Application Process
Only the management committee of the premises
can apply under this procedure. The application form requires the
applicants to provide the names of the management committee's key
officers. The licensing authority must be satisfied that
arrangements for the management of the premises by the committee or
board are sufficient to ensure the adequate supervision of the
supply of alcohol on the premises.
New applications for a premises licence (community
premises)
For those community premises wishing to apply
for authorisation for the sale of alcohol for the first time, they
should include
No fee is required beyond the fee for the new
application or variation, both of which are based on rateable
value.
Community premises with existing premises licence to sell
alcohol
Existing premises are not exempt from the
requirements of mandatory conditions regarding DPS’s and personal
licences. Where a community premises already has a premises licence
to sell alcohol, but wishes to benefit from the relaxation in the
requirements regarding DPS, the management committee should apply
to include the alternative licence condition in place of the usual
mandatory condition by submitting the prescribed form together with
the prescribed fee.