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Licensing Act 2003 - Fees

LICENSING ACT 2003 – FEES AND CHARGES

Premises Licence/Club Premises Certificates

Premises and Club Premises are allocated a fee band according to the non-domestic rateable value.

If a premises is in the course of construction the premises will be in band C.

In all other cases if a premises if a premises does not have a non domestic- rateable value then it shall be in Band A.

Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates - Main Application Fee and Main Annual Charge

The main application fee is the fee for a new application and an application for a major variation. The annual fee is payable one year after the grant of the licence.

Rateable value bands

A

B

C

D

E

Rateable Value

No rateable value to £4,300

£4,301 to £33,000

£33,001 to £87,000

£87,001 to £125,000

£125,001 and above

Main Application Fee

£100

£190

£315

£450

£635

Main Annual Charge

£70

£180

£295

£320

£350

Premises Licences - Premises in Band D and E who primarily sell alcohol

A multiplier is applied to premises in bands D and E where they are exclusively or primarily in the business of selling alcohol (mainly large town and city centre pubs). This only applies to Premises Licences and not to Club Premises Certificates.

Band

D (x 2)

E (x 3)

Band D or E primarily selling alcohol – Application Fee

£900

£1905

Band D or E primarily selling alcohol - Annual charge

£640

£1050

 Exceptionally Large Events

This fee is in addition to the main application fee:

Number in attendance at any one time

Additional fee

Number in attendance at any one time

Additional fee

5,000 to 9,999

£1,000

50,000 to 59,999

£32,000

10,000 to 14,999

£2,000

60,000 to 69,999

£40,000

15,000 to 19,999

£4,000

70,000 to 79,999

£48,000

20,000 to 29,999

£8,000

80,000 to 89,999

£56,000

30,000 to 39,999

£16,000

90,000 and over

£64,000

40,000 to 49,999

£24,000

 

 

 This fee is in addition to the annual fee;

Number in attendance at any one time

Additional fee

Number in attendance at any one time

Additional fee

5,000 to 9,999

£500

50,000 to 59,999

£16,000

10,000 to 14,999

£1,000

60,000 to 69,999

£20,000

15,000 to 19,999

£2,000

70,000 to 79,999

£24,000

20,000 to 29,999

£4,000

80,000 to 89,999

£28,000

30,000 to 39,999

£8,000

90,000 and over

£32,000

40,000 to 49,999

£12,000

 

 

Exemptions

If the application for a Premises/ Club Premises Licence relates to the provision of regulated entertainment only and is one of the following then no fee is required:

  • The application is made by a proprietor a school or a college; and the provision of regulated entertainment on the premises is carried on by the school or college for and on behalf of the purposes of the school or college
  • That the application is in respect of premises that are or form part of a church hall, chapel hall or other similar building or a village hall, parish hall or community hall or other similar building.

“College” means a college or similar institution principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age who have not attained the age of 19;

“School” means a school within the meaning of section 4 of the Education Act 1996.

Other fees for Premises/Club Premises

Theft, loss, etc. of premises licence or summary

£10.50

Application for a provisional statement where premises being built, etc.

£315.00

Notification of change of name or address

£10.50

Application to vary licence to specify individual as designated premises supervisor

£23

Application for transfer of premises licence

£23

Interim authority notice following death etc. of licence holder

£23

Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club

£10.50

Change of relevant registered address of club

£10.50

Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters

£21

Minor Variation to premises licence/club premises certificate

£89

Application by Community premises to disapply designated premises supervisor

£23

Personal Licence

Application for a grant or renewal of personal licence

£37

Notification of change of name or address

£10.50

Theft, loss etc. of personal licence

£10.50

Temporary Event Notice

Temporary event notice

£21

Theft, loss etc. of temporary event notice

£10.50

 

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