Premises Licences

Who needs a premises licence?

You will need a premises licence if your business provides any of the following:

• alcohol
• hot food or hot drinks between 11pm-5am
• live music*
• recorded music*
• performances of dance and/or plays*
• filming of events*
• indoor sporting events, including boxing or wrestling entertainment

* Further Guidance on regulated entertainment 

Apply for a premises licence »

Request a copy of your Premises/Club Premises Certificate

To request a replacement licence you will need to register for the  Resident and Customer Portal and log in.  Once logged in please select 'requests' and then select the relevant request subject when prompted.   You will then be able to log your request and view it online.

Forms fees and guidance for your application

• Application Forms
  Forms and guidance for premises licences 

• Current applications »
  A list of the current premises licence applications.
• Objections »
  Representations (objections) must be ‘relevant’ and relate to one or more of the licensing objectives.
• List of exempt activities »
  Some activities do not need a licence.

Contact the Licensing Team

Telephone: 01304 872295
Email:  licensing@dover.gov.uk