You will need to a premises licence if you want to:
- sell alcohol (on or off licence),
- provide regulated entertainment such as films or plays
- provide late night refreshment (i.e, sell hot food or drink between 11pm and 5am) or
- run an event with licensable activity that can not be covered by a TEN
There are some exceptions to this for members clubs and certain community premises.
For more information download the licensing act government guidance or read our licensing policy.
Alcohol licensing (up until 31 March 2025)
In response to COVID-19, the Licensing Act 2003 has been temporarily modified to provide an automatic extension to the terms of most premises licences to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises. The new off-sales permission will permit off-sales to be made at a time when the licensed premises are open for the purposes of selling alcohol for consumption on the premises, subject to a cut off time of 11pm or the closure time of an existing outside area, whichever is earlier. More guidance can be found on GOV.UK.