Premises Licence Variation or New Application?
Should you vary an existing premises licence or make a new application? Understand the risks, objections, conditions and the safest route.
All your licensing needs in one place
The licensing process can be complex and involved, which is why Complete Licensing is here to help you every step of the way. Our wraparound service will ensure you secure the correct licence to successfully and legally run your business.
How we can help
Our consultants come from licensing law, policing, environmental health and the night-time economy itself. Whatever the requirement, we have handled it before.
New Licence Applications
Whether you are taking over an existing business or setting up a new venture, we prepare the application, draft the operating schedule and manage the 28-day consultation from start to finish.
Minor and Full Premises Licence Variations
Change your hours, activities, conditions or licensed layout. We assess the licence, recommend the right route, prepare the application and support you at a hearing.
Change a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)
Complete Licensing prepares the DPS change application, obtains the necessary consents and manages the process with the licensing authority and the police.
Premises Licensing Expert Witness Reports and Hearing Evidence
Independent expert evidence for contested licensing hearings — reports, data analysis, observations and oral evidence for applications, variations, reviews and appeals.
Festival Licensing
When planning a music festival, food and drink festival, community event or a large outdoor event, you may need a festival licence to authorise alcohol sales, regulated entertainment or late-night refreshment.
Landlord Services
Complete Licensing provide a wealth of services for landlords, prioritising protecting your position with comprehensive help from experts.
Licensing Preservation in Insolvency
As soon as you contact us about an insolvency licence issue, we'll begin the process that ensures your licence remains valid and legal.
Ongoing Licensing Compliance Services
Protect your premises licence with practical, ongoing support — inspections, incident reviews, training and unannounced night-time checks, from £295 a month.
Licensed Premises Policies and Procedures
Bespoke policy drafting, review and implementation — documents your managers, bar staff and security teams can actually follow during a live shift.
Premises Licence Reviews
A premises licence review can cost you trading hours, alcohol sales, your DPS or the licence itself. Our premises licence review consultants assess the case, prepare the evidence and represent you at the sub-committee hearing.
Licensing and Regulatory Crisis Management
Expert support when a serious incident threatens your premises licence — summary reviews, closure notices, evidence coordination and recovery planning.
Sexual Entertainment Venue Licensing (SEV)
Sexual entertainment venues are licensed separately from the Licensing Act 2003, under a regime where local policy decides most outcomes. We assess your position before you commit.
Temporary Event Notice Applications (TENs)
A Temporary Event Notice can authorise licensable activities for a one-off event, extended hours or an additional activity. The deadlines are strict and unforgiving, so the earlier you talk to us the better.
Gambling Act Application
Independent support with gambling licence applications, changes to existing permissions, regulatory engagement and hearing preparation.
Late Night Refreshment Licence Applications
Independent help identifying the correct permission, preparing a properly evidenced application and responding to local-authority concerns about late-night hot food and drink.
Licensing explained
A short introduction to what the licensing process involves and where we fit in.
Experience across every part of the trade
Our team of consultants come from a wide variety of backgrounds: lawyers, barristers, former senior police officers, acoustic consultants, industry-leading health and safety experts and others with first-hand experience of running successful and challenging night-time venues.
We work with clients across every area of the leisure and hospitality industry and we’re confident that we can guide you through your licence application smoothly and successfully.
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