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Licensing policy

As required by law, we have set up a Licensing & Appeals Committee to oversee and manage the licensing process. We have also produced a Licensing Policy Statement that explains how we will operate the licensing scheme.

Licensing Act 2003 Policy Review

The Licensing Act 2003 requires us to prepare and publish a statement of Licensing Policy. Our Statement of Licensing Policy was last updated on 11 November 2010.

Licensing Act 2003 – Licence Applications
Objections to Applications under the Licensing Act 2003

Latest review information

The Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy is intended to provide information and guidance to applicants, objectors and interested parties on the general approach that the Council will take in terms of licensing. The Licensing Act 2003 and the Government's Guidance on the law can be found on the website of the Department for Culture Media and Sport's (see link below) or our own web site.

The current Statement of Licensing Policy was approved on the 11 November 2010. In order to save paper, the new draft policy can be downloaded from the bottom of this page under 'Related Documents'. However if you would prefer a paper copy, then please contact us using the contact details shown below and we will forward you a copy.

Contact details

South Derbyshire District Council
Licensing Section
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Tel:01283 595724
Online: contact form
email: licensing2@south-derbys.gov.uk

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Related documents

The following document is in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free from the Adobe website (opens in a new window)

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