Licensing - premises licence applications received (Licensing Act 2003)

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When is a licence required?

Norwich City Council is the licensing authority under the Licensing Act 2003 and is responsible for granting premises licences and club premises certificates in the city in respect of 'licensable activities'which are:

i) the supply of alcohol by retail
ii) the supply of alcohol to club members and their guests
ii) the provision of regulated entertainment.

Regulated entertainment is defined (subject to certain exemptions) as any of the following which takes place in the presence of an audience for the entertainment of that audience and are provided for members of the public or a section of the public or exclusively for the members of a qualifying club and/or their guests or for the consideration and with a view to profit:

a) A performance of a play.
b) An exhibition of a film.
c) An indoor sporting event.
d) Boxing or wrestling.
e) Provision of facilities for making music or for dancing.
f) A performance of dance.
g) A performance of live music.
h) Playing of recorded music.
iv) the provision of late night refreshment

Late night refreshment is defined as the supply of hot food or drink to the public or a section of the public on or from any premises whether for consumption on or off the premises (mobile units included) between 11pm and 5am.

Applications received

A list of applications for the grant or variation of a premises licence received by Norwich City Council over the last three months is published below.

Premises licence applications may be inspected at City Hall by appointment, during normal office hours (9am to 5pm). Please contact 01603 212761 to arrange a convenient time.

Updated 17 May 2013

How to object to or support an application

In order for you to be able to support or object to an application for a premises licence you must live, work or represent a body that is in the vicinity of the premises.

Comments of support or objection must relate to the four licensing objectives, which are:

• to prevent crime and disorder
• public safety
• to prevent public nuisance
• to protect children from harm.

An application for the grant or variation of a premises licence will be notified to residents by displaying it on the premises and in the local press. Comments in support or objections must be made within 28 days of the date given in the public notice.

If you have made valid comments of support or objection you will be expected to attend a meeting of the authority’s licensing subcommittee and any subsequent appeal proceeding. If you do not attend, the subcommittee will still consider your comments, but they may not carry the same weight as if you had attended if, for example, the contents are disputed or challenged.

Your comments of support or objection will be passed to the applicant to allow them the opportunity to address your concerns in line with the Licensing Act 2003. Your comments will also be published in the report to the licensing sub-committee, which is publicly available and displayed on the committee meetings section on this website. Details of the subcommittee's decision following a hearing will also be made available on the website via this link.

If you would like to make a representation, please do so in writing using the form below. Either version of the form can be completed electronically and emailed to us as an attachment to licensing@norwich.gov.uk

The council reserves the right not to publish or take into account any letters of representation which we believe are defamatory, offensive or racist.

Representation form (110 Kb Word)
Representation form (71 Kb pdf)

Alternatively, the completed form can be posted to the following address:

Norwich City Council
Licensing section
City Hall
St Peter Street
Norwich
NR2 1NH

t: 01603 212761
f: 01603 212040

Related pages

Applying for a premises licence
Review of premises licences
Licensing