Alcohol and Entertainment Licences

Find advice, guidance and application forms for licences to sell alcohol, provide entertainment, or provide late night refreshment under the Licensing Act 2003.

Check what licences are needed for businesses including pubs, clubs, theatres, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, takeaways, supermarkets and off licences.

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In this section...

• Selling Alcohol Responsibly - your legal duties and good management practice, promoting responsible drinking

• When Do You Need a Licence? - types of licences explained

• Application Forms and Guidance - how to apply for premises licences, personal licences, or temporary event notices, what you need to enclose and where to send your application

• Advice about Making Representations - questions and answers for residents about the new '24 hour drinking' licensing system and what you can do if you are concerned about nearby licensed premises

• View Registers of Licence Applications and use our online forms to send us objections to a premises licence application, apply for a review of a premises licence or comment on a licence review

The new licensing system has removed fixed opening hours for the sale of alcohol, transferred the issuing of liquor licences from Magistrates Courts to local councils, and replaced separate public entertainment, cinema, theatre and late night refreshment licences with a single premises licence.