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A premises licence allows you to sell alcohol, offer late night refreshments, provide entertainment and more. It's the most important licence for your venue!
Complete detailed documents about the venue, including a layout plan and consent forms.
Send your complete application pack to the council where the venue is located.
Put up a public notice and advertise in a local newspaper. Then wait for 28 days for the decision.
To get a premises licence, you need to have a Designated Premises Supervisor who has a personal licence. Here's how you get one:
Complete the APLH qualification. This includes an online course and a 40-question exam.
Gather the required paperwork, including forms, ID, proof of address, and signed photos.
The whole application pack must be sent to the council where you live. Then wait for 1 week for the decision.
You provide us with all information. We take care of the rest.
We gather all the information needed for your 100% compliant application using a simple questionnaire. Takes 10 minutes.
We tell you which files you need to submit and then review them to ensure compliance.
We generate your application forms and premises plan to make sure you are 100% ready for submission.
Right from day one, Barnab had our back. Alek and team really get what you need, and they're with you all the way. Got our licence in a month, no drama with hearings or anything. Couldn't recommend them enough.
Seriously, 5 stars aren't enough for Barnab. Thought getting a premises licence would be a nightmare, but they made it so simple. Alek was a star, kept me in the loop every step. Alcohol licences? Sorted. You guys rock.
Barnab was ace with our alcohol licence application. They’re always just a call away, email replies in a flash. They even chatted with the police and council for us. Super efficient and didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Cheers, Barnab!
Getting my license with Barnab was a breeze. They’re professional, but also really friendly and straight to the point. Big shoutout to Alek for all the help. Took 1 day to put the whole thing together. Really knows his stuff...
Needed a premises licence and went with Barnab. Best. Decision. Ever. Alek was super helpful and made everything easy. I didn't have to do anything but provide documents and answer some questions. Highly recommend!
Barnab was fab from start to finish. Helped us get the plans sorted, dealt with the council, and even sorted out the licence conditions. They kept us updated the whole time, even did the heavy lifting while we were away.
Working with Barnab was an absolute breeze from the get-go! Alek was super attentive and on the ball, every piece of paperwork was spot-on, making the whole process a walk in the park... a solid 10/10 experience!
Book a 10-minute consultation with one of our agents.
We are always cheaper and faster. We are a technology company, which is why we can minimise costs and processing times for our users. Our personal licence service is around £50 cheaper than the next best offer. Our premises licence service is £300 cheaper than the next best offer. We also have a 100% success rate, which is rare in this industry!
A premises licence allows your business to sell alcohol, host live or recorded music, show films, and serve hot food and drinks late at night. It is legally required to have this licence if you want to do any of these activities at your business.
If you want to sell alcohol, you or someone on your team will need to have a personal licence. To apply for a premises licence you need to assign someone to act as the Designated Premises Supervisor. A person who will authorise the sale of alcohol.
We can submit the premises licence application in 1 day from when you sign with us. It then takes 28 days for the council to conduct the consultation period. 90% of our clients have their premises licence granted in 5 weeks. The personal licence application (if you need one) can be made at the same time. It normally takes less than a day to submit a personal licence application. It is then granted (we have a 100% success rate) within 1-2 weeks.
We have the lowest agent fees on the market. We charge £300 for the premises licence application (inclusive of the premises plan). And £150 for the personal licence application (inclusive of the course & exam). The reason we can be so much cheaper than other providers is because we use technology to optimise the application process and ensure 100% compliance. Humans are less reliable and slower than machines!
For the personal licence you will need to pay £37 to the council (their processing fee) and £18 to the government when requesting your criminal record check. For the premises licence you will need to pay £190 to the council (could be more or less depending on the size of your property), as well as around £350 to the newspaper when advertising.
You can apply for any licence yourself. You will still need to do a course and pass an exam. The next cheapest course & exam option on the market is around £90. As for the applications to the council, the value of using a service like Barnab is speed and reliability. If you make mistakes in your application, it's quite likely to be rejected.
You can always apply again. But, given the additional costs for the premises licence (newspaper fee and council fee), you don't really want to have to pay this again if your application is rejected.
Our job is to remove the possibility of mistakes. That's why we have a 100% success rate across all licences.
Yes, for you personal licence you must apply to the council where you live. For your premises licence you must apply to the council where your property is located. We help you ensure you've got everything you need before you apply, including instructions on how to submit the application.
Almost everyone passes the exam with just 3-5 hours of self-study. If you fail, you can retake the exam twice for free. 100% of our applicants pass without requiring more resits.
Our success rate is 100% because we create a fully compliant and complete application. However, if you provide information that is untrue, there is a serious risk the application will be rejected. Equally, if you have a criminal record, then your application may be rejected depending on the nature of the offence.
For the premises licence, there is always a risk that the application is rejected by the council. It will then normally go to a licensing committee hearing. In our experience this happens 1% of the times and we have a £500 hearing package you can use to prepare yourself for that hearing (it is designed by the government NOT to require a lawyer to make your case).
