Premises Licences

A premises licence is required for any premises where any of the following take place:

• sale of alcohol by retail

• regulated entertainment

• the provision of hot food or hot drink between 23:00 and 05:00 on any day

Regulated entertainment is defined as:

• a performance of a play

• an exhibition of a film

• an indoor sporting event

• a boxing or wrestling entertainment

• a performance of live music

• any playing of recorded music

• a performance of dance

• facilities for making music

• facilities for dancing

• anything similar to music or dancing

More information
Detailed information on making applications is available in the guidance notes. They are not a substitute for prospective applicants obtained their own specialist legal advice. The city council's staff cannot provide legal advice about your application.

Application forms, as prescribed by the Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport, are also available, as is a list of the fees and the responsible authorities who should be consulted prior to applications being made, particularly those for variation or new licences, and who will need to be served with copies of applications.

Please note that a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) is only required where alcohol is to be sold; once a premises licence has been granted, it can be varied to change the DPS and the DPS can ask to be removed from the licence, and may need to give notice to the premises licence holder for the licence to be returned for amendment. Appropriate forms are available.

Links to forms, guidance and specimen notices appear on the right of this page.

Premises licence application forms appear in both Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word ® formats. Please select the relevant application form, save to your PC, complete, print and return to the Licensing Team together with all required accompanying documents.

Contact information

Email: licensing@southampton.gov.uk

Telephone: 023 8083 4209

Fax: 023 8083 4061

Postal address:
Licensing Team
Southampton City Council
PO Box 1344
Southampton
SO15 1WQ

Document Exchange: DX 115710 Southampton 17

Personal callers:
Licensing Team
Southbrook Rise
4-8 Millbrook Road East
Southampton
SO15 1YG

Opening hours:

Members of the licensing team will normally be available at Southbrook Rise to assist personal callers on weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 and between 14:00 and 16:00. We may be available at other times by prior appointment.

Please note that the addresses and numbers given above should only be used for communication with the licensing team.