Temporary Event Notices are for temporary events involving licensable activities that take place in any premises, open space or temporary structures and:

• Consist of one or more licensable activities 
• Where the premises are used over a period of no longer than 96 hours (4 days)
• No more than 499 people will attend
• Are not covered by an existing licence or certificate granted under the Licensing Act 2003

Only the police can object to a Temporary Event Notice, on the grounds of crime and disorder. If they do object, the event cannot go ahead unless it is possible to find a solution by negotiation.

Using A Temporary Events Notice

1. Please note that these must be submitted ten working days before the event. We cannot accept notices even one day late.
2. The premises user sends two copies of the form and the fee to the Licensing Authority, with a copy to the police, at least ten working days before the event will start. We recommend sending notice much earlier than this where possible.
3. The fee should be included with the copies sent to the Licensing Authority.
4. We will return one copy of your notice, signed, as a receipt.

Limits on the Use of Temporary Event Notices

• Anyone aged 18 or over can give a maximum of five Temporary Event Notices per year. Personal licence holders can give a maximum of 50 Temporary Event Notices per year.
  
• Each event covered by a Temporary Event Notice can last up to 96 hours and no more than 12 Temporary Event Notices can be given in respect of any particular premises in any year, subject to a maximum aggregate duration of the periods covered by Temporary Event Notices at any individual premises of 15 days in any year.

• There must be a minimum of 24 hours between events notified by a premises user or associates of that premises user in respect of the same premises.

Further Information

• Temporary Event Notification 51Kb PDF
• View the licences issued by Ashford Borough Council.

For further information please contact:

Licensing, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL

Telephone: 01233 330578 or 01233 330723

Fax: 01233 330469

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