Who can apply

Part of: Temporary event notice (TEN)

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To apply you must be aged 18 or over. 

About the TENS you can hold

The following are how many and the duration of TENS you can have.

  • If you do not hold a personal licence, you can give up to 5 TENs per year
  • If you hold a personal licence, you can give up to 50 TENs per year (up to 21 days at any one premises)
  • Each premises can have up to 15 TENs per year
  • Each TEN can last up to 168 hours (7 days) with a minimum of 24 hours between events
  • The event must have no more than 499 people present at any one time (including staff and performers)

View our Temporary Event Notices guidance.

TENS with street trading

If your event involves street trading where the public has free access, you will also need a street trading licence.

Late TENs applications

If an application is received less than 10 working days before the event, it is classed as a late TEN application.

The date it is received and the date of the event cannot be counted in the 10 days, (neither can weekends or bank holidays).

If any of the Responsible Authorities object to the late TEN application, a counter notice will be issued. 

If an application is received with less than 5 working days before the date of the event, it will be rejected. This means the application will be classed as void and the activities in it will not be authorised.