Local residents, Ward Members, MPs, MEPs, residents’ and business associations may make representations to the council about the grant of or a change in a licence. A Licensing Sub Committee made up of councillors from the Licensing committee will consider applications where representations have been made. Representations can be in favour of or against an application for a premises licence or club premises certificate.
Notes for Interested Parties - Local residents and businesses located in the vicinity
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, or a significant variation to the licence is sought, copies of the application must be sent to the ‘responsible authorities’ – the police, the local environmental health and planning departments, the body responsible for child safety, the fire authority and the trading standards department. 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 you are a local resident living in the vicinity af a premises subject to an application and you would like more information, please contact the licensing team to make an appointment and we will be happy to assist. We cannot be available at short notice so to avoid a wasted visit an appointment is recommended.
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 844844
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: