A premises licence allows a premises to be used for different licensable activities including the supply of alcohol, providing regulated entertainment and providing late night refreshment.
You need submit the appropriate application form to us. Please visit GOV.UK and download the form first.
In person - application forms for the all licences that relate to the Licensing Act 2003 need to be downloaded and printed fromGOV.UK. Completed forms should then be submitted to the Licensing Office. If you require the form to be checked prior to submissionplease call us first to arrange an appointment for you.
Alternatively you can apply and pay for yourapplication onlinefor Premises, Clubs or Temporary Event related licences. Before making an online application please make sure you have the relevant application form downloaded and completed fromGOV.UKand that you have the relevant documents (e.g. plans) ready as these need to be uploaded with your online application (see links below).
Applicants will be expected to submit an application form, a plan of the premises, the relevant fee and where alcohol is to be sold a consent form from a personal licence holder and an operating schedule. This schedule will include the steps the applicant intends to take to promote the licensing objectives i.e.
documents demonstrating entitlement to work in the UK if applicable
the prevention of crime and disorder
public safety
the prevention of public nuisance
the protection of children form harm
Applicants must advertise the application and serve notice on the police and otherresponsible authorities.
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 be aware that any submissions made will be open to public inspection at the Licensing Committee Hearings, which are open to the public to attend.
The form to complete can be found at the bottom of this page.
Information on Fee Levels can be found on GOV.UK. The Licensing Act 2003 ("The Act") provides for fees to be payable to the licensing authority in respect of the discharge of their functions. The fee levels are set centrally by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, at a level to allow licensing authorities full cost recovery for the administration, inspection and enforcement of the new regime.
Please notify the Licensing Office immediately.
If you wish to change the Designated Premised Supervisor (the person who has day-to-day responsibility for running the business), please complete the Variation to Change Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) form below.
Dependent on the changes you wish to make the process is different for either a Full or Minor variation. The decision as to whether the variation application can be treated as a minor variation rests with the licensing authority.
Minor Variation
You should be aware that in the case of minor variations, there is no right to a hearing (as for a full variation or new application), but licensing authorities must take any relevant representations into account in arriving at a decision.
The licensing authority must wait until this ten working day period has elapsed before determining the application, but must do so at the latest within 15 working days, beginning on the first working day after the authority received the application, with effect either that:
• the minor variation is granted; or, • the application is refused.
If the licensing authority fails to respond within 15 days the application will be treated as refused and the authority must return the fee.
If the application is refused and is re-submitted through the full variation process, the regulations applicable to full variations will apply.
Full variations
For a Full Variation application, interested parties have 28 consecutive days to make a representation, the timetable starts on the day after the day on which the application was given to the Licensing Authority.
If you are a community premises you can apply for the sale of alcohol to be made the responsibility of a management committee instead of a premises supervisor. Please contact the licensing office for further details.
