This page sets out the fee levels for the Licensing Act 2003.


Personal Licences

A personal licence will last ten years and will be issued by the licensing authority where the applicant resides.

The fee is £37.


Premises Licences

The fee bands in respect of applications and variations for premises licences and club premises certificates are based on the non-domestic rateable value of the premises.

The following table shows the five fee bands.

Band	A	B	C	D	E
Non-domestic rateable value	£0-£4300	£4301-33,000	£33001-£87,000	£87001-125,000	£125,001 and over

Particular types of premises, which do not have non-domestic rateable values would be allocated to band A.

A	B	C	D	E
£100	£190	£315	£450	£635

For an application for premises which are Band D and E, and the use of the premises is exclusively or primarily for the carrying on on the premises of the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises, the fee for Band D will be two times the fee and for Band E three times the fee.


The annual charges payable by those holding a premises licences or club premises certificate will be :

A	B	C	D	E
£70	£180	£295	£320	£350

Other fees and charges

There are a number of other fees and charges that must be paid by applicants and those giving notices.

Occasion on which fee may be payable	Fee
Supply of copies of information contained in register	Set by relevant local authority
Application for copy of licence or summary theft, loss etc of premises licence or summary	£10.50 in all cases
Notification of change of name or address (holder of premises licence)	£10.50 in all cases
Application to vary individual specified as premises supervisor	£23.00
Application to transfer premises licence	£23.00
Interim authority notice	£23.00
Application for making of a provisional statement	£315.00
Application for copy of certificate or summary on theft, loss etc of certificate or summary	£10.50 in all cases
Notification of change of name or alteration of club rules	£10.50 in all cases
Change of relevant registered address of club	£10.50 in all cases
Temporary event notices	£21.00
Application for copy of notice on theft, loss etc of temporary event notice	£10.50
Application for copy of licence on theft, loss etc of personal licence	£10.50
Notification of change of name or address (personal licence)	£10.50
Notice of interest in any premises	£21.00

Exceptionally large events of a temporary nature requiring a premises licence

Where it is proposed that the number of people at any one time attending such an event, an additional fee may be charged.

Number	Additional Fee
6,000 –9,999	£5,000
10,000- 19,999	£7,500
20,000 – 29,999	£10,000
30,000 – 39,999	£15,000
40,000 – 49,999	£20,000
50,000 – 74,999	£30,000
75,000 and over	£50,000

Where a permanent premises licence is obtained for a site rather than one which is time- limited for the event, the annual fee will require an additional element to be charged at a rate of 50 per cent of the Additional Fee as above. 


The Licensing Act 2003 governs a limited range of activities. These are broadly the sale by retail of alcohol, the supply of alcohol in qualifying members’ clubs, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment between 11.00pm and 5.00am.

Any person making an application or giving a notice under the 2003 Act will be required to pay the fees and charges as set by the government. These fees are intended only to cover the cost to licensing authorities of their functions of the Act.

Contact

If you require further information please contact:

The Licensing Team
Waveney District Council
Town Hall
High Street
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1HS

Telephone: (01502) 523620
Fax: (01502) 589327
E-mail: licensing@waveney.gov.uk  


Useful websites

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport www.culture.gov.uk 

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