Business

Licensing in East Ayrshire

What type of Licence do you require?

How you apply for a licence is dependent on what the licence is for.

East Ayrshire Licensing Board considers applications submitted for the licensing of:

Public Houses; Hotels; Restricted Hotels; Restaurants; Refreshment Premises; Entertainment Premises (eg discos); and Off-Sales.

Applications for Renewal of existing licences, Transfer of Licences, Children's Certificates, Entertainment Bye-Law Consents, Gaming Machine Permits and Regular Extension of Permitted Hours are also considered at the Quarterly Meetings of the Board.

The following applications are dealt with by the Clerk to the Licensing Board under delegated powers and do not require to be submitted for a Licensing Board meeting:

Section 35 Consent for alterations; Temporary Transfer of Licence; Substitution of Employee; Occasional Licences, Extensions and Permissions.

Application forms, guidance notes and advice are available from the Licensing and Community Safety Team if you want to apply for licenses including:

Indoor Sports Entertainment, Late Hours Catering, Market Operators - including commercial car boot sales, Metal Dealers, Private Hire Car Operators and Drivers, Public Charitable Collections, Public Enertainment - other than premises licensed in terms of Licensing (Scot) Act, Public Processions, Second Hand Dealers - General, Second Hand Dealers - Motor Vehicles, Street Traders, Sex Shops, Taxi Operators and Drivers, Window Cleaners.

Others:

- for skips, building materials, hoardings, scaffolds, temporary crossovers etc please contact the Roads and Transportation Team
- for a petroleum licence please contact East Ayrshire's Trading Standards Team
- for advice on planning permissions, please contact Planning, Building and Development Standards

You can download most of these application forms from these pages.