Fire safety guidance for applicants for premises licences in Eastbourne under the Licensing Act 2003. What you need to do and what you need to send to the Fire Authority.
This section has information about fire safety risk assessment and new fire safety law changes from 1 October 2006 affecting licensed premises.
Guidance for Licence Applicants
This information has been supplied by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and is also available to download in PDF format in our guidance booklet for applicants - see Related Pages.
What You Need to Send to the Fire Authority
To assist the Fire Authority with processing your application, you need to send the following information:
the Operating Schedule
Two sets of plans of the premises in a prescribed form to which the application relates. Details of fire precautions to be shown, including all provisions concerned in fire safety scheme for premises, for example fire resisting elements, exit doors and routes, signage, emergency lighting, fire warning systems and fire extinguishing equipment or systems
the date when the most recent fire safety risk assessment of the premises was carried out, along with a record of identified significant findings
a summary of any proposed changes or improvements to remedy the significant findings, with the date of their implementation
details of the occupancy numbers to be permitted in the premises, to include the methodology used to establish the numbers and also the management arrangements to ensure they are not exceeded
a copy of the emergency plan
supporting evidence demonstrating adequate maintenance of fire safety provisions and systems. e.g. Records of current servicing certificates
On receiving the notification, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will send an acknowledgement to you and to the Licensing Authority.
The Fire and Rescue Service operates a risk based inspection programme and therefore an inspection may not be carried out at this time.
Please read our guidance booklet before sending us your application.
Select either Forms to apply for a new licence (including provisional statements), or Forms to vary existing licences to get the Premises Licence application forms you need to send to us.
