Our Services:

Grant of a
Premises Licence

GRANT

If you wish your business to:

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• Sell alcohol

• Have entertainment 

• Provide Hot Food or Drink after 23:00 hours

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You will need to apply to your Local Authority for the Grant of a new premises licence to authorise one or more of the the above licensable activities.

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At Silver Fox we will discuss your needs and identify the potential risk factors, and then on receiving your instructions we will draft and submit your application and deal with the required public notices. During the statutory consultation period we will deal with any representations received.

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The main advantage of instructing Silver Fox Consultants is that we can guide you through the conditions the Officers from the local authority would expect to see in your application within the operating schedule that is commensurate with the style of your proposed business and trading hours. A modest restaurant operation has less risks involved in respect of crime and disorder than say, a 1500 capacity night club open until 4am in the morning.

A carefully crafted application for the grant of a new premises licence will address the concerns the the Responsible Authorities may have and greatly improve the chance of success. As an operator you do not want to have onerous conditions placed on your licence that may prove costly, for example a requirement to have door supervisors on duty on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7pm each night when your business is a simple pizzeria.

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As a leading licensing consultancy we have witnessed some extraordinary requests for onerous conditions from Officers that were totally unacceptable and were rejected.

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Nonetheless, it is not unreasonable to have conditions relating to CCTV and staff training in respect of the prevention of the sale or supply of age restricted goods to young persons under the legal age to purchase or consume those goods.

It is worth noting that a breach of a condition of your premises licence could lead to an unlimited fine (used to be £20,000) and/or six months imprisonment so you need to be wary of conditions. 

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We have the experience and expertise to guide you through the specific wording of proposed  conditions that would be acceptable for your particular business.

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We will also assess the impact that a new licence might have on local residents in respect of the style of your proposed business in terms of public nuisance and highlight operational actions that would mitigate any potential representations.

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Once the premises licence is granted we will supply you with a bespoke licensing file with all the notices and guidance notes that you will need to be fully compliant with the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003.

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