🏢 Premises Licence Application Guide
📋 Making an Application
Applications must be submitted to the local licensing authority for the area where the premises are located.
🗂️ What’s Required:
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✅ Application form
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✍️ Signed consent form (for Designated Premises Supervisor)
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🗺️ Plan of the premises (specific format)
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💷 Application fee
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📘 Operating Schedule
⚖️ The Four Licensing Objectives
Your application must promote the following objectives:
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🚔 Prevention of crime and disorder
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🚑 Public safety
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🔇 Prevention of public nuisance
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🧒 Protection of children from harm
📝 What is an Operating Schedule?
This document outlines how your premises will operate. It must include:
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🎭 Licensable activities
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⏰ Hours of each activity
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🚪 Opening hours to the public
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🧑 DPS details
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🍻 Alcohol consumption (on/off premises or both)
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✅ Steps to uphold licensing objectives
💰 Application Fees
Band | Rateable Value | Fee | Annual Charge |
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A | £0 – £4,300 | £100 | £70 |
B | £4,301 – £33,000 | £190 | £180 |
C | £33,001 – £87,000 | £315 | £295 |
D | £87,001 – £125,000 | £450 | £320 |
E | £125,001 and over | £635 | £350 |
📌 Multipliers for alcohol-led venues (Bands D & E only):
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Band D → x2 = £900 | Annual: £640
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Band E → x3 = £1,905 | Annual: £1,050
📢 Advertising Your Application
To meet the legal requirements, applicants must:
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🪧 Display a notice at the premises (blue A4 paper, font size 16+, for 28 days)
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📰 Publish a notice in a local newspaper within 10 working days of application
🕒 What Happens Next?
Once submitted, your application enters a 28-day consultation period.
📌 If no valid objections:
✅ Licence is automatically granted.
📌 If there are objections:
⚖️ A licensing hearing will decide the outcome:
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Approval
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Approval with conditions
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Refusal
🎯 Professional Application Support – From £750+VAT
Let us handle the process for you. Our service is available for premises in England & Wales.
🧰 Included:
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🔎 Risk assessment
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🤝 Liaison with authorities
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📝 Application + Operating Schedule preparation
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🪧 Site & 📰 newspaper notice preparation
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🛡️ Objection management
🚫 Not Included:
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Government application fee
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Local newspaper fees
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Premises plans
💬 “A strong application backed by experienced negotiation can make all the difference.”
📌 Application Process: Step by Step
1️⃣ Initial Consultation
Complete a quick form outlining:
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Licence holder (individual/company)
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DPS name
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Hours & licensable activities
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Operating schedule basics
2️⃣ Application Drafting
We’ll align your application with:
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Local policies
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Cumulative impact/saturation zones
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Any unique local authority conditions
3️⃣ Submission
Once approved by you, we submit it to the licensing authority to begin the 28-day consultation.
4️⃣ Advertising
We’ll:
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Design & publish the public notice
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Guide you on properly displaying the site notice
5️⃣ Consultation Period
We monitor progress, respond to queries or objections, and manage negotiations. If there are no valid objections, the licence is issued.
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