Temporary event notice

You will need to apply for a temporary event notice (TEN) every time you want to provide licensable activities at unlicensed premises, or if a particular licensable activity isn’t included in the conditions of your current licence.

Licensable activities include:

sale or serving of alcohol
live entertainment
serving hot food between 11pm and 5am
live or recorded music
facilities for making music
indoor sport event
boxing or wrestling (indoor or outdoor)
dance facilities
showing a film or theatrical performance
gambling machine games

Restrictions

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

Single premises can have up to 15 TENs in a year, as long as the total length of the events is not more than 21 days.

Your event must stay below 500 people, it cannot last more than 7 days (168 hours), and if you’re organising more than one event there must be a 24 hour gap between them.

How to apply

You must be at least 18 years old
Must be 10 working days before your event (late TENs is 5 working days)
Fill in a temporary event notice application as an individual not a business
Pay a £21 fee*
Keep your TEN in a safe place and clearly display a copy at your event

Fee

The TEN fee is not refundable if the notice is withdrawn, cancelled, is made too late, a statutory limit is exceeded or you have submitted a TEN for anywhere other that a premises within North East Lincolnshire’s statutory boundaries.

Objections

The council cannot refuse a temporary event notice unless the policy or environmental health object.

If your application receives objections a hearing will take place no later than 24 hours before your event. A TEN can still be granted or granted with conditions at a hearing but it may lead to being refused.

You have the right to appeal to a Magistrates court within 21 days of the decision being made.

Apply for a temporary event notice (TEN)

Related website

GOV.UK Temporary Event Notice