Village halls, church & community halls

Village & community halls

If you hire or use your hall for the sale of alcohol or Regulated Entertainment a licence will be required.

You will have to consider whether you wish to restrict these events to a maximum of 12 per year, in which case you can apply for Temporary Event Notices (TENS).

If you think it is likely that you will want to use/hire the hall for the sale of alcohol and/or Regulated Entertainment on more than 12 occasions, then you will need to apply for a Premises Licence. Where a Premises Licence includes the sale of alcohol, a personal licence holder and Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) will also then be required.

It is likely that these premises will be exempt from fees for a premises licence for regulated entertainment, but not for supplying alcohol.

Churches

Churches are exempt from holding a premises licence where they provide any entertainment or an entertainment facility. However any sale of alcohol is licensable and will require either a Premises Licence or Temporary Event Notice (see above).

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