Miscellaneous fees and charges
Our miscellaneous fees and charges for 2024/25.
Scrap metal dealers
| Licence type | Fee |
|---|
|
Site licence - grant (3 years)
| £570 |
|
Site licence - renewal (3 years)
| £482 |
|
Collectors licence - grant/renewal (3 years)
| £348 |
|
Minor administrative change to licence
| £38 |
|
Variation - change of site manager
| £206 |
|
Variation from collector to site licence
| £247 |
|
Variation from site to collector licence
| £160 |
Street trading consent
| Licence type | Fee |
|---|
|
Initial/application fee
|
£78 |
|
Pitch fee
|
£32 |
Sexual entertainment
| Licence type | Fee |
|---|
|
Grant/new
| £2,717 |
|
Renewal
| £2,717 |
|
Transfer
| £740 |
Film classification
| Licence type | Fee |
|---|
|
New
| £83 (per hour)
|
Licensing pre-application advice
Fees in 2024/25 for licensing pre-application advice on applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005.
| Application type | Fee |
|---|
| Up to one hour of advice regarding licence applications, including assistance in completing form (hourly rate) |
£80 |
| Site visit – up to one hour |
£107 |
Licensing Act 2003 minor variations – up to 30 minutes on applications
This can include assessments as to whether suitable as a minor variation. Suggestion on wording of proposed conditions, assistance completing the application form etc. |
£38 |
Licensing Act 2003 fees
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has no discretion to change these fees.
Grant or variation to a premises licence or club premises certificate
| Band | Non-domestic rateable value | Application fee | Annual charge |
|---|
|
A
|
£0 to £4,300
|
£100
|
£70
|
|
B
|
£4,301 to £33,000
|
£190
|
£180
|
|
C
|
£33,001 to £87,000
|
£315
|
£295
|
|
D
|
£87,001 to £125,000
|
£450
|
£320
|
|
E
|
£125,001 and over
|
£635
|
£350
|
A multiplier is applied to premises in bands D and E where they are exclusively or primarily in the business of selling alcohol.
| Band | Application fee | Annual charge |
|---|
|
D (x2)
|
£900
|
£640
|
|
E (x3)
|
£1,905
|
£1,050
|
Exemptions
There are exemptions to the payment of fees. These are:
- No fee is to be payable by the proprietor of a school or college if the application is for the provision of regulated entertainment only and the entertainment is carried on by the school or college for or on behalf of the purposes of the school or college.
- No fee is payable in respect of premises that are or form part of a church hall, chapel hall or other similar building or a village hall, parish hall or community hall or other similar building if the application is for the provision of regulated entertainment only.
Miscellaneous and other licence fees
Our fees and charges for 2024/25 on an occasion where a fee may be payable.
| Occasion | Fee |
|---|
|
Application for minor variation of premises licence/club certificate
|
£89
|
|
Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
|
£21
|
|
Personal Licence
|
£37
|
|
Application of copy of licence/notice on theft, loss etc.
|
£10.50
|
|
Application for a provisional statement where premises being built
|
£315
|
|
Notification of change of the name or address (Personal Licence)
|
£10.50
|
|
Application to vary licence to specify individual as DPS
|
£23
|
|
Application to disapplied DPS on premises licence
|
£23
|
|
Application for transfer of premises licence
|
£23
|
|
Interim authority notice
|
£23
|
|
Notification of change of name or alteration of club rules
|
£10.50
|
|
Change of relevant registered address of club
|
£10.50
|
|
Application of copy of licence/notice of theft, loss etc.
|
£10.50
|
|
Notice of interest in any premises
|
£21 |
