Temporary event notices

Processing temporary event notices

Once your notice is given, we must acknowledge its receipt by the end of the first working day after the day it was received or if the day on which it was received was not a working day, before the end of the second working day following that day.

Our online form will generate this acknowledgement and so you should please check your spam/junk emails and contact us if your acknowledgment has not arrived in accordance with the above.

If your Temporary Event Notice (TEN) is required for an event that is part of a much larger event (e.g. a street fair or park concert), we may ask you to provide a plan to clearly identify your location at the event and further clarify how you will comply with capacity restrictions.

We will also contact you if your notice cannot be accepted due to errors or omissions.

A counter notice will be issued to you if the number of permitted TENs has been exceeded and your event may not go ahead.

The area chief police officer and environmental health officer have 3 working days, starting the first working day after the day your notice is deemed to be given as complete, to consider your notice. If they believe that your event would undermine the licensing objectives they must serve an objection notice on you, as the premises user, by the end of this 3 working day period.

We must hold a hearing if an objection is served against a standard temporary event notice, i.e. one that was received with at least 10 clear working days before the intended event (excluding the day when notice was deemed to be given and the day for which it is to take effect). If a premises licence is in place a statement of conditions (taken from the licence) may be applied to the TEN or a counter notice may be issued if it is considered necessary for the promotion of the prevention of crime objective. A hearing decision must be made at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event.

If you have given a late TEN and the area chief police officer or environmental health officer serve an objection the event may not go ahead.

Tacit Consent

Once the period for objection has closed, we will send you a confirmation letter regarding your event.
However, if you have not heard from us, the police or environmental health by the end of 3 working days, starting the first working day after the day your notice is deemed given, you will be able to act as though your application is granted.
 

Appeal

Please contact us in the first instance:

• email: [email protected]

If a counter notice is given in relation to an objection notice you may appeal against the decision. Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days. An appeal may not be brought later than 5 working days from the day of the planned event. Please see address below:

Northampton Magistrates Court
Campbell Square
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 3EB

Tel: 01604 497000

Last updated 11 February 2025