Gambling Premises Licences
Variation of a Premises Licence
If you want to make any changes to what is authorised by your premises licence, you are required to make an application to vary the licence. Possible changes include:
- Adding, amending or removing an authorised activity
- Amending another detail of the licence, for example the plan of the premises
- Excluding a default condition attached to the licence
- Adding, amending or removing a condition attached to the licence by the licensing authority
To apply for a variation of a premises licence, you must:
- complete the prescribed application form To see more about how we record and store your information please the Council’s privacy notice.
- give notice of your application to each of the Responsible Authorities.
- enclose a revised plan of the premises (if this is changing), it must be clear and legible in all respects
- your application you should have regard to our Statement of Policy and Principles.
- include the prescribed fee which can be by cash, cheque or Postal Order made payable to Hyndburn Borough Council. You can also pay by credit/debit card over the telephone
You should note that the application process will not start until the fee is received.
You must give notice of your application to each of the Responsible Authorities within seven days, starting on the date on which the application was made. If you do not do this, your application will be invalid. The notice must be in the form of notice for Responsible Authorities.
You must advertise your application in the local newspaper and with a site notice(s).
A notice must be published in a local newspaper (Accrington Observer or Lancashire Evening Telegraph) on at least one occasion during the period of ten working days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given. A copy of the newspaper advertisement should be forwarded to the Licensing Authority.
You must advertise your application at the premises with a site notice. This notice must be displayed in a place where it can be conveniently read by members of the public from the exterior of the premises. The notice must be displayed for a period of at least 28 days starting on the day the application was given to the Licensing Authority.
The Licensing Authority will check that:
- The application is correctly completed
- The Responsible Authorities have been notified
- It has been advertised correctly
If there is a problem with the application, we may contact you for further information or return the application (or part of it) for your attention. Until these problems are solved your application is not valid and the consultation period will not start.
There is a legal 28 day consultation period during which representations can be made in relation to an application. If we receive no representations within the 28 days, we will grant your application as applied for. Where we receive relevant representations, we will hold a hearing of our Licensing Committee to decide on the application (unless all parties agree that a hearing is not necessary). We will tell you about the arrangements for the hearing. We will aim to hold the hearing within 20 working days following the final date for the receipt of representations.
After the Licensing Committee has heard all parties it will make its decision. It may:
- Grant the application
- Grant the application with additional conditions
- Reject the application
This decision is usually made at the time of the hearing. This will be confirmed in writing with the reasons for the decision along with information on what you need to do if you want to appeal. Both the applicant and anyone making representations can appeal to the local magistrates’ court if they are dissatisfied with the decision.
The new licence will take effect either on the day it is approved or, if later, on the date you have requested. The premises licence summary must be prominently displayed on the premises and a copy of the full licence is to be kept on the premises and therefore available for inspection.