Licensing Act 2003 

Application and miscellaneous fees

These fees are contained in the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005. Premises initial, variation and annual fees are calculated on the rateable value of the premises concerned, not the business rates payable. Information as to rateable value can be obtained either from your National Non-Domestic Rates bill or from the Valuation Office Agency.

Table 1 deals with fees for new applications and variation of licences/certificates, the annual fees thereafter.

Table 1 - application fees and late night levy

From

To

Band

New or Variation

Annual fee (payable on the anniversary of the initial grant)

No Rateable Value

£4,300

A

£100

£70

£4,301

£33,000

B

£190

£180

£33,001

£87,000

C

£315

£295

£87,001

£125,000

D

£450

£320

Band D premises used exclusively or primarily for on-sales of alcohol

D2

£900

£640

£125,001 and over

E

£635

£350

Band E premises used exclusively or primarily for on-sales of alcohol

E3

£1,905

£1,050

Fee exemptions

There are limited exemptions in the legislation from the fees for premises licences for schools and colleges and church or community halls where the premises licence is restricted to regulated entertainment only.

For schools and colleges the exemption will only apply if the licensable activities are provided solely by the educational institution for that educational institution. The use of the premises for any other purpose (such as a hiring involving any licensable activity) will attract the fee. There are no exemptions to fees for Temporary Event Notices or for charitable activities or non-profit making activities.

Additional fees

Additional fees are payable where a premises licence authorises large events. These will mostly be temporary or occasional events and may, for instance, be held wholly or mainly in the open air or in a moveable structure. Please see the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005, regulations 4(4) and 4(5) for further information.

Table 2 - additional fees

Number of persons

 

 

From

To

Additional fee on application for new premises licence or variation

Additional annual fee for a premises licence

5,000

9,999

£1,000

£500

10,000

14,999

£2,000

£1,000

15,000

19,999

£4,000

£2,000

20,000

29,999

£8,000

£4,000

30,000

39,999

£16,000

£8,000

40,000

49,999

£24,000

£12,000

50,000

59,999

£32,000

£16,000

60,000

69,999

£40,000

£20,000

70,000

79,999

£48,000

£24,000

80,000

89,999

£56,000

£28,000

90,000 and over

£64,000

£32,000

Table 3 - other miscellaneous fees 

 

Type of Application or Notice

Fees

Premises

Replacement- section 25 (theft, loss etc. of premises licence or summary)

£10.50

Premises

Provisional- section 29 (application for a provisional statement where premises being built etc.)

£315

Premises

Name or Address change- section 33 (notification of change of name or address)

£10.50

Premises

Minor Variation- section 41A (application for minor variation of premises licence)

£89

Premises

DPS Variation- section 37 (application to vary licence to specify individual as premises supervisor)

£23

Premises

Transfer- section 42 (application for transfer of premises licence)

£23

Premises

Interim Authority- section 47 (interim authority notice following death etc. of licence holder)

£23

Premises

Community Premises DPS- sections 25A and 41D (replacement of requirement for DPS with alternative condition in church and village halls etc.)

£23

Premises

Freeholder Notification- section 178 (right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters)

£21

Club

Minor Variation- section 86A (application for minor variation of club premises certificate)

£89

Club

Replacement- section 79 (theft, loss etc. of certificate or summary)

£10.50

Club

Name or Rules change- section 82 (notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club)

£10.50

Club

Address Change- section 83(1) or (2) (change of relevant registered address of club)

£10.50

Temporary

TEN- section 100 (temporary event notice)

£21

Temporary

Replacement TEN- section 110 (theft, loss etc. of temporary event notice)

£10.50

Personal

New or Renewal- section 117 (application for a grant or renewal of personal licence)

£37

Personal

Replacement- section 126 (theft, loss etc. of personal licence)

£10.50

Personal

Name or Address change- section 127 (duty to notify change of name or address)

£10.50