Local Alcohol & Premises Licensing

Public Register

Below is a link to the Public Register of all Licensing applications made to this Licensing Authority under the Licensing Act 2003.
Public Register of Applications
The public register of premises licences can be seen at the Council Offices.

What do you need to do?

If you wish to sell or supply alcohol or regulated entertainment on your premises, you will need to apply for a premises licence. You will need to complete an application form with a full operating schedule. The application must be advertised locally on your premises and in a local newspaper, as well as being considered by all responsible authorities. For further information please contact the licensing team on 01707 357 925, fax on 01707 357 464, email us at licensing@welhat.gov.uk, or have a look at our guidance notes.

Links to the new application forms are here, in both Word and PDF formats:

Personal Licence Application Form (PDF)

Personal Licence Application Form (DOC)

Personal Licence Disclosure of Convictions (DOC)

Personal Licence Relevant Offences (PDF)

Disclosure of Convictions and Declaration Form (DOC)

Club Premises Certificate Application Form (DOC)

Vary Club Premises Certificate Application Form (DOC)

Declaration for Club Premises Certificate (DOC)

Premise Licence Application Form (DOC)

Vary Premises Licence Application Form (DOC)

The Licensing Act 2003 aims to promote four key objectives to enable more freedom for business operators and customers, while clamping down on crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.

The four key objectives are:

• The prevention of crime and disorder
• Public safety
• The prevention of public nuisance
• The protection of children from harm
  

The objectives will be met mainly through the introduction of two new types of licence, a premises licence and a personal licence.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council will issue both these new licences.

Premises Licence

A licence required by any premises that provide entertainment and/or alcohol and/or late night refreshment. This will include mobile food traders operating in the evening after 11pm.

Personal Licence

A licence required by an individual to authorise the sale of alcohol in any premises. You can download a Personal Licence application form and a Disclosure of Convictions Declaration form.
Below you can download leaflets we have produced to provide information and advice about the new licenses.

Temporary Event Notification

The Fee for a temporary event notice is £21 and should accompany two copies of the notice sent to the Licensing Authority. Please read the notes carefully to ensure correct completion.

Temporary Event Notice (DOC)

A copy of the notice must also be sent to the police:
Licensing Department, The Police Station, Comet Way, Hatfield, AL10 9SJ.

Please note that for a temporary event notice, 10 working days' notice is required before the event. Please see the guide below:

10 Working days example (PDF)

Guidance Notes:

Premises Licence

Personal Licence

New policies

As required by law, we have set up a new Licensing Committee to oversee and manage the licensing process.
The Council must also produce a Licensing Policy Statement that explains how it will operate the licensing scheme for the next 3 years.

Fees

Fee listing

All cheques should be made payable to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.

Exemptions

The Act has made provision for certain premises, making specific applications, exempt from paying the prescribed fees. The Act reads as follows:

In respect of an application made for a Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate (Para, 2 and 14 or Schedule 8 of the Act), which relates to the provision of regulated entertainment only, no fee shall be payable and accompany the application if the conditions satisfy in respect of that application.

a. In a case of an application by a proprietor of an educational institution in respect of premises that are or form part of the educational institution -

• I. That the educational institution is a school or college; and
• II. The provision of regulated entertainment on the premises is carried on by the educational institution for and on behalf of the purposes of the educational institution; or

b. That the application is in respect of premises that are or form part of a church hall, chapel hall or similar building or a village hall, parish hall or community hall or other similar building

Further information
If you have any concerns or queries about licensing in general please contact us on 01707 357402 or email: licensing@welhat.gov.uk

Responsible contacts and authorities

Council Office Address
Contact: Terry Vincent
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Council Offices
The Campus East
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6AE

Social Services
Contact: Angela Hickins
Address: Room 173, Local Safeguarding Children's Board, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DF

Weights and Measures Authority
Contact: Chief Trading Standards Officer
Address: Hertfordshire Trading Standards, 45 Grosvenor Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 3AW
Tel: 01727 813849
email hcc.tradstad@hertscc.gov.uk

Police
Contact: Licensing Officer
Address: Licensing Department, The Police Station, Comet Way, Hatfield, AL10 9SJ.

Environmental Health
Contact: District Environmental Health Officer
Address: Environmental Health, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, The Council Offices, The Campus Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6AE
Tel. 01707 357242
email e.health@welhat.gov.uk

Planning
Address: Planning, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, The Council Offices, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6AE
Tel. 01707 357000
email planning@welhat.gov.uk

Fire
Contact: District Fire Safety Manager
Address: Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Longfield, Hitchin Road, STEVENAGE Hertfordshire SG1 5AE
Tel: 01438 847352
email LicensingActNorth.Fire@hertscc.gov.uk
Web: www.hertsdirect.org.uk

HSE
Address: AW House, 6-8 Stuart Street, Luton, Beds LU1 2SJ
Tel: 08701 545 500
Web: www.hse.gov.uk

This page was updated on 11 November 2008