Business

Licensing

Grounds for Refusal

Fit & Proper Person
Items for consideration may include the use of character references, ability, age, experience, health, linguistic skills, misconduct, spent convictions and multiple licences.

Suitable Location
Items for consideration may include structure, layout, physical condition, suitability for a particular locality, potential effect on amenity and the likely clientele.

Public Nuisance
The term ‘public’ includes those who are likely to be affected by the conduct of the premises, as well as the customers. This is particularly used on applications for renewal, where premises have established a ‘track record’. When dealing with an application for a new licence it may only be used with the presentation of factual material, rather than the speculation that, it could cause problems.

Over Provision
Items for consideration are the number of licensed premises in the locality at the time of the application and the number of provisional grant of licences. There is no statutory definition of ‘locality’ although it has been suggested that this involves some sense of identity of a community which is not necessarily confined to physical boundaries. Comparisons may be drawn between different types of licences for example or, the services they may provide.