Spelthorne Borough Council

Providing Quality Services to the People of
Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell & Sunbury

Licensing objectives

skip through navigation (Access Key = S ) Jump to Accessibility Information (Access Key = 0 ) Jump to Home Page (Access Key = 1 ) Jump to News (Access Key = 2 ) Jump to Site Map (Access Key = 3 ) Jump to Search Box (Access Key = 4 ) Jump to Frequently Asked Questions (Access Key = 5 ) Jump to Help Page (Access Key = 6 ) Jump to Complaints (Access Key = 7 ) Jump to Terms and Conditions (Access Key = 8 ) Jump to Feedback Form (Access Key = 9 ) Jump to content (Access Key = N ) Jump to Business and Advice (Access Key = B ) Jump to Leisure and Culture (Access Key = C ) Jump to Council and Community Diary (Access Key = M ) Jump to Environment and Planning (Access Key = V ) Jump to Community and Learning (Access Key = G ) Jump to Do It Online (Access Key = O ) Jump to Children and Young People (Access Key = P ) Jump to A to Z Services (Access Key = T ) Jump to Your Council (Access Key = Y ) Jump to A too Z site Index (Access Key = Z ) jump to Read Speaker functionality (Access Key = L) Jump to Printer Friendly Version (Access Key = F) Jump to Graphical (Access Key = J) Jump to Change Contrast (Access Key = K)

Do it Online Your Council Leisure Environment and Planning Business and Advice Community and Learning My Spelthorne

Ashford Pride Business Finder ActivSpelthorne Business advice Business Link Business rates in Spelthorne Business Support Business visitors Doing business with the Council Environmental Health Filming in Spelthorne Market trading Licensing and registration London 2012 and CompeteFor Meet the Buyers Payment facilities Planning information Pubs rateable values Staines Town Centre Surrey Chambers of Commerce Surrey Trading Standards Spelthorne Business Forum

Alcohol and entertainment Licensing application forms and guidance Taxi and Private Hire licensing General licensing Dangerous wild animals Acupuncturist, tattooist, ear-piercing and electrolysis Gambling Act 2005 Street trading Scrap metal dealers Motor Salvage Sale of fireworks Charitable collections Contact the Licensing Team

Licensing Act 2003

Licensing Act 2003 Overview of the Licensing Act 2003 Licensable activities Licensing objectives Statement of Licensing Policy Club Premises Certificates Premises Licences Personal Licences Temporary Events Notices (TENs) Information for applicants Information for licence holders Information for members of the public Licensing committee(s) and hearings


Find out more about the licensing objectives established by the Licensing Act 2003, what they are and their significance.

Licensing authorities must carry out their duties with a view to promoting four licensing objectives. These are:

These objectives underpin the Act and have to be taken into account when the authority is carrying out its functions.

The objectives aim to ensure that everybody involved in the licensing regime is focused on common goals.  It is important to get a fair balance of the rights of businesses to trade with the rights of communities not to be unduly affected by licensable activities.

As such, a licensing authority may only restrict licensable activities where these factors are involved for example parking is not a licensing objective and cannot be taken into account.  Each objective is of equal importance.

Applications must include an operating schedule that outlines steps to be taken to promote the licensing objectives.  These steps will become the conditions of the licence for example a premises may say that they will install CCTV and that installation will be a condition of the licence.

Representations and requests for a review of licences must also relate to the promotion of the licensing objectives.
Graphical Version l  Change Contrast 
Contact Us l  A-Z Index l  Site Map 
© Spelthorne Copyright 2003   l  Privacy Policy l  Terms & conditions l  Translate l  Accessibility