Premise and club licences

You need to apply for a premise licence if you intend to sell alcohol or provide ‘licensable activities’ from a particular venue

Premise licences

Licensable activities include:

  • selling alcohol
  • serving hot food and drinks between 11pm and 5am

You’ll also need a licence if you provide the following types of entertainment:

  • theatrical performance
  • showing a film
  • indoor sporting event
  • boxing or wrestling (indoor or outdoor)
  • live music
  • recorded music
  • dance
  • facilities for making music
  • dancing facilities

You still need a licence even if the activities are for charity.

Read the premise licences guidance document.

Apply for a premise licence

Changes to premise licences

Apply to change a premise licence

Annual fees

Each year there is an annual fee to pay. You'll get an invoice from us telling you how much you need to pay. You can then pay the fee online. You'll need to know your licence number, your invoice number and the due date of your payment.

Pay your annual fee

Club premises

You may need to apply for a club premise certificate if you’re a social, sporting or political members club (like a working men’s club or British Legion).

You need a certificate to:

  • sell or supply alcohol to members or guests
  • provide regulated entertainment, like musical performances or film screenings to members or guests

To qualify for a certificate, your club must make sure that:

  • it has premises that are occupied and used regularly for club purposes
  • alcohol and entertainment is only provided to members and their guests
  • only someone 18 or older who is nominated by the club can serve alcohol or buy it for the club
  • there is no arrangement for anyone to benefit financially from buying or selling alcohol
  • new members wait two days from their application before getting membership privileges
  • it is established and conducted in good faith
  • it has at least 25 members

Apply for a club premise certificate

Changes to club premises

Please follow the link below to make changes to your club premise certificate. The following changes can be made online.

  • Application for a variation to a club premise certificate
  • Application for a minor variation to a premise or club licence
  • Notification of change of details or club rules

Apply to change a club premise certificate