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Environmental Health
Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB

Tel: 01273 484354
ehealth@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Premises, Personal & Temporary Event Licences

A Premises Licence covers the sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment and late-night refreshment under one licence.

Premises & Club Licence

A Club Premises Certificate covers the supply of alcohol and provision of regulated entertainment to club members and guests. Under the Licensing Act 2003, licences will be required for any of the following:

 See below for full fees and charges

Personal Licence

A personal licence is required for the sale and supply of alcohol and it is valid for 10 years.

Application for a personal licence is made to the licensing authority in whose area you normally reside and must be accompanied by an approved licensing qualification, a criminal record check and two passport size photographs. 

 Personal Licence Fee  £37

National Fraud Initiative

This authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.

Temporary Event Notice

Temporary Event Notices (TEN) allow village halls, schools and similar venues to easily apply for, and put on, one-off events involving the sale of alcohol, public entertainment and late night refreshment.

Events covered by a TEN can last for up to 96 hours and must involve no more than 499 people. The organiser of the event must submit two copies of the application to us and one to the Police at least 10 working days before the event is due to take place.

 Temporary Event Notice Fee  £21
Apply Online

Apply Online

We work in partnership with Business Link to issue all of our licences online. You will be required to follow these steps: 

  1. Complete the Business Link questionnaire on 'Your Business'
  2.  Receive a checklist of all licences that apply to you
  3. Apply for each licence from the Business Link results page.

By creating a Business Link account, your results will be stored in your profile. You may log-in and return to them in your own time. In addition to listing all the licences required, the questionnaire results will also detail the regulations your business should meet as well as provide further help and guidance.

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Apply By Post

Please download the relevant forms from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport website.


Once complete, return them direct to us:

Environmental Health
Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road,Lewes
BN7 1AB

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Apply By Letter

Licence requests for the following can be requested via submission of a letter only. You do not need to complete an application form.

  • Theft, loss of premises licence summary
  • Notice of change of name or address
  • Theft, loss of certificate or summary
  • Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club
  • Change of relevant registered address of club
  • Theft, loss of Personal Licence
  • Duty to notify of change of name or address

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PDF A Guide to the Application Process (0.30mb)

Fees and charges

Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificates

Licence fees are linked to non-domestic rateable value of the premises.

Application Fee  Cost 
Band A  £0 - £4,300 £100
Band B  £4,301 - £33,000 £190
Band C  £33,001 - £87,000 £315
Band D  £87,001 - £125,000 £450
Band E   £125,001 and over £635

Premises Licences Additional Fees

Where the number of people that the applicant allows on the premises at any one time is 5,000 or more; an additional fee will be charged.

Annual Charge Cost
Band A £70
Band B £180
Band C £295
Band D £320
Band E £350

Other Licences

Type of Licence Cost
Personal Licence £37
Temporary Event Notice £21

Other Charges

 Other charges  Cost
 Theft, loss etc of premises licence summary  £10.50
 Application for a provisional statement where premises being built etc  £195
 Notice of change of name or address  £10.50
 Application to vary a licence to specify individual as Designated Premises Supervisor  £23
 Application for transfer of Premises Licence  £23
 Interim authority notice following death etc. of licence holder  £23
 Theft, loss etc. of certificate or summary  £10.50
 Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club  £10.50
 Change of relevant registered address of club  £10.50
 Theft, loss etc. of Temporary Event Notice  £10.50
 Theft, loss etc. of Personal Licence  £10.50
 Duty to notify of change of name or address  £10.50
 Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters  £21.00
Minor  Variation £89.00
Application to disapply the designated premises supervisor for community premises  £23.00

Approval Process

As the Licensing Authority our Statement of Licensing Policy explains what’s taken into account when considering an application and how we will monitor compliance with any conditions imposed.

The policy covers four main aims in relation to licensing:

The aim is to help build a fair and prosperous society, properly balancing the rights of people and their communities by following the above principles. It also intends to encourage tourism, reduce alcohol misuse, improve the self-sufficiency of local communities and reduce the burden of unnecessary regulations on businesses.

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PDF Statement of Licensing Policy (0.12mb)

Register

Register of Licences

We keep a public register of all licences issued and held within the Lewes district. Search online for details now.