Premises Licenses
A Premises Licence is required for any
premises where it is intended to provide gambling facilities.
Provisional Statements can be applied for below
if a premises is yet to be constructed, altered, or newly
occupied.
occasional Use Notices are for licensed betting
operators to use tracks for short periods of betting at events
which are infrequent. See our Track Betting
section on the left for further information.
Regulation
Apply
The application form should be accompanied by the correct fee
and a plan of the premises (the plan needs to be to scale)
- Download an application
form for a Premises Licence - Form A (Word, 85KB)
- Download an application
form for a Premises Licence - Form B (Word, 37KB)
- Download additional
guidance on applications (PDF, 102KB)
- Download a Public Notice (Word,
37KB) - this should be printed on blue paper before
displaying.
Provisional Statement Forms
- Download a Provisional
Statement application form (PDF, 64KB)
- Download a Public
Notice (PDF, 27KB)
Fees
A fee is payable upon application. View details of the fees.
Application Evaluation Process
Regulations state that you must publish notice
of your application and notify responsible authorities and other
persons about the application. This will allow representations
to be made.
You must provide notice in three ways;
- A notice placed outside the premises for 28 consecutive
days in a place where it can be conveniently read;
- In a newspaper or newsletter of local relevance, on at least
one occasion within 10 days of the application being made; and
- To all responsible authorities within seven days of the
application being made.
Providing there are no valid representations
from either the responsible authorities or any interested parties,
the application process should be completed following the 28 day
consultation period.
We have provided some representations
guidance for people considering making representations against
the grant of a premises licence.
Premises licences are transferable to another
person, providing that person holds a valid operating licence (this
is issued by the Gambling Commission).
We may consider attaching conditions to
premises licences dependant upon individual circumstances.
Eligibility Criteria
- You cannot obtain a premises licence until the premises in
which you will offer gambling are constructed.
- You must have the right to occupy the premises
- The applicant must have an operating licence (or have applied
for an operating licence which allows them to carry out the
proposed activity). There is an exception to this in relation
to tracks
- The applicant must be over the age of 18
