Premises licences

You must send a copy of your application to responsible authorities within seven days of applying for your licence. Responsible authorities, such as the police and fire and rescue service, are an important part of the licensing process.

View a list of the responsible authorities

Advertise your application

Your application will be subject to a 28-day consultation.

During this time, you must:

• display a notice on light blue paper at the premises applied for, providing a summary of the application.

• publish a notice in a local newspaper at least once during the 10 working days after you submit your application

Download blue notice template (Word)

Download blue notice template (PDF)

Comments and objections

Anyone can object to or comment on an application for a premises licence. However, the objection or comment must be relevant to one or more of the licensing objectives.

Our Licensing Sub-Committee will deal with any objections and comments received. It may only:

• consider relevant matters
• consider each application on its merits (and not compare it to other licensed premises in the district)

We will issue the premises licence at the end of the consultation period if no objections have been received from the responsible authorities or anyone else.