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Premises Licence Application Service

We offer a complete Premises Licence Application Service for clients starting a new business or wishing to licence an existing premises.

This service allows our clients the peace of mind to know their Premises Licence Application will be completed comprehensively and in the quickest possible time-frame.

 

How we Approach Your Application:

  1. Meet with the Client – We meet with you to discuss your requirements and the particulars of your premises licence application. We use our experience and knowledge to advise you of all your options and make recommendations based on your business plan.
  2. Visit the premises – We conduct a site visit to review the premises and familiarise ourselves with the plans for the premises licence application and confirm any outstanding items from the client meeting.
  3. Meet your local licensing officer – We meet with your local licensing officer to discuss your premises licence application and in order to try and pre-empt any challenges or restrictions the application may face.
  4. Submit the premises licence application – We complete the application forms, organise copies of the plans, the DPS application form, the fee and submit the complete application to all the responsible authorities.
  5. Notify interested parties – We organise the notice to be submitted into the local newspaper within the appropriate time-frame and provide you with sufficient notices to be placed in a prominent locations (we will advise you on these location) at the premises.
  6. Send you your Premises Licence & Summary Certificate – Successful premises licence applications are returned to the client within 24 hours of being received by us.

 

If representations (objections against your premises licence application) are received we can follow-up with the following steps.

  1. Review any representation received – We will review any representations (objections against the premises licence application) received and advice on a strategy going forward.
  2. Attend informal meeting to resolve representations – We will accompany the client to any ‘informal’ meeting which can be organised to discuss any representation received with a view to providing a solution which will allow that representation to be withdrawn.
  3. Legal representation for licensing committee hearing and appeals – We provide you with access to legal representation for the purposes of any licensing committee hearing or subsequent appeal to the magistrates court. We work with one of the most respected and experienced licensing solicitors in the country.

 

Fees

Our fees for this service are transparent, but due to the disparity in each different application some of the cost will be variable.

  • Premises licence application service £450.00 + vat. – This cost covers completion of the application, the initial client meeting, premises visit and licensing authority meeting.
  • Licensing authority application fee – this is based on the rateable value of the property.
  • Newspaper notice fee – we will source the most cost effective local paper in which to advertise the premises licence application
  • Premises plans – if we are required to produce plans or photocopy large format plans the cost of these services will be added.
  • Additional time - £85.00 + vat per hour – any additional meetings or site visits associated with the premises licence application above the standard time allocated within the standard service package (i.e. for large complicated applications, where representations are received etc.) will be charged out by the hour.
  • Postage – is by special delivery (signed for) or where required by next day delivery and charged out at cost.
  • Travel & Accommodation – travel and over-night stays are charged out at cost

All costs are agreed with the client in advance, as with all our training and consultancy services all our fees are transparent. Where additional costs may be incurred for supplementary services / time which may be required, these are discussed and agreed with the client before any costs are incurred.

 

Further Services

We provide a number of additional consultancy services in the area of alcohol licensing:

 

 

 

Additional Information

 

Premises Licence Applications will always be required to demonstrate support of the licensing objectives through training. Further information about all our alcohol licensing training is available on this website:

 

 

For further details please Contact Us or call us on 01784 434 392 / 0845 602 55 95 to speak with one of our Licensing Consultants.

 

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