Licensing
policy
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 are aware of
the contents of the Policy when making applications.
Having undertaken the first 3 year review, the current Policy
Statement was subject to a 12 week public consultation exercise
involving all parties involved in the licensing process. The
revised Policy Statement aims to take account all the views we
received and was agreed at Full Council on the 12 December
2007, published on the 7 January 2008, and came into force on the 7
February 2008.
Related information
Download the relevant section of the revised Statement of
Licensing Policy below:
The following documents should be read in conjunction with the
revised Licensing Policy: