Premises Licence

The Licensing Act 2003 amalgamates six licensing regimes covering the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment, the provision of late night refreshment. It replaces them with a single system of premises licences, sweeping away much unnecessary red tape.

Businesses should now apply for a premises licence to authorise all the licensable activities they wish to carry on. Premises licences are not time limited (unless requested), nor subject to renewal every three years (as was previously the case for liquor licences) or have a duration of only a year (as was the case for public entertainment licences).

The fee charges for the premises licence will be the same no matter what or how many licensable activities will take place on the premises. Hearings on an application will only occur where representations from 'interested parties' or 'responsible authorities' are made, removing unnecessary administrative and legal overheads.

Further information can be obtained from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (see link below).

How to Access This Service

You can use our online licensing system to apply for your licence. This will allow you to save your application and view online guidance to completing the form, it will also facilitate the application for any amendments to this licence.

Alternatively you can download and complete the forms from the links below, these will then need to be posted to the address specified.

You may wish to download the comprehensive guidance notes below for further information on the application process.

Costs

See link below.

Links/Forms