Wealden District Council
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Licensing Performance

The Licensing Team receive a very high number of applications each year, not just for new licences, but for renewals, variations and transfers of our existing licences.

We also receive complaints about our licensed premises.

Complaints

This table shows the number of complaints received by the Licensing Team in respect of Licensed Premises over the last 3 years.
 Complaint Type2019/202020/212021/222022/23
Complaints Relating to Licensed Premises8113093100
Complaints Relating to Licensed Animal Premises741058
Complaints Relating to Gambling8852
Complaints Relating to Taxis681029288

Applications

Alcohol and Entertainment Applications

This table shows the number of applications received by the Licensing Team in relation to alcohol and entertainment over the last 3 years.
 Application Type2020/212021/222022/23
New Premises Licence Applications342921
Notifications to Change a Premises Licence011
Applications to Transfer a Premises Licence202727
Applications to Vary a Premises Licence447
Applications to Vary a DPS at a Licensed Premises556793
Applications for a Minor Variation8710
Premises Licences Surrendered000
New Club Premises Certificate Applications112
New Personal Alcohol Licence Applications5663163
Temporary Event Notifications Received98338685

Gambling Applications

This table shows the number of applications received by the Licensing Team in relation to Gambling over the last 3 years.
 Application Type2020/212021/222022/23
 New Lottery Applications171920
 Applications to renew a Lottery777883
Notification of Games Machines at a Licensed Premises241
New Applications for Games Machine at a Licensed Premises000
New Applications for Bingo000
New Applications for a Club Gaming/Machine Permit000

 Taxi Applications

This table shows the number of applications received by the Licensing Team in relation to taxis in the last 3 years.
Application Type 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
New Applications for Hackney Carriage Vehicles122720
Applications to Renew a Hackney Carriage Vehicle112101112
Applications to Change a Hackney Carriage Vehicle342
Applications to Transfer Ownership of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle422
New Applications for a Private Hire Vehicle203046
Applications to Renew a Private Hire Vehicle171153139
Applications to Change a Private Hire Vehicle535
Applications to Transfer Ownership of a Private Hire Vehicle230
New Applications for Private Hire Operators317
Applications to Renew a Private Hire Operator221823
New Applications for Dual Drivers101917
Applications to Renew a Dual Driver74106111

 Animal Licensing Applications

New Applications for Boarding for Dogs in Kennels9 0

New Riding Establishment Applications2N/A

This table shows the number of applications received by the Licensing Team in relation to animals in the last 3 years.
Application Type2020/212021/222022/23
New Applications for Boarding for Cats000
New Applications to Renew Boarding for Cats329
Applications to Renew Dangerous Wild Animals110
New Applications for Home Boarding for Dogs5103
Applications to Renew Home Boarding for Dogs4122
 New Applications for Breeding of Dogs150
Applications to Renew Breeding of Dogs031
New Applications for Selling Animals as Pets002
Applications to Renew Selling Animals as Pets432
New Applications for Hiring Out Horses010
Applications to Renew Hiring Out Horses495

 Charity Applications

This table shows the number of applications received by the Licensing Team in relation to Charities in the last 3 years.
Application Type2020/212021/222022/23
Applications for House to House Collections151029
Applications for Street Collections172249

Live Licences

The number of Live Licences is constantly changing as new Licences are granted and older Licences surrendered or not renewed. As such we will update the table below with the number of Live Licences every quarter.

This table shows the number of current live licences in the Wealden district (updated every quarter).
 Licence Type Number of Live Licences
 Premises Licences579
 Club Premises Certificates53
 Personal Alcohol Licence Holders2,314
 Dual Driver Licence Holders294
 Hackney Carriage Vehicles118
 Private Hire Vehicles162
 Private Hire Operators72
Selling Animals as Pets11
 Hiring Out Horses15
 Boarding for Cats14
 Boarding in kennels for Dogs5
 Dog breeding9
Dog Day Care3
Home Boarding for Dogs48
Animals for Exhibition5
 Dangerous Wild Animal Licences2
 Zoos2
 Non Track Gambling5
Gaming Machines at Licences Premises88
 Bingo1
 Club Machine Permits13
Small Society Lotteries114
Scrap Metal Collector8
Scrap Metal Site9