You’ll need a licence from us to provide late-night refreshments, regulated entertainment and sell alcohol.

Who can apply?

You can apply if:

  • you do business in the premises you are applying for
  • you’re a recognised club
  • you’re a charity
  • you’re a health service body
  • you’re registered under the Care Standards Act 2000 in relation to an independent hospital
  • you’re a chief police officer of a force in England and Wales
  • you discharge a statutory or function under Her Majesty's prerogative
  • you’re from an educational institute
  • you’re over 18
How to apply

Applications must be in the specific format and be accompanied by any required fee. It must include an operating schedule, a plan of the premises and a form of consent from the premises supervisor (for applications where the sale of alcohol will be a licensable activity).

An operating schedule will include details of:

  • the licensable activities
  • the times when the activities will take place
  • any other times when the premises will be open to the public
  • in the case of applicants who wish to have a limited licence, the period the licence is required for
  • information in respect of the premises supervisor
  • whether any alcohol that is to be sold is for consumption on or of the premises or both
  • the steps proposed to be taken to promote the licensing objectives
  • any other required information

GOV.UK applications

 

Warrington Borough Council applications

Application for a premises licence (145.15 KB)
Application to transfer premises licence (88.88 KB)
Consent of premises licence holder to transfer (26.94 KB)
Replacement premises licence (20.61 KB)
Application to vary a premises licence (122.8 KB)
Guidance notes - Premises Licence grant (383.54 KB)
Variation Premises Licence Guidance Notes (266.79 KB)
Surrender of a premise licence WITHOUT alcohol (131.28 KB)
Surrender of a premise licence WITH alcohol (26.8 KB)
Transfer of Premises - Guidance Notes (230.65 KB)
The role of a designated premises supervisor (187.59 KB)
Application to change a designated premises supervisor (27.75 KB)
Guidance notes - Changing the designated premises supervisor (186.02 KB)
Removal of a designated premises supervisor in a community centre (385.62 KB)
Fee and charges
Band A B C D* E**
NDRV £0 - £4,300 £4,301 - £33,000 £33,001 - £87,000 £87,001 - £125,000 £125,000 - or over
Fee £100 £190 £315 £450 £635
Annual charge £70 £180 £295 £320 £350

* A multiplier of twice the fee and annual charge applies where use of the premises is exclusively or primarily for the carrying on, on the premises, of the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises.

** A multiplier of three times the fee and annual charge applies where use of the premises is exclusively or primarily for the carrying on, on the premises, of the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises.

Premises with no NDRV = Band A; premises under consumption = Band C

View full details on premises licence fees, including additional fees:

Appeals

Please contact the council in the first instance.

If you're planning to appeal, please contact us in the first instance. Appeals to the local magistrates' court can then be made within 21 days of our decision.

If you already have a premises licence, you can appeal against the following:

  • Conditions attached to the licence
  • Rejection of a licence variation application 
  • Rejection of a transfer application
  • Decision to ban an activity on the premises or reject a person as premises supervisor

     
9 February 2023