Premises licence

Premises licence
Make a change to your premises licence
Full and minor variations to your premises licence
Other changes and notifications for a premises licence
Premises licence review

Make a change to your premises licence

If you hold a premises licence, you can change or vary your licence.

Fee

For prices, view our alcohol and entertainment licensing fees.

Application fees are non-refundable. This includes applications that are rejected (where we have started to process the application and have undertaken checks) as well as applications which are withdrawn, discontinued or have been refused by the Licensing Committee. You are advised to check your application thoroughly before submitting it or seek professional advice if you are unsure of your requirements.

Change or replace

You have a legal duty to notify us if:

you or the named DPS on your premises licence changes name or address
you have lost or had your licence stolen or destroyed

Change or replace a premises licence

Designated premises supervisor

Specify a new individual as the designated premises supervisor (DPS)

To apply you will need to:

confirm you have received a signed consent form or the reference number for the online form (below) of the individual you have nominated to be the DPS
upload your premises licence
confirm you will inform the current DPS of your application
make a debit or credit card payment

For further information, view our Vary DPS guidance notes.

Apply to vary the DPS on your licence

Consent of individual to being specified as premises supervisor

A premises licence application requesting sale of alcohol, will not be deemed valid until we are in receipt of this consent.

Submit consent to being specified as premises supervisor

Disapply the mandatory alcohol condition requiring a DPS for a community premises

A board or committee that manages a community premises and holds or has applied to hold or vary a premises licence with alcohol sales may apply here to remove the requirement to have a Designated Premises Supervisor and make themselves responsible for all alcohol sales under the licence.

For further information, view our disapply the mandatory alcohol condition guidance notes.

To apply you will need

To upload your premises licence if one is already in issue
To upload copies of any hiring agreements
To upload copies of any documents you may hold that identify how the premises is managed
A debit or credit card to make payment to submit your application.

Apply to disapply mandatory DPS condition on your licence

Next steps

Once submitted your application will be validated. Your application will not be accepted as served if you have not provided all of the information or correct documents we need to process your application.

We will contact you if it is deemed incomplete or rejected.

If your application is subject to consultation and valid representation is received your application will be subject to a hearing. An officer will contact you if a hearing is required.