Variations to a premises licence or club premises certificate

Full variation

Any changes to a premises licence or club premises certificate which do not meet the criteria for a minor variation must be applied for by way of a 'full' variation of the existing authorisation. For example, the inclusion of the supply of alcohol as a new licensable activity or the extension of hours for the sale of alcohol beyond 23:00 would require a full variation.

You cannot use an application to vary a premises licence or club premises certificate to:

extend a time limited licence or certificate
substantially alter the premises

Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis but, as a general rule, any substantial alteration will require a new application.

Apply

To apply for a full variation of a premises licence or a club premises certificate, you will need to:

complete the relevant application form
provide supporting documents
pay the appropriate application fee

Variations to premises licences

Apply now (premises licences)
on the GOV.UK website

If you don't want to apply online, you can download a premises licence variation application form (PDF) [402KB] to complete, and send back it to us.

Variations to club premises certificates

Apply now (club premises certificates)
on the GOV.UK website

If you don't want to apply online, you can download a club premises certificate variation application form (PDF) [354KB] to complete, and send back it to us.

Supporting documents

copy of the plan (if the proposed variation affects the layout of the premises) (optional)
the original premises licence or club premises certificate (paper copy not laminated summary)