Premises licence fees

Part of: Licensing fees and charges

You can find the current fees for premises licenses in the table below.

Premises licences fees
Band A B C D E
Non domestic rateable value None to £4,300 £4,301 to £33,000 £33,001 to £87,000 £87,001 to £125,000 £125,001 plus
New application and variation £100 £190 £315 £450 £635
Multiplier applied to premises used exclusively or primarily for the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises
(Bands D & E only)
n/a n/a n/a x2 (£900) x3 (£1,905)
Annual charge £70 £180 £295 £320 £350
Annual charge multiplier applied to premises used exclusively or primarily for the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises
(Bands D & E only)
n/a n/a n/a x2 £640 x3 £1,050

There are additional fees for premises licence applications, and the annual fee for exceptionally large-scale events (5,000+), unless certain conditions apply. As per Regulation 4(4) and 4(5) of The Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005.

Club premises certificates

Club premises certificates fees
Band A B C D E
Non domestic rateable value None to £4,300 £4,301 to £33,000 £33,001 to £87,000 £87,001 to £125,000 £125,001 plus
New application and variation £100 £190 £315 £450 £635
Annual charge £70 £180 £295 £320 £350

Additional premises license fees

Licensing Act 2003 - Additional fees
Number in attendance at any one time Additional Premises Licence fee Additional annual fee payable if applicable
5,000 to 9,999 £1,000 £500
10,000 to 14,999 £2,000 £1000
15,000 to 19,999 £4,000 £2,000
20,000 to 29,999 £8,000 £4,000
30,000 to 39,999 £16,000 £8,000
40,000 to 49,999 £24,000 £12,000
50,000 to 59,999 £32,000 £16,000
60,000 to 69,999 £40,000 £20,000
70,000 to 79,999 £48,000 £24,000
80,000 to 89,999 £56,000 £28,000
90,000 and over £64,000 £32,000

Other fees

Licensing authorities will also be able to charge other fees in relation to their duties, most notably for temporary events and personal licences.

Licensing Act 2003 - Other fees
Description Fee
Application for the grant or renewal of a personal licence £37
Temporary event notice £21
Hypnosis Consent £21
Theft, loss, etc.of premises licence or summary £10.50
Application for a provisional statement where premises being built etc. £315
Notification of change of name or address £10.50
Application to vary licence to specify individual as premises supervisor £23
Application for transfer of premises licence £23
Interim authority notice following death etc.of licence holder £23
Theft, loss etc.of certificate or summary £10.50
Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club £10.50
Change of relevant registered address of club £10.50
Theft, loss etc.of temporary event notice £10.50
Theft, loss etc.of personal licence £10.50
Duty to notify change of name or address £10.50
Right of freeholder etc.to be notified of licensing matters £21
Licensing pre-application advice: small application £157.50
Licensing pre-application advice: medium application £394.50
Licensing pre-application advice: large application £1342.50