The council's licensing chairman Stewart Finn said: "We were told about a number of serious breaches of its licensing conditions.

"The owners were instructed very clearly that they must have two door supervisors on duty whenever they were open late.

"Unfortunately this important condition was not complied. This meant that an altercation that might otherwise have been quickly nipped in the bud had there been sufficient staff on duty, was able to escalate into a very serious and violent incident.

"We were also very concerned to learn that a fire safety door was faulty and that the owners had been allowing customers in 'after hours'.

"As they have now found out to their cost, premises that fail to comply with the conditions of their licence run the very serious risk of having it revoked."

The bar now has 21 days to lodge notice of an appeal and is allowed to continue trading until that deadline expires.