Licensing
Temporary Event Notices for Permitted Temporary Activities
The Licensing Act 2003 replaces the existing occasional licences and occasional permissions currently granted in connection with short-term alcohol and public entertainment licensing.
The process involves the premises user (event organiser) sending a Temporary Event Notice to:
Licensing Officer
Environmental and Enforcement Services
Roycraft House
15 Linton Road
Barking
IG11 8HE
A cheque for the amount of £21 must also be sent with the Temporary Event Notice.
A copy of the notice must be provided to the Police no later than 10 working days, prior to the day on which the event is to start.
Temporary Event Notice's can be used to authorise relatively small scale ad hoc events, held in or on any premises involving no more than 499 people at any one time.
The following restrictions apply:
- Anyone aged 18 or over can give a maximum of 5 Temporary Event Notices per year
- Personal licence holders can give a maximum of 50 Temporary Event Notices per year
- Each event covered by a Temporary Event Notice can last up to 96 hours
- No more than 12 Temporary Event Notices can be given in respect of any particular premises in any year
The police may intervene to prevent an event covered by a Temporary Event Notice taking place, or agree a modification of the arrangements for such an event on the basis of crime prevention grounds only.
Documents and application forms
Temporary Event Notice application form 
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