Applying for an Alcohol or Entertainment Licence

|Licensing fees and charges and how to pay

Application Forms

Forms for making applications under the Licensing Act 2003 are available below or from the |DCMS website (Department for Culture, Media and Sport). Forms can be downloaded , printed, completed and sent to the Environmental Health & Licensing Team together with the relevant attachments.

Note: If you visit the Civic Centre to submit a licence application, please do so between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. We regret that we are unable to accept applications outside these hours.

Temporary Event Notices (TEN)

• |Temporary Event Notice information and application forms - used to authorise licensable activities lasting not more than 4 days (92 hours).

Premises Licence

If you are planning a large-scale event (e.g. a pop concert) we would ask that you provide very early notice to both the Licensing Authority and the Responsible Authorities before you submit an application for a premises licence. Further information on large-scale events is contained in the |Department for Culture Media and Sports guidance under the Licensing Act 2003 to which all licensing authorities across the country have to have regard.

• |Premises licence application form
  |Premises licence guidance notes - to accompany application form
  
  
• |Consent to be Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) application form
  
  
• |Public notice and newspaper advert - guidance and template for your convenience
  
  
• |Notification of interest in premises online form - complete and submit online
  |Notification of interest in premises form
  |Notification of interest guidance notes - how and why you should complete form

Personal Licence

• |Personal Licence application form
  |Personal Licence guidance notes - to accompany the application form
  
  
• |Disclosure of convictions declaration form

Club Premises Certificate

• |Club declaration form
  
  
• |Club premises certificate application form
  |Club premises certificate guidance notes - to accompany the application form
  
  
• |Public notice and newspaper advert - template for your convenience

Further information

• Contact: |Environmental Health & Licensing
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