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A Temporary Event Notice (TEN) is used to licence
small-scale events on premises within North
Somerset.
They cost £21 and cover the sale of alcohol, provision of
entertainment and late-night refreshments.
Personal licence holders can have up to 50 TENs per year while
all other people aged 18 years or over can have up to five in any
one calendar year.
You must apply for a TEN at least 10 working days before the
start of the event as this will help sort out any difficulties in
good time. The 10 working days do not include the day of service,
the day of the event and any weekend or Bank Holidays.
They will normally be granted as long as less than 499 people
are attending your event and the
police do not
object for crime and disorder reasons.
In these cases the decision to approve the TEN will be made by
our Licensing Committee after
hearing both parties.
If your TEN is refused you can appeal to a magistrate's
court.
As events have the potential to cause nuisance and safety
problems you should always seek advice from our
Licensing team before making any TEN applications.
Each event can last up to 96 hours and only a maximum of 12 TENs
can be given to a particular place in any year.
There must be a minimum of 24 hours between each event and
between them they cannot take up more than 15 days within any
year.
To apply please download and fill in our
Temporary Event Notice (TEN) application form and send it to
our Licensing Team with the £21 fee:
Licensing Team
Temporary Event Notifications
Ground Floor
Somerset House
Oxford Street
Weston-super-Mare BS23 1TQ
The form also outlines all the regulations relating to
TENs but for full details please refer to the
Licensing
Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) Regulations
2005.
For further information on anything relating to TENs
please contact our
Licensing Team.
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