Apply for or amend club premises licence certificate

You may need a club premises certificate if you're a social, sporting or political members club. This can include a working men's club. 

You need a certificate to:

• sell or supply alcohol to members or guests
• provide regulated amusement, like performances or film screenings to members 

Further information and guidance (opens new window)

We offer pre-application advice on this licence.

To qualify for a certificate, your club must make sure that:

• it has premises that's occupied and used for club purposes
• alcohol and entertainment is only provided to members and their guests
• only someone 18 or older can serve alcohol or buy it for the club
• no-one can benefit financially from buying or selling alcohol
• it is established and conducted in good faith
• it has at least 25 members

How to advertise your application

You must place two advertisements of the application during the representation period:

• the first advertisement must be on the outside of the property on light blue A4 paper. The advertisement should be on display for 28 days starting the day after you submit your application. It should be visible from the boundary of the premises property. Use this Window Advertisement (Grant of Club) (Word doc, 144 KB)
• the second advertisement should appear in a newspaper within 10 working days of submitting your application. Use this Newspaper Advertisement (Grant of Club) (Word doc, 141 KB) 
• send a copy of the advertisement to the licensing unit. If you do not do this it could result in the application being rejected

Tacit Consent 

We have a target completion period of 56 days for this notice. If you have not heard from us by the end of this period you can act as though your application is granted.

Please note that this target period only begins on receipt of a complete application.

Fees 

Apply 

This form will guide you through applying for a club premises certificate.  

Apply for a new club premises certificate (opens new window)

If you have a club premises certificate you can apply to make minor variations to the certificate.

This process can only be used where the variations will not impact any of the four licensing objectives:

• prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• prevention of public nuisance
• protection of children from harm

How to advertise your application

You must place an advertisement of the application during the representation period:

• your advertisement must be on white A4 paper and placed where it can be seen by people without the need for them to enter the premises
• the advertisement should be on display for 10 working days starting the day after you submit your application. Use this window advertisement (Word doc, 145 KB).

Will tacit consent apply?

For the minor variation, it is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us.

Fee

The fee to make minor variations to your club premises certificate is £89

Apply 

This form will guide you through applying for a minor variation.

 Apply for a minor variation of your club premises certificate (opens new window)

You can make an application for a variation to your club premises certificate.

How to advertise your application

You must place two advertisements of the application during the representation period:

• the first advertisement must be on the outside of the property on light blue A4 paper. The advertisement should be on display for 28 days starting the day after you submit your application. It should be visible from the boundary of the premises property. Use this window advertisement (Word doc, 146 KB).
• the second advertisement should appear in a newspaper within 10 working days of submitting your application. Use this newspaper advertisement (Word doc, 141 KB).
• send a copy of the advertisement to the licensing unit. If you do not do this it could result in the application being rejected

Tacit Consent 

We have a target completion period of 56 days for this notice. If you have not heard from us by the end of this period you can act as though your application is granted.

Please note that this target period only begins on receipt of a complete application.

Apply

This form will guide you through applying for a variation to your club premises certificate.

Apply for a variation to your club premises certificate (opens new window)