Gambling premises licence

A premises that promotes gambling must have a premises licence, issued under the Gambling Act 2005. They are regulated by the Gambling Commission nationally and by Plymouth City Council as the local licensing authority.

You must get a gambling premises licence if you want to run:

• betting offices
• race tracks
• casinos
• bingo halls
• adult gaming centres
• family entertainment centre

Who can apply

To apply you must:

• be over the age of 18 years
• have the right to occupy the premises you want the licence for
• hold an operating licence or applied for one which allows the proposed activity to be carried out

You can apply for an operating licence or personal licence on the Gambling Commission website.

A premises licence can only be granted once an operators licence has been issued by the gambling commission.

A person can make an application without an operating licence from the gambling commission for a provisional statement in respect of premises they expect to be constructed, expect to be altered or expect to acquire a right to occupy.

Application process

• Complete the Premises Licence Application form and send to the Licensing Authority with a plan of the premises, a local risk assessment and the appropriate fee
• Send the application to all Responsible Authorities within a period of 7 days beginning on the date on which the application is made
• publish a prescribed notice of application in a local newspaper within 10 working days of making your application
• publish a prescribed notice of application on the premises to which the application relates, where it can be read by the public from the exterior of the premises for a period of 28 consecutive days, starting on the day on which the application is made to the licensing authority.

A responsible authority or interested party may make representation to a gambling premises application.  This will require a written statement outlining opinion and actions believed to be appropriate.

Interested parties are defined in the Gambling Act 2005 as follows:

lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities,

has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities, or

represents persons who satisfy the above

Premises Licence Application Forms

Premises Licence Application

Premises Licence Application - Variation

Premises Licence Application(Vessels)

Premises Licence Application - Transfer

Premises Licence Application - Provisional Statement

Premises Licence Application - Provisional Statement (Vessels)

Advice Notes

Guidance on Plans

Local area Risk assessment guide and Template

Local area Gambling profiles

Notification/Advertising of the Application

Gambling Act Fees

Notices

Notice for New applicants (A) Single Applicants

Notice for New applicants (B) Multiple Applicants

Notice of application to be published

Variation Application (A) Single Applicants

Variation Application (B) Multiple Applicants

Variation Application to be published

Transfer Application (A) Single Applicants

Transfer Application (B) Multiple Applicants

Provisional Statement (A) Single Applicants

Provisional Statement (B) Multiple Applicants

Replacement licence

You can ask us for a copy of your gambling premises licence if it's been stolen or destroyed. You can only apply for a copy if you're the holder of the premises licence. Email: licensing@plymouth.gov.uk  

There is a fee of £25.

Licensing Policy

Licensing Policy 2019 -2024