New premises licence - information for applicants - General information
You need to apply for a premises licence if you want to:
- provide late-night refreshment (supply hot food or hot drink to the public for consumption on or off the premises, between 11pm and 5am)
- provide regulated entertainment
- sell alcohol
To obtain a premises licence, you will need to follow the below steps.
The application should be submitted on the correct form alongside the relevant fee, a plan of the premises and a form of consent from the designated premises supervisors (for applications seeking the sale of alcohol). If the application is being made by an individual it must be accompanied by acceptable evidence of entitlement to work in the UK (e.g. passport, birth certificate etc.)
An operating schedule should form part of your application and must include all information necessary to assess whether the steps to be taken to promote the licensing objectives are satisfactory. This should include:
- a description of the style and character of the business to be conducted on the premises e.g. a supermarket, a restaurant etc.
- the licensable activities
- the times during which the relevant licensable activities are to take place (including any non-standard timings e.g. bank holidays)
- times the premises are to be open to the public
- where the licence is required for a limited period, the period which the licence is required for
- where the supply of alcohol is included, details of the designated premises supervisor
- where the supply of alcohol is included, whether the alcohol will be supplied for consumption on or off the premises or both
- the steps which the applicant proposes to take to promote the licensing objectives