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Licensing Act 2003 - Responsible Authorities

Under the Licensing Act 2003 all applicants who apply for a New or Variation Application (eg. Extend its Licensing Hours), must advertise the application and serve notice on the police and other responsible authorities. A full list of the local responsible authorities can be seen below.

If you wish to email the application please attach a copy and send to the relevant email address listed below.

Applications for a licence may be subject to representation and a hearing would be held to determine the application. Where no representations are received a licence is issued. Objections to the grant or variation of a premises licence can be made by 'responsible authorities', such as the police, fire service, environmental health officers, or any 'interested party'. The term 'interested party' can include local residents or businesses. In the event of an objection being lodged a hearing must be held to determine the application.

Please remember, if these bodies are not notified, then applications may be deemed incomplete.

Responsible Authorities

Licensing Authority

  • Email Licensing Authority - Nick McGurk, Director of Environment, Neighbourhood Services – Licensing, Environment, Dudley Council, Lister Road Depot, Dudley  DY2 8JW

Police

  • Email Police - Katie Turley/Donna Jenkins, Police Station, Bank Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3DH

Fire Authority

  • Email Fire authority - Protection (Fire Safety) Admin, West Midlands Fire Service HQ, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, B7 4HW

Planning

  • Email planning - Helen Brookes Martin, Planning Department, Dudley Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 1HF

Environmental Health

  • Email Environmental Health - Environmental Health & Trading Standards – Environmental Health, Health & Wellbeing
    Dudley Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 1HF

Social Services

  • Email Social Services - Cornelia Heaney, Safeguarding & Review Services, Corbyn Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2JZ

Trading Standards

  • Email Trading Standards - Richard Jones, Environmental Health & Trading Standards – Trading Standards, Health & Wellbeing, Dudley Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 1HF

Public Health

  • Email Public Health - Mayada Abuaffan (c/o Lisa Brooks) Public Health, Health & Wellbeing Division, Dudley MBC, Ground Floor, 3 - 5 St James's Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HZ

Home Office Immigration Enforcement

  • Email Home Office - Alcohol Licensing Team, Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 2BY

Contact Us

Telephone: 01384 815101

Licensing Team
Lister Road
Dudley
DY2 8JW

Opening Hours: Offices are open from 8am to 4pm daily.
Applicants are seen by appointment only.

Disabled users of our service, please note that if possible could you contact us to make an appointment before visiting our offices, to enable us to meet your needs