The Licensing Act 2003 requires the sale or supply of alcohol, provision of entertainment or late night refreshment in any place to be authorised by a premises licence.
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 Borough 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.
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: liquor.licence@eastleigh.gov.uk
Telephone: 023 8083 4209
Fax: 023 8083 4061
Postal address:
Licensing Team
Eastleigh Borough 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.
