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Apply for a temporary events notice

A temporary event notice (TEN) can be used for licensable activities at a premises.

It can only be used providing that no more than 499 people will be on the premises at any one time during the event. For larger events you will need to apply for a premises licence.

If you want to carry out a licensable activity you must apply for a temporary events notice (TEN). This process involves an event organiser (premises user) giving a TEN to the Licensing Authority and notifying to the relevant Police Authority.

Licensable activity includes:

  • selling alcohol
  • serving alcohol to members of a private club
  • providing entertainment, such as music, dancing or indoor sporting events
  • serving hot food or drink between 11pm and 5am

Further information and guidance (opens new window)

We offer pre-application advice on this licence.

Number of notices you can apply for

You need a TEN for each event you hold on the same premises.

You can get up to 5 TENs a year. If you already have a personal licence to sell alcohol, you can be given up to 50 TENs a year.

A single premises can have up to 15 TENs applied for in one year, as long as the total length of the events is not more than 21 days.

If you're organising separate but consecutive events, there must be at least a 24 hour gap between them.

Will tacit consent apply?

Yes. We have a target completion period of 14 days for this notice.

If you have not heard from us by the end of this period you can act as though your application is granted. We aim to acknowledge your application and to begin processing it within this period.

Fees

The application fee is £21

Apply 

The form will guide you through applying for a TEN

  • You must apply at least 10 clear working days before your event. Clear working days do not include the day we receive your application or the day of the event.
  • You must send a copy of the TEN to the police and environmental health at least 10 working days before the event.

Start your Application

To make this application you will need to:

  1. click the button below, create an account, or log in to the licensing portal
  2. after logging in select 'licensing' from the left hand side menu 
  3. select Licensing Act 2003
  4. you can then select Temporary Events Notice from the drop down

Apply for A TEN (opens new window)