Licence - alcohol and entertainment

A premises licence or a club premises certificate is required for premises that:

• Sell (or supply in the case of a club) alcohol and/or
• Provide regulated entertainment and/or
• Provide late night refreshment.

Regulated entertainment

Regulated entertainment includes the following:

Plays, films, indoor sporting events, boxing and wrestling, live music, recorded music, performances of dance and anything similar.

Licensing Act 2003 - Live Music

Unamplified live music - 8am until 11pm

Removes the licensing requirement for unamplified live music taking place between 8am and 11pm in all venues, subject to the right of a licensing authority to impose conditions about live music following a review of a premises licence or club premises certificate relating to premises authorised to supply alcohol for consumption on the premises

Amplified live music - 8am until 11pm

Removes the licensing requirement for amplified live music taking place between 8am and 11pm before audiences of no more than 200 persons on premises authorised to supply alcohol for consumption on the premises, subject to the right of a licensing authority to impose conditions about live music following a review of a premises licence or club premises certificate

Workplaces - Amplified live music - 8am until 11pm

Removes the licensing requirement for amplified live music taking place between 8am and 11pm before audiences of no more than 200 persons in workplaces not otherwise licensed under the 2003 Act (or licensed only for the provision of late night refreshment)

Entertainment Facilities

Removes the licensing requirement for the provision of entertainment facilities for:

• Making music
• Dancing
• Entertainment of a similar description to making music or dancing

Morris Dancing Exemption

The Act widens the licensing exemption for live music integral to a performance of Morris dancing or dancing of a similar type, so that the exemption applies to live or recorded music instead of unamplified live music

Late night refreshment

This is the provision of providing hot food or drink between the hours of 23:00 and 05:00 the following day.

Associated Legislation

• Licensing Act 2003 - Premises
• Licensing Act 2003 - Clubs

Summary of new applications/variations

New, Varied and Review applications currently being processed

Detail of  Applications

Summary Review application

• The Farmhouse, 97-99 High Street, West Malling,

New premises applications

• Hadlow Manor Hotel, Goose Green, Maidstone Road
• The Slug and Lettuce, 115 High Street, Tonbridge
• The Olive Stores, Hop Farm

The Harp, East Peckham - Sexual Entertainment Venue application

• The Harp - Public Notice

Tonbridge Town Centre - Premises application

• Town Centre - Public Notice
• Town Centre - Handout

You can apply, amend or renew your licence through the EUGO Portal.

• Apply for a premises licence
• Apply for a provisional statement
• Apply for a Designated Premises Supervisor to be disapplied
• Tell us about a minor change to your premsises licence
• Apply to vary your premises licence
• Consent to transfer your premises licence
• Notify us of a an interest in premises under section 178
• Tell us about a change to your existing interim authority notice
• Tell us about a change to your existing consent to transfer
• Tell us about a change to your existing consent to be designated
• Request to be removed as designated premises supervisor
• Notify us of a change of name or address
• Extend or renew your annual fee payment
• Apply online for a new club premises licence
• Make an annual payment for a club licence
• Apply for a variation to a club premises certificate
• Application for a minor variation to a premises or club licence

Details of the new or proposed variation application must be published in a local newspaper and a notice displayed on the premises. Full details of the extent of the advertisement are available by contacting the licensing office.

Example of the notice to be displayed on the premises

The application must be accompanied by a plan of the premises to which the application relates. Unless agreed otherwise the plan shall be drawn in standard scale i.e. 1mm represents 100mm. Full details of the extent of the plan are available by contacting the licensing office.

List of Responsible Authorities

Fees

Each premises will be allocated to a fee band according to the non-domestic rateable value of the property. The current fees are listed below.

Rateable Value £	Band	New or Variation Fee	Annual Fee
0-4300	A	£100	£70
4301-33000	B	£190	£180
33001-87000	C	£315	£295
87001-125000	D	£450	£320
125000 and above	E	£635	£350

Please make cheques payable to "Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council" or "TMBC".

Changes to Premises Licence

For changes of Licence holder and / or change of Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) a copy of both the below forms must be sent to:

1. Divisional Licensing Coordinator, West Division, Maidstone Police Station, Palace Avenue, Maidstone, Kent  ME15 6NF

2. Licensing Section (Address below)

Fee for this application is £23

• Application to transfer Premises Licence
• Consent of Premises Licence holder to transfer

Change of Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) Fee £23

• Application to vary licence and specify new DPS
• Consent form for new DPS  

Please make cheques payable to "Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council" or "TMBC".

All applications to be sent to

Licensing Services

Gibson Building
Gibson Drive
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4LZ

Further information

Use the on-line Licensing Enquiry Form to contact us

Phone: The licensing team Mon - Fri (01732) 876368
Email: licensing.services@tmbc.gov.uk
Fax: 01732 842170