Not everything on a licensing register is a new venue. A temporary event notice, or TEN, lets someone carry out a licensable activity, such as selling alcohol, for a short time on premises that are not licensed for it, or for an activity an existing licence does not cover.
The limits
- Fewer than 500 people at any one time, staff included.
- No more than 168 hours, which is seven days.
- A single premises can have up to 15 notices in a year, as long as the events total no more than 21 days.
- The notice must reach the council at least 10 clear working days before the event, and the fee is £21.
- Only an individual can give one, not an organisation.
Why we leave them out
A TEN covers an event, such as a wedding reception at a community centre. It is over in days and brings no fit-out, no new till and no supplier contracts. CiviFlow keeps the applications that point to lasting spend: new premises licences, full variations and transfers.