Variations to a premises licence or club premises certificate

Minor variation

Minor variations will generally fall into four categories:

Minor changes to the structure or layout of the premises
Small adjustments to licensing hours
Removal of out of date, irrelevant or unenforceable conditions or addition of conditions volunteered by applicant
Addition of certain licensable activities (except supply of alcohol) or removal of activities.

A minor variation can't be used to:

add the retail sale of alcohol to a licence
extend licensing hours for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on or off the premises between 23:00 and 07:00
increase the amount of time on any day during which alcohol may be sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises

These will instead be treated as full variations. However, applications to reduce hours for the sale/supply of alcohol or to move (without increasing) the licensed hours between 07:00 and 23:00 will normally be treated as a minor variation.

In all cases, the test will be whether the proposed variation could impact adversely on the licensing objectives. We may consult the relevant Responsible Authority about your application and, if we do so, we will have regard to their comments. If the licensing authority is of the opinion that the variation will adversely affect the objectives, the application will be refused. There is no right of appeal but your fee will be refunded.

Apply

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

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

Apply now
on the GOV.UK website

If you don't want to apply online, you can download an application form (PDF) [288KB] 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)