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Gambling Act 2005 Apply for a Premises Licence

A Premises Licence, issued under the Gambling Act 2005, is required for any premises where it is intended to provide gambling facilities.

Premises Licences can be issued for the following types of premises:

  • Bingo
  • Adult Gaming Centre - AGCs are able to offer up to four category B3 gaming machines, in addition to an unlimited number of category C and category D gaming machines. They are be strictly for over 18s only, and children are not allowed in any part of the premises.
  • Family Entertainment Centre - FECs - are able to offer an unlimited number of category C and category D gaming machines. Children are allowed to enter Licensed FECs and to gamble on category D machines. Any category C machines must be located only in over 18 areas.
  • Betting (Track)
  • Betting (Other) Including Betting Shops

Gambling Premises holding a Premises Licence will also require Operating and Personal Licences that are issued by the Gambling Commission.

Apply for a Premises Licence

An application for a Premises Licence may only be made by persons (which includes companies or partnerships):

  • who have the right to occupy the premises; and
  • who have an Operating Licence which allows him/her to carry out the proposed activity, or have applied for an Operating Licence (the Premises Licence may only be issued once the Operating Licence has been issued) from the Gambling Commission.

An applicant for a Premises Licence must be over the age of 18.

How do I make an application?

You must complete an application form, specifying the premises address, applicant details
and the times of operation and submit plans of the premises and submit this to the Licensing Team licensing@stroud.gov.uk

You must serve a Notice on the following responsible authorities within 7 days of making
your application:

You must then place a notice;
(a) in a local newspaper or, if there is none, a local newsletter, circular or similar document,
circulating within the area on at least one occasion during the period of ten working days
starting with the day after the day on which the application is made to us;
And
(b) by displaying a notice on the premises to which the application relates:
(i) in a place at which it can conveniently be read by members of the public from the
exterior of the premises;
(ii) for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days starting on the day on which the
application is made to us.

What do the plans have to show?

All plans must be to scale and have to show:
(a) the extent of the boundary or perimeter of the premises;
(b) where the premises include, or consist of, one or more buildings, the location of any
external or internal walls of each such building;
(c) where the premises form part of a building, the location of any external or internal walls of
the building which are included in the premises;
(d) where the premises are a vessel or a part of a vessel, the location of any part of the sides
of the vessel, and of any internal walls of the vessel, which are included in the premises;
(e) the location of each point of entry to and exit from the premises, including in each case a
description of the place from which entry is made or to which the exit leads.
Premises Licences with the below activities also have to show the following additional
items:


Bingo
(a) the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be used to provide facilities
for gaming in reliance on the Licence (other than those parts which include Category B or
C gaming machines);
(b) the location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category B or C gaming
machines will be made available for use in reliance on the Licence;
(c) the nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any part of the premises in
which Category B or C gaming machines will be made available for use from any other
part of the premises.


Adult Gaming Centre
(a) the location and extent of any part of the premises in which gaming machines will be
made available for use in reliance on the Licence.
Family Entertainment Centre
(a) the location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category C gaming machines
will be made available for use in reliance on the Licence; 

(b) the location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category D gaming machines
will be made available for use in reliance on the Licence; and
(c) the nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any part of the premises in
which Category C gaming machines will be made available for use from any other part of
the premises.
Betting (other than a track)
(a) the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be used to provide facilities
for gambling in reliance on the Licence.
Betting (in respect of a track)
(a) the location and extent of any part of the premises which is a five times rule betting area;
(b) the location and extent of any other parts of the premises which will be used for providing
facilities for betting in reliance on the Licence;
(c) the location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category B or C gaming
machines will be made available for use in reliance on the Licence;
(d) the nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any part of the premises in
which Category B or C gaming machines will be made available for use from any other
part of the premises.

Forms

 

 

List of responsible authorities

1

The Gambling Commission,

4th Floor

Victoria Square House,

Victoria Square,

Birmingham,

B2 4BP

Tel: 0121 230 6666

E-mail: info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk

2

H M Revenue & Customs,

Excise Processing Team

BX9 1GL

Tel: 0300 200 3700

Email: NRUBettingGaming@hmrc.gov.uk

3

Gloucestershire Constabulary 

Harm Reduction

Police Headquarters

1 Waterwells

Parliament Street,

Quedgeley

Gloucestershire

GL2 2AN

Tel: 01452 754482

Email: licensing@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

4

Chief Fire Officer,

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue

Service,

Fire Service HQ,

Waterwells Drive,

Quedgeley,

Gloucester,

GL2 2AX

Tel: 01452 753333

Email: fire@glosfire.gov.uk

5

Development Control Officer,

Development Services,

Stroud District Council,

Ebley Mill,

Westward Road,

Glos,

GL5 4UB

Tel: 01453 754442

Email: planning@stroud.gov.uk

6

Environmental Protection

Manager,

Environmental Health,

Stroud District Council,

Ebley Mill,

Westward Road,

Glos,

GL5 4UB

Tel: 01453 754489

Email: environmental.health@stroud.gov.uk

7

Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership

The Partnership is made up of Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary. The Gloucestershire Constabulary will act on behalf of the Partnership for Gambling Act applications. See contact details for the Constabulary above

 

 

 

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