You may need other permissions in addition to those under the Licensing Act 2003. These must be obtained before you begin your proposed activities. The links below give more information on the permissions you may require and how to obtain them. Please note that this list gives a general guide and is NOT exhaustive.
Food Safety
Food businesses include those where only drink is provided, and includes religious, voluntary and other such activities which involve food.
If you run or are going to run a food business in the city then you must register your food business under Article 6 of EC Regulation 852/2004. This is free and involves completing and returning a Food Safety form to the Food Safety Team at Leicester City Council. Alternatively please telephone Leicester 2527002 to request a food business registration form.
Planning
You should check whether you need planning permission before you make a licence application. You will normally need planning permission to change the use of a property, for example from a shop or restaurant to a hot food take away or bar. If you already have planning permission for the use, you should check that your licence application does not break any condition attached to the planning permission, such as hours of opening.
Even if your licence is granted, planning enforcement action can be taken against you if you do not have the right planning permission for the use and the opening hours.
Follow this link for more information on planning matters
Highways
If your activities may affect users of the public highway please contact Highway Management for advice, telephone 0116 2232010.
