The Council, as "Licensing Authority", is required to produce a
Statement of Licensing Policy. This important document sets out the
guiding principles by which the Licensing Authority will make its
decisions. The document can be reviewed at any time, however the
Licensing Authority must formally review the document every 3
years. It is therefore important that all applicants and existing
licence holders are aware of the contents of the Policy when making
applications.
The current
Policy Statement (Adobe PDF format, 364kb) is the third
revision of this document and was subject to a 12 week public
consultation exercise involving all parties in the licensing
process. The Policy Statement was agreed at Full Council on
the 15 December 2010, published on the 7 January 2011, and came
into force on the 7 February 2011.
Further information
The following documents should be read in conjunction with the
revised Licensing Policy: