Licensing fees
Important note
Cheques or postal orders can no longer be accepted.
Fees are not refundable once the processing of the application has commenced.
Miscellaneous Fees
- Sex Establishment Licences (Sex Shops and Sex Cinemas):
Grant: £2006
Renewal: £696 - Street Trading Consents - Commercial:
- 1 Day - £102
- 1 Week (7 Days) - £479
- Scrap Metal Dealers licence
- Site Licence – Grant/Renewal: £361
- Site Licence – Variation (Licence Type and Site Addition): £167
- Collectors Licence – Grant/Renewal: £208
- Collectors Licence – Variation (Licence Type): £239
- Variation - Change of details only: £26
Licences for which no charge is made
- Street Collection Permits
- Street Trading Consents – Charitable and Educational Promotions
- House to House Collection Permits
- Caravan Site Licences
Gambling Act 2005 Fee Schedule
Gambling Premises licence fees
Application type | Existing Casino | Bingo Club | Betting Premises | Tracks | Family Entertainment Centres | Adult Gaming Centres |
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New Premises Licence | £2854 | £2445 | £2038 | £1630 | £1630 | |
Variation | £1630 | £1425 | £1222 | £1018 | £816 | £816 |
Transfer | £1099 | £978 | £978 | £774 | £774 | £978 |
Re-instatement | £1099 | £978 | £978 | £774 | £774 | £978 |
Provisional Statement Application | £2854 | £2445 | £2038 | £1630 | £1630 | |
Provisional Statement - Premises Application | £978 | £975 | £774 | £774 | £975 | |
Annual Fee | £2422 | £807 | £565 | £807 | £604 | £807 |
- Copy licence - £15
- Notification of Change of Circumstance - £26
Gaming Permits and Registrations: fees
Permit/Registration | New Application | Annual Maintenance | Renewal | Fast-track Application (Where Club Premises Certificate held under LA2003) | Transitional Application (Existing Operator) |
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FEC Gaming Machine | £300 | - | £300 | - | £100 |
Prize Gaming | £300 | - | £300 | - | £100 |
Small Society Lottery | £40 | £20 | - | - | - |
Club Gaming | £200 | £50 | £200 (Non Fast-Track Applications on expiry of Permit) | £100 | - |
Club Machine | £200 | £50 | £100 (Non Fast-Track Applications on expiry of Permit) | £100 | - |
Alcohol Licensed Premises
Notification only – maximum 2 gaming machines £50
Alcohol Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit (3+ Machines)
- Grant Application: £150
- Conversion Application (Holders of an existing Section 34 permit under Gaming Act 1968): £100
- Transfer: £25
- Annual Maintenance Fee: £50
Gaming Permits and Registrations: Miscellaneous Fees
- Change of Name: £25
- Copy of Permit: £15
- Variation (where applicable): £100
Temporary Use Notice
Temporary Use Notice: £380
Licensing Act 2003 Fee Schedule
Premises Licence / Club Premises Certificates
Rateable Value Band | A | B | C | D* | E* |
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Application fee | £100 | £190 | £315 | £450 | £635 |
Annual Charge (applicable the year after grant of licence) | £70 | £180 | £295 | £320 | £350 |
Variation fee | £100 | £190 | £315 | £450 | £635 |
In addition, a multiplier will be applied to premises within bands D and E, where they are exclusively or primarily in the business of selling alcohol.
- Premises within band D – Fee shall be the application fee or annual charge x 2
- Premises within band E – Fee shall be the application fee or annual charge x 3
Where the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes to allow on the premises whilst licensable activities take place is 5000 or more then the following additional fee shall apply:
Number in attendance at any one time | Additional fee |
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Between 5,000 and 9,999 persons | £1000 |
Between 10,000 and 14,999 persons | £2000 |
Between 15,000 and 19,999 persons | £4000 |
For larger events applicants should contact the Licensing Team for information about the relevant fee.
The rateable values that the fee bands are based on are as follows:
Rateable Value | Band |
---|---|
No rateable value to £4,300 | A |
£4,301 to £33,000 | B |
£33,001 to £87,000 | C |
£87,001 to £125,000 | D |
£125,001 and above | E |
Personal Licences, Temporary Events and miscellaneous fees
- Application for Provisional Statement: £315
- Minor Variation of Premises Licence/Club Certificate: £89
- Personal Licence: £37
- Temporary Event Notice: £21
- Copy of notice/licence/certificate or summary: £10.50
- Notification of change of name or address: £10.50
- Notification of change of details: £10.50
- Variation to premises supervisor: £23
- Transfer of Premises Licence: £23
- Interim Authority: £23
- Register freeholder interest: £21
Exemptions from fees
No fee is payable for a premises licence to authorise regulated entertainment only in educational institutions where the entertainment is for and on behalf of the educational institute.
No fee is payable for premises licences to authorise regulated entertainment only in church halls, village halls, parish halls, community halls or similar buildings.