Sexual Entertainment Venues
Sex Shops, Sex Cinemas and Sexual
Entertainment Venues
The Policing and Crime Act came
into effect on 6 April 2010. One of the effects of that Act is to
enable local authorities to adopt powers in that act, including sex
entertainment venues (SEVs).
On 17 February 2011 our Council
passed a resolution specifying that amendments made by Section 27
of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 to Schedule 3 of the Local
Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 apply to Borough of
Ashford with effect from 1 April 2011.
The Council had an existing policy for sex cinemas and sex shops
and has now integrated those two regimes with the new sex
entertainment venues. The policy was agreed by the Council
on 17 February 2011.
Download the Sex Shop, Sex Cinema & SEV Policy 2011
How to apply for a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV)
Licence
Download an SEV application
form.
Statutory Declaration
Form
Your application should be submitted to Ashford Borough Council,
Civic Centre, Licensing Section, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23
1PL.
You must submit a copy of your application to the address below
within 7 days of submitting the application to the Licensing Team
to:
Chief Officer of Police
Ashford Police Station
Tufton Street
Ashford
TN23 1BT
Advertisement of Application
Applicants for a sex establishment licence
must give public notice of the application by publishing an
advertisement in a local newspaper that is circulated in the
Borough of Ashford no later than 7 days after the date the
application is made.
Download Public Notice
Form of Certificate for Site Notice
Where the application relates to a premises, a notice must also be
displayed on or near the premises in a place where it can be
conveniently read by members of the public. The notice must be
displayed for a period of 21 days beginning on the day the
application is made using the above Public Notice.
Most sexual entertainment venues will require
a Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate granted under the
Licensing Act 2003, as well as a sex establishment licence, in
order to sell alcohol, provide regulated entertainment, and provide
late night refreshment. Visit our licensing page at http://www.ashford.gov.uk/ for
more information.
Fees
| New SEV Licence |
£2,994.00 |
| Renewal |
£546.00 |
| Transfer |
£546.00 |
Licences Issued by Ashford Borough Council
View the licences issued by Ashford Borough Council.
Contact Us
For further information contact: Licensing, Civic Centre,
Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL
Telephone: 01233 330721
Email: email the Licensing team
Fax: 01233 330469
This webpage was updated on
2/29/2012