Licencing
New premises license applications
We normally charge a fixed fee of between £1250 and £2500 plus VAT for preparing your premises licence application. The fee will depend on the complexity of your application, the amount of work involved, and the circumstances surrounding your premises. In each case, we will discuss your requirements and agree a fee in advance.
In addition, you will be required to pay for the following disbursements:
- Application fee, dependant on the rateable value of your premises
- Advertisement fee set by your local newspaper
- Plans with the licensed area shown in a red line
- Any further disbursements around the service of the site notices or the application
Once the application has been served on all parties, it could follow one of several paths. If no representations are received, the application is normally granted without any further work required. If representations are received, we will try to resolve any issues to enable the application to be granted. Where that is not possible the application will go to a hearing and in some cases, it may go to an appeal. For all post-application attendances, we will charge you on an hourly rate for the work that we do.
Application to vary your premises license
We normally charge a fixed fee of between £850 and £1500 plus VAT for preparing an application to vary your existing premises license. The fee will depend on the complexity of your application, the amount of work involved, and the circumstances surrounding your premises. In each case, we will discuss your requirements and agree a fee in advance.
In addition, you will be required to pay for the following disbursements:
- Application fee, dependant on the rateable value of your premises
- Advertisement fee set by your local newspaper
- Updated plans may be required if the layout of your premises will change
- Any further disbursements around the service of the site notices or the application
Once the application has been served on all parties, it could follow one of several paths. If no representations are received, the variation application is normally granted without any further work required. If representations are received, we will try to resolve any issues to enable the application to be granted. Where that is not possible the application will go to a hearing and in some cases, it may go to an appeal. For all post-application attendances, we will charge you on an hourly rate for the work that we do.
Minor variation of your premises license
We normally charge a fixed fee of between £250 and £1000 plus VAT for preparing a minor application to vary your existing premises license. The fee will depend on the complexity of your application, the amount of work involved, and the circumstances surrounding your premises. In each case, we will discuss your requirements and agree a fee in advance. A fee of £85 is normally payable to the licensing authority for minor variations. If the layout of your premises is changing you will be required to supply updated plans.
Once the application has been served on all parties, it could follow one of several paths. If no representations are received, the variation application is normally granted without any further work required. If representations are received, we will try to resolve any issues to enable the application to be granted. For all post application attendances, we will charge you on an hourly rate for the work that we do.
Change of designated premises supervisor
We charge a fixed fee of £135 plus VAT for notifying a change of designated premises supervisor on your premises license. You will need to supply the details of the new designated premises supervisor, their personal license details, and their consent. In many cases, you will need to supply your premises license to the Licensing Authority. There is an application fee of £23 that must accompany the application.