Local residents, MPs, MEPs, residents’ and business associations may make representations to the council about the grant of or a change in a licence. A Licensing Committee made up of councillors - as long as the representations are not irrelevant or vexatious - will consider these.
Notes for Interested Parties
The government has published regulations that set out how the council’s Licensing Committees are to be operated. These include how often they are held, and what sort of evidence you can present to it. You will not be able to claim your costs of attending any council committee however.
When a licence is applied for the first time, copies will also have to be sent to the ‘responsible authorities’ – the police, the local environmental health and planning departments, and the fire authority. In some cases, the Health and Safety Executive must also be notified. Each of these authorities can make representations about the application that can lead to either conditions being imposed or it being refused.
If someone wishes to appeal against a council’s licensing decision, they will have the right to do so to the magistrates’ court. Rules have been laid down about how this can be done (please see the document at the bottom of this page).
For more information, visit the Department of Culture, Media and Sport website.
Click here to view The Licensing Act 2003
Contact: The Licensing Team
Tel: 01256 845474
Email: licensing@basingstoke.gov.uk
The first document below may be used as a form for making representations, and the two below are guidance issued by the Department Of Culture, Media and Sport: