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Premises licence and club premises certificate

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Pay a premises licence or club premises certificate fee

A premises licence or a club premises certificate is required when a premises or private member’s club will sell or supply alcohol, and provide entertainment and late night refreshment (between 11pm and 5am).

Under the Live Music Act, a licence may not always be needed. For more information, see GOV.UK - Entertainment licensing.

Applications should include:

If a licence is granted, it will be subject to mandatory licence conditions.

You should advertise your application in the local newspaper and the blue notice must be prominently displayed at the premises to which it relates. The blue notice should be easily read from the exterior of the premises. In the case of a premises that covers an area of more than 50 metres square, a further similar notice must be displayed every 50 metres along the external premises abutting any highway. The Licensing team will give notice of the application to relevant parties, including the Chief Constable and the London Fire and Rescue Authority.

It is a criminal offence to carry out unlicensed activities and, if convicted, you could be given a fine and a six-month prison term.

New licences and certificates

Apply for new premises licence (PDF, 479.04 KB)

Apply for new club premises certificate (PDF, 653.26 KB)

Useful documents

Transferring a licence or varying a DPS

You can also make an application to transfer an existing premises licence to a new licence holder, or to make a change to the DPS.

Apply to transfer premises licence (PDF, 341.1 KB)

Apply to vary DPS (PDF, 185.69 KB)

Useful documents

Making a variation to a licence

You can also make an application to make a variation to an existing licence. You should advertise this application in the local newspaper and outside the premises. For minor variations, such as small adjustments to licensing hours and activities, there is a different form to complete. A premises notice is required but newspaper advertising is not.

Apply to vary a premises licence (PDF, 364.3 KB)

Apply for minor variation of premises licence (PDF, 262.64 KB)

Apply to vary a club premises certificate (PDF, 353.76 KB)

Other

A provisional statement can be applied for where a premises is being or is about to be constructed, or extended, and the proposed plans, activities and times are submitted to establish whether the proposals would be granted.

Apply for a provisional statement (PDF, 433.44 KB)

An Interim authority notice can be applied for when the premises licence lapses owing to:

This notice provides that the licence can be reinstated in these special circumstances, if the notice is given within 28 days to the licensing authority.

Interim authority notice (PDF, 277.16 KB)

Any person may ask the licensing authority to review the application because of a matter arising at the premises in connection with any of the four licensing objectives.

Review of a licence (PDF, 195.75 KB)

Club premises certificate licence holders can use the form below to notify the Licensing Authority of changes. These changes include the name or address of the premises licence holder, a change to the name or address of a registered club, or a change to the club rules.

Notification of change of details or club rules (PDF, 59.29 KB)

Change of name or address

Change of name or address of any of the below:

Email licensing@enfield.gov.uk along with proof of online payment of £10.50, clearly stating which licence number (LN/xxxxxxxxx) the information relates to, and state the new name and address required to update on the licence.

Duplicate licence request

Email licensing@enfield.gov.uk along with proof of online payment of £10.50, requesting a duplicate licence, clearly stating the licence number (LN/xxxxxxxxx) that you need a duplicate of.

Useful documents

If your application is unsuccessful, you may appeal to a magistrates' court within 21 days of the decision.

Submitting a representation to a Premises Licence application

Anyone can submit a representation – either in support or opposition to a new premises licence application, a variation application, or a minor variation, within the statutory consultation period. Email your representation to licensing@enfield.gov.uk. Local residents and businesses are classed as 'Other Parties'.

Valid grounds for objection

A representation must explain how the proposed licence would conflict with at least one of the four statutory licensing objectives, under the Licensing Act 2003:

These are the only criteria the Licensing Sub Committee will consider.

What cannot be taken into account

The Licensing Sub Committee cannot refuse or restrict an application based on matters such as:

Requirements for a valid representation

To be accepted, your representation must:

Avoid general speculation. Your concerns should be linked to specific aspects of the application and how they are likely to affect the objectives. Where possible, refer to actual incidents, complaints, or observations to support your representation. If you are uncomfortable disclosing personal details, you can ask your ward councillor to represent your interests on your behalf.

Submission and next steps

We will review your email after the consultation deadline to confirm it meets the criteria for a relevant representation. If accepted, the Licensing Sub Committee will consider it when determining the application.

If, after the licence is granted, the concerns you raised do occur, you may apply for a review of the licence at no cost. In the first instance, report your concerns online via the Business and Licensing page on our website so enforcement officers can investigate.

Tobacco laws

Smoke free premises and enforcement

You are not allowed to smoke in enclosed or substantially enclosed public places, for example cinemas, pubs, village halls. The prescribed 'No Smoking' signs must be located in public and staff entrances.

No smoking enforcement

Individuals

It is an offence to smoke in an enclosed or substantially enclosed public place, workplace or work vehicle. People who break this law can be issued with a fixed penalty notice (FPN) – the amount is reduced if paid within 15 days. Non-payment of an FPN could lead to the case being referred to court.

Management responsibilities

It is also an offence not to prevent smoking in a public place.

Those who have management responsibilities or are in control of premises can be:

Litter

It is an offence to drop litter on both public and private land. If people go outside to smoke and drop cigarette stubs, matches and other smoke-related materials (rather than disposing of them properly), they may be served with an FPN.

Fixed penalty notices
Type of FPNs Discount period Discounted amount Full amount payment period Full amount
Section 6 Smoking Penalty – failure to display no smoking sign 15 days £150 29 days £200
Section 7 Smoking Penalty – smoking indoors 15 days £30 29 days £50

Further information

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