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Complete application form
Apply for a premises licence online or for an application pack you can complete and post back to us. contact us
If you cannot use the form
If you cannot use the form, email
entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.
If you are selling alcohol on your premises you will also need to
complete the consent form for your Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS).
If you cannot use the form
If you cannot use the form, email
entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.
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Prepare documents for your application
You will need to prepare and submit a plan of your premises with your application.
The plan of your premises should be drawn to the standard scale with a key to show:
- the boundary of the building with any external or internal walls, entrances and exits to the building
- escape routes from the building
- locations of different licensable activities in the building (if relevant), where alcohol will be consumed in the premises
- fixed or temporary structures which may block entrances or exits to the building
- the location and height of any stages in the premises; any steps, stairs, elevators, or lifts in the premises
- the location of any public toilets in the building
- fire safety equipment or any other safety equipment
Safety equipment
Safety equipment includes:
- location of fire alarm; type of sounder, for example a siren or bell
- Whether it is a heat or smoke detector
- location of emergency lighting
- location of illuminated exit signs
- location of fire extinguishers and ID type
- position of any fire doors
- location of fire blanket
- the location of a kitchen
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Submit your application
If you have applied online, we will notify the responsible authorities below on your behalf.
If you are applying by post, you will need to send your application including all paperwork to:
Leeds City Council Entertainment LicensingCivic HallLeedsLS1 1URPhone: 0113 247 4095entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk
On the same day you submit your application to us, you will also need to send your application to all the following responsible authorities:
West Yorkshire Police
Leeds District Licensing DepartmentWest Yorkshire PoliceLeeds District HeadquartersElland RoadLeedsLS11 8BUPhone: 0113 385 9413Ca.licensing@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Oakroyd HallBirkenshawWest YorkshireBD11 2DYPhone: 01274 655785fire.safety@westyorksfire.gov.uk
Leeds City Council Environmental Health
Seacroft Ring Road Depot
Leeds City Council
LS14 1NZ
Phone: 0113 378 5959env.health@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds Safeguarding Childrens Board
Leeds City CouncilMerrion House110 Merrion StreetLeedsLS2 8BBPhone: 0113 395 2610LSCP.info@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds City Council City Development
Planning Compliance ServiceMerrion House110 Merrion StreetLeedsLS2 8BBPhone: 0113 222 4409
West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service
Licensing TeamPO Box 5Nepshaw Lane SouthMorley
LeedsLS27 0QPPhone: 0113 253 0241http://www.ts.wyjs.org.uk/
Leeds City Council Public Health
Adults and HealthLeeds City CouncilMerrion House110 Merrion StreetLeedsLS2 8BBEmail:
Publichealth.Enquiries@leeds.gov.uk
New applications only:
Home Office (Immigration Enforcement)
Alcohol Licensing Team
Lunar House 40 Wellesley Road Croydon
CR9 2BY
Email:
alcohol@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Serving your documents
To make sure you have complied with the rules on serving documentation, you must provide proof of postage or a Certificate of Service to us on the same day as you submit the application.
If you use Royal Mail, you should ask the Post Office to provide you with a proof of postage for each envelope. This will not cost anything. If you do not send by Royal Mail then you should complete a Certificate of Service which includes the name of the premises, details of the documents, when the documents were sent and who to.
After you submit your application
You will need to wait for a notice period of 28 days. If no comments or objections are comments are received in this time the licence will automatically be granted.
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Pay your fee
You will need to make a payment after you submit your application. Call us on 0113 378 5029 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) to pay using a debit card.
Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificates
Band |
Non-domestic rateable value of premises |
Application fee (new and variations) |
Annual charge |
A |
None - £4,300 |
£100 |
£70 |
B |
£4,301 - £33,000 |
£190 |
£180 |
C |
£33,001 - £87,000 |
£315 |
£295 |
D |
£87,001 - £125,000 |
£450* |
£320* |
E |
£125,001+ |
£635* |
£350* |
* A multiplier is added to band D and E premises that are used exclusively or primarily for the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises.
For band D premises, a 2x multiplier is added to the application fee and annual charge. This would mean an application fee of £900 and an annual charge of £640.
For band E premises, a 3x multiplier is added to the application fee and annual charge. This would mean an application fee of £1,905 and an annual charge of £1,050.
Additional fees for large scale events
Number in attendance at any one time |
Additional Premises licence fee |
Additional annual fee payable if applicable |
5,000 to 9,999 |
£1,000 |
£500 |
10,000 to 14,999 |
£2,000 |
£1,000 |
15,000 to 19,999 |
£4,000 |
£2,000 |
20,000 to 29,999 |
£8,000 |
£4,000 |
30,000 to 39,999 |
£16,000 |
£8,000 |
40,000 to 49,999 |
£24,000 |
£12,000 |
50,000 to 59,999 |
£32,000 |
£16,000 |
60,000 to 69,999 |
£40,000 |
£20,000 |
70,000 to 79,999 |
£48,000 |
£24,000 |
80,000 to 89,999 |
£56,000 |
£28,000 |
90,000 and over |
£64,000 |
£32,000 |
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Advertise your application
When applying for a new premises licence you must advertise your application. The rules on advertising are strict and should be followed carefully.
Site notice
After you have submitted your application, you must advertise your application by displaying a notice on the premises for 28 days. The notice period runs from the day after you sent your application to the council.
The notice must:
- be on pale blue A4 paper (or larger)
- have black lettering
- have a font size of 16 or more
Do not obscure the notice in any way or make it difficult to read. Others must be able to read the notice from outside your premises. If your premises has shutters, the notice should be placed on the shutter as well so that it can be seen when your premises is closed.
If your premises is more than 50 metres square you must place a notice, identical to the one described above, every 50 metres along the external perimeter of your premises where it touches the highway.
If your premises is within a complex or its own grounds and the public will be unable to view the notice or notices from the exterior of the site, then you should also display a notice at the nearest public thoroughfare (such as at the entrance to the complex or site) so the notice is easily read by the passing public.
When preparing your notices, please make sure they contain all the information:
- your name
- the address of your premises
- a description of the activities which will be taking place on your premises which need to be licensed
- the council’s internet address
- that written objections about your application can be sent to the council for a limited time
- that making a false objection is a criminal offence
Once you have sent us your application one of our enforcement officers will visit your site to inspect the notices. If it is found that the notices or their positioning does not meet the requirements of the Act, then we may ask you to redisplay the notices and we may reset your 28 day notice period.
You can before you submit your application to confirm the requirements to reduce the chances of this happening. contact us
Newspaper advert
You must also publish a notice about your premises licence application.
It must be placed in a local newspaper which covers the area where the premises is located. The notice should appear within 10 working days of your application being sent to the council. It must contain the same information as the notice placed on your premises but does not need to have the same lettering, dimensions, font size or colouring.