Get your Alcohol Licences today!

You’ll need to complete a 10-minute questionnaire to tell us about your premises and how you plan to use it. Make sure to read all the steps on the portal carefully — they guide the entire process.

Upload a hand-drawn or existing floor plan and optionally a video tour of the venue. Make sure to include key features like walls, exits, kitchen, WC, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and bar location. We can’t draft your official documents without this.

(1) Layout sketch or plan, (2) Passport, (3) Passport-style selfie, (4) DBS certificate (must be less than one month old when submitting to the council). Only request a DBS check after you take the exam.

Once submitted, the council takes 28 days to make a decision on your application. We’ll prepare your full application pack within 24 hours, provided that you answer all the questions in the chat and upload a layout plan.

When an objection is raised, the council will inform you and encourage you to resolve it by agreeing to additional conditions. This is common, and we can help you manage the process and respond quickly to avoid delays.

The council usually charges £190 for the premises licence and £37 for the personal licence. These fees are not included in our service fees.

For the premises licence, your application may be objected to by members of the public or responsible authorities (e.g. the police or council) during the 28-day consultation period. It will then normally go to a licensing committee hearing. Hearings are rare (only around 1% of applications), and we offer a Hearing Package to help you prepare, respond to objections, and feel confident on the day.

A personal licence allows an individual to sell alcohol. A premises licence allows a specific location (like a shop, café or bar) to sell alcohol. You’ll usually need both — and we can help you get them.

Yes - your application must include a detailed plan of the venue showing entrances, exits, bar area, kitchen, fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and any outside areas. We’ll create this for you, but we need you to provide an existing plan or a sketch of the premises.