Alcohol and Entertainment

All premises involved in the sale of alcohol or the provision of late night refreshments and regulated entertainment need a premises licence.

Applying

Apply online through GOV.UK:

• Application for a Premises Licence
• Application to Transfer a Premises Licence
• Application to Vary a Premises Licence
• Minor Variation to a Premises or Club Licence
• Notification of Interest in a Premises under Section 178
• Application for Need for a Designated Premises Supervisor to be disapplied
• Application to Specify an Individual as a Designated Premises Supervisor
• Consent to be Designated
• Consent to Transfer
• Interim Authority Notice
• Notification of Change of Name or Address
• Provisional Statement
• Request to be removed as Designated Premises Supervisor
• Temporary Event Notice

For details on charges, see ‘Environment Health Fees and Charges’.

Our licensing policy sets out how we will carry out the functions under the Licensing Act and what is expected from applicants to promote the four key licensing objectives:

• the prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• the prevention of public nuisance
• the protection of children from harm

Current premises licence and club premises certificate applications

Making a comment

Complete a Representation Form

or in writing to: Licensing, Mole Valley District Council, Pippbrook, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1SJ.

Comments may be positive or negative, but will only be considered relevant by us if they relate clearly to at least one of the following:

• Prevention of Crime and Disorder
• Public Safety
• Public Nuisance
• Protection of Children From Harm

There is a consultation period of 28 days from when we receive the application.

Live Music Act

The Live Music Act disapplies live music related conditions if the following criteria are satisfied:

• there is a premises licence or club premises certificate in place permitting ‘on sales’
• the premises are open for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises
• live music is taking place between 8am and 11pm
• if the live music is amplified, the audience consists of no more than 200 people

Live music also ceases to be classed as regulated entertainment if the above criteria are satisfied.

Live music includes:

• vocal and instrumental music
• karaoke singing
• any recorded music accompanying the live music

Live un-amplified music provided anywhere shall not be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment if it takes place between 8am and 11pm, regardless of the number of people in the audience.

There are a number of mechanisms for the protection of residents and these are:

• upon a review of the premises licence, the licensing authority can determine that conditions on the premises licence relating to live music will apply even between 8am and 11pm
• if the licence doesn’t presently authorise live music, the licensing authority can add conditions to the premises licence as though the live music were regulated entertainment authorised by that licence, again to apply between 8am and 11pm
• the licensing authority can determine that live music at the premises is a licensable activity and live music can no longer be provided without permission on the premises licence or a Temporary Event Notice
• other noise legislation, for example in the Environmental Protection Act 1990, will continue to apply. The Live Music Act does not allow licensed premises to cause a noise nuisance
• the Act removes the need to licence entertainment facilities completely – regardless of time or audience size. This means that dance floors, microphone stands, pianos made available for use by the public etc will not be licensable. Health and safety law will of course continue to apply

Renewal

Owners of a personal licence do not need to renew that licence with us but must inform us about any change of name, address or relevant convictions is still in force.

For further information, visit GOV.UK

Guidance

Guidance for Club Premises

Guidance for Personal Licences

Guidance for Making Representations

Counter fraud

We are under a duty to protect the public money we administer and may use the information you provide for the prevention and detection of fraud.