Apply for a club premises certificate
A club premises certificate authorises a members' club to carry out licensable activities which are:
- sale or supply of alcohol to members or guests
- provision of regulated entertainment
To apply for the new grant of a club premises certificate, you will need to complete an online application form and pay the relevant fee.
If you are not experienced in the submission of licence applications, you may wish to consider contacting a licensing solicitor or licensing agent to carry out this work on your behalf. If applications are submitted incorrectly or are not of the required standard, they may be rejected, and you will lose your fee. Please note that the licensing authority are only able to provide basic guidance, which is published on our website.
Guidance
How to apply
If you carry out a licensable club activity without a club premises certificate (or premises licence) you will be breaking the law.
If you do not have a club premise certificate which relates to one of the licensable activities, you will need to make application at least two calendar months from the time you make your application to the time you wish to start trading
For a new Licence or where you are requesting variation, you must advertise by displaying a notice for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the relevant licensing authority
Club premises licence application forms
Application for a club premises certificate to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003
Clock Completing this form takes around 30 minutes
To complete this form you will need:
- Plans of the premise
- Club Premises Declaration
- Club Rules
Application to vary a club premises certificate to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003
Clock Completing this form takes around 30 minutes
Download application to vary a club premises certificateDeclaration for a club premises certificate to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003
Clock Completing this form takes around 20 minutes
Download declaration for a club premises certificateApply for a minor variation
Clock Completing this form takes around 20 minutes
Download application for a minor variationOther related forms
Representation form
Clock Completing this form takes around 10 minutes
Download representation from interested partiesPublic notice of application for grant variation of premises licence or club premises certificate
Clock Completing this form takes around 10 minutes
Download public notice of application for grant variationInterim authority notice under the Licensing Act 2003
Clock Completing this form takes around 10 minutes
Download interim authority noticeLicence fees
Contact Licensing
- Kirklees Council
- Address Licensing Service, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield, HD1 9EL
- Phone 01484 456868
- Email licensing@kirklees.gov.uk