Business Licence Applications Fees

Breakdown of costs

All Prices Exclusive of VAT (20%)

Basic application: £1150 – £2300 + VAT (based on 5-10 hours at an hourly rate of £230 + VAT).

Medium complexity: £2300 – £5750 + VAT (based on 10-25 hours at an hourly rate of £230).

Complex application: £5750 – £11500 + VAT (based on 25-50 hours at an hourly rate of £230).

Disbursements

• Application fee (payable to licensing authority) £100- £1905 TBC, depending on the premises band
• Advertising fee £200 – £500 + VAT
• Enquiry agent fees to display public notices £100 to £300 + VAT
• Special delivery fee to serve the application TBC £10 + VAT
• Printing additional copies of plans, if necessary TBC

As part of our fee, we will:

• Take your instructions and advise you as to how you can promote the licensing objectives within your application.
• Support you with the type of plans you are required to submit with your application.
• Complete the application form for a new premises licence (including the operating schedule), in accordance with your instructions.
• Submit the form to the local licensing authority alongside suitable plans.
• Provide guidance on the fee levels payable to the licensing authority.
• Prepare copies of the premises licence application for disclosure to the responsible authorities and serving copies of the application to the responsible authorities.
• Draft the notices advertising the premises licence application and submit the notice to the local newspaper.
• Arrange with you for you to display the notice(s) advertising the premises licence application.
• Advise as to where and how this should be done by you in order to comply with the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003.
• Provide a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) consent form for signature by a personal licence holder proposed by yourself.
• Check the licence once granted and correcting any errors with the licensing authority.

Not included in the fee:

• Obtain suitable plans.
• Attend pre-consultation meetings with the Licensing Authority or Responsible Authorities, nor their fee for this meeting.
• Deal with queries or representations received from either the responsible authorities or other interested parties
• Advice on varying the licence.
• Attendance and representation at a licensing sub-committee hearing of the responsible authority.*

*If representations are received and attendance and representation at a licensing sub-committee are required, MWG will provide a separate fee estimate for this work which will be charged at an hourly rate.