Licence and permit applications - Public Entertainment Licence
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Who should apply?
Anyone who provides entertainment for the public in line with the council's Public Entertainment Licence Resolution.
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You can apply for:
- New licence (3 years)
- Renew a licence (3 years)
- Temporary licence (one off event)
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Cost
Application or renewal (1 year)
- capacity under 1,000: £204
- capacity 1,001 to 5,000: £406
- capacity 5,001 to 10,000: £948
- capacity over 10,000: £2,167
Application or renewal (3 years)
- capacity under 1,000: £455
- capacity 1,001 to 5,000: £909
- capacity 5,001 to 10,000: £2,123
- capacity over 10,000: £4,853
Material Change: £168
Temporary (one off event)
- capacity under 1,000 £204
- capacity 1,001 to 5,000 £406
- capacity 5,001 to 10,000 £948
- capacity over 10,000 £2,167
Public Indoor Sports Entertainment Licence application or renewal (3 years): £377 -
Additional information
Subject to the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all convictions must be declared including those not resulting in imprisonment or fines e.g. Admonitions, Community Service Orders, Compensation Orders, Deferred Sentences, Probation Orders, etc.
See here for more information Subject Access Requests - Police Scotland. Failure to make a full declaration may lead to refusal of the application, prosecution and, if any omission is discovered after the Licence has been granted, suspension.
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Apply
Apply/Renew: 3 year Public Entertainment Licence
Apply/Renew: 1 year Public Entertainment Licence
Apply: Temporary Public Entertainment Licence (one off event)
You must display an “Intimation of Application” for no less than 21 days and send back a 'Certificate of Compliance' to certify that this has been done if applying or renewing a 3 year licence.
- licensing@midlothian.gov.uk
- 0131 271 3529