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Club Premises Certificate

The Club Premises Certificate allows a qualifying club to carry out the following licensable activities:

  • The supply of alcohol to members
  • The sale of alcohol to bona fide guests
  • The provision of regulated entertainment

There are a number of conditions in order to become a qualifying club:

  • The club must have at least 25 members
  • The club must be established in good faith
  • Membership will not become active before 2 days from the persons nomination or acceptance into the club
  • Alcohol must not be provided or intended to be provided on the premises other than by or on behalf of the club

As with premises licences, an interested party or responsible authority may make representations on the application for a new club premises certificate or a variation to an existing club premises certificate.

To apply for a Document icon Club Premises Cerificate (Document icon Club Premises guidance), the applicant should make an application to the authority in which the property in question is located. The certificate has effect until the licence is withdrawn, revoked or surrendered, but otherwise is not time limited.

Forms and fees

Interested Party

Interested parties are defined in the Licensing Act 2003 as:

  • a person living in the vicinity of the premises, 
  • a body representing persons who live in that vicinity, 
  • a person involved in a business in that vicinity,  
  • a body representing persons involved in such businesses.

The concept of what is and is not within the vicinity of a premises is not defined clearly by the Act.  The Guidance issued by the Department for Culture Media and Sport states that the inerested party must be effected by the activities or behaviour of activities occuring on or immediately outside the premises.

In practice the Licensing Authority will consider such things as ambient noise levels, the closeness of other licensed premises that might reasonably be contributing to the situation and the geography of the surrounding area. In an urban setting the distance considered to be “in the vicinity” is likely to be significantly more restricted than in an rural setting with little ambient noise and a clear line between the licensed premise and the interested parties..

If a representation is ruled “out of vicinity” the ruling may be challenged only by judicial review.

Responsible Authority

The followign are the repsonsible authorities for Bolsover district:

Bolsover District Council
Note three copies are required  each addressed to the relevant sections i.e Licensing Section, Environmental Health & Planning.

Bolsover District Council,
Sherwood Lodge,
Bolsover,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire.
S44 6NF.
Telephone 01246 242417, Fax 01246 242423, email licensing@bolsover.gov.uk
 
Police for areas in Pinxton and South Normanton (‘A’ Division)
The Divisional Commander,
Derbyshire Constabulary,
‘A’  Division Licensing Office,
Heanor Police Station,
Godfrey Street,
Heanor,
Derbyshire.
DE75 7GD.
Tel: 01773 570100
 
Police for all areas excluding Pinxton and South Normanton(‘C’ Division)
The Divisional Commander,
Derbyshire Constabulary,
Chesterfield Division,
New Beetwell Street,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire.
S40 1QP.
Tel: 01246 220100
 
Fire Authority
The Chief Fire Officer,
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service,
Area Office North,
Digital House,
Peak Business Park,
Foxwood Road,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire.
S41 9RF.
Tel:  01246 454413 Fax: 01246 572173
 
Health and Safety
Health and Safety Executive,
1st Floor City Gate West,
Toll House Hill,
Nottingham.
NG1 5AT.
Tel: 0115 9752800
 
Weights and Measures
Derbyshire Trading Standards Service,
‘Licensing Act 2003 Applications’,
Chatsworth Hall,
Chesterfield Road,
Matlock,
Derbyshire.
DE4 3FW
Tel: 01629 580000 Ext.: 6142
 
Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board
Strategy Officer,
Room 363 North Block,
County Hall,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 3AG.
Tel: 01629 532181

Last Updated on Monday, 25 July 2011 11:14

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