Consultation: Draft statement of Licensing Policy 2024 to 2029
The Licensing Act 2003 requires that Licensing Authorities review their Statement of Licensing Policy every 5 years. The current Policy is reaching the end of its 5 year cycle, and Ashfield District Council has begun consultation on its proposed Statement of Licensing Policy for 2024-2029.
The draft policy was approved for consultation by the Licensing Committee on 10 October 2023, and is a result of regular discussions with other licensing authorities across the County, in order to ensure consistency across Nottinghamshire.
The consultation runs from 11 October 2023 until 21 November 2023.
The draft policy can be accessed in the related documents section of this page.
Comments on the draft policy
Comments should be made by email to:
- email: licensing@ashfield.gov.uk
or alternatively made in writing to:
The Licensing Manager
Ashfield District Council
Urban Road
Kirkby in Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 8DA
Amendments and additions to the Draft Statement of Licensing Policy
To assist all parties, the proposed amendments and additions are briefly bulleted below (and the relevant Page Number within the draft Policy that these can be found and the text highlighted in yellow):
- Additional criteria used by Public Health for identification of areas of higher levels of alcohol related harm - Page 11
- Advice to applicants relating to the need to provide evidence of Entitlement to Work in the UK when making licence applications - Page 28
- Advice to applicants seeking to provide Alcohol Delivery Services when making licence applications - Page 28
- Inclusion of advice to applicants and licence holders regarding taking steps to counter terrorism - Page 46
- Inclusion of advice to applicants and licence holders regarding preventing drink spiking - Page 47
- Inclusion of advice to applicants and licence holders relating to (Temporary) Pavement Licences - Page 48
- Inclusion of advice to applicants and licence holders relating to Closure Notices - Page 49
- Inclusion of advice to applicants and licence holders relating to their Duty of Care to their customers - Page 50