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How to apply for a Temporary Events Notice
A new online system is in place from Monday 26th January 2026. We are no longer using the gov.uk system. If you have any queries, please email us at licensing@stroud.gov.uk
How to apply
Click on the link below to apply online. A fee of £21.00 will be payable and is paid through Estore at the end of the process.
- Event address - When using the online form, if you are unable to find the address for your event by using the 'address search' then please use the 'Enter Address Manually' button.
- Supporting Documents - You will not need to submit any extra documents with your TEN, but if the location is not clear, a google map or plan showing the specific location would be useful, or, if there is any extra information you would like to provide, you can upload this at the end of the online process.
The Licensing Section will forward a copy of your Notice to the Police and Environmental Health by the end of the first working day after they received your on-line Notice.
Alternatively, you can download the form:
Email completed form to licensing@stroud.gov.uk or post or hand deliver to the Licensing Team at: Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Westward Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4UB.
A fee of £21 will be payable. Use this link to make the payment: Pay
We must have received both the form and the payment at least 10 clear working days before the day of the event for the temporary event notice to be valid (5 clear working days for a late temporary event notice).
We cannot accept cheques or cash payments.
When is a Temporary Event Notice Invalid or Void?
A TEN is invalid if:
- The notice is not received by the Licensing Authority at least 10 working days before the event for a ‘standard’ TEN or at least 5 working days before the event for a ‘late’ TEN;
- The form has not been fully completed;
- The fee of £21 has not been received
A TEN is void if:
- You have exceeded any of the limits for TENs set out here
An invalid or void TEN will not count towards your allocation of TENs for the calendar year.
Please note, the fee of £21 is not refundable if a TEN is invalid or void.
It is recommended that if you do not apply online that you obtain proof of postage. This will enable you to prove postage to the Licensing Authority in the event that a notice is not received.
What happens next?
When we receive your Temporary Event Notice, provided it is valid and not void, we will email or send you an acknowledgement letter. If you have not received an objection from either the Police or Environmental Health within the time limit set out below, your event can go ahead.
Objections to a Standard Temporary Event Notice
If the Police or Environmental Health believe that allowing your event will undermine the licensing objectives, they must, no later than 3 working days starting from the day after being given a copy of your TEN, give you and the Licensing Section an objection notice.
The Police and or Environmental Health with the agreement of the premises user can modify your TEN in which case the objection notice will be withdrawn.
Otherwise Stroud District Council must hold a hearing to consider your TEN at least 24 hrs before the event, following which a decision may be made to issue a counter notice, which prevents the event from taking place. To allow time for this hearing, we advise that TENs are submitted as far in advance of the proposed event as possible. There is right of appeal.
Objections a LATE Temporary Event Notice
If the Police or Environmental Health believe that allowing your event will undermine the licensing objectives, they must, no later than 3 working days starting from the day after being given a copy of the Late TEN, give you and the Licensing Section an objection notice.
On receipt, the Licensing Section will issue a counter notice immediately and the event cannot take place. There will not be a hearing and there is no right of appeal.
Withdrawal of a Temporary Event Notice
If your event is cancelled a TEN can be withdrawn providing that notification is received by Stroud District Council in writing at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event period specified in the TEN. Once a TEN is withdrawn it will be not be counted towards the limits allowed for the Premises and you as the Premises User. The fee for a withdrawn TEN is non-refundable. TENs cannot be withdrawn after the event period has passed.
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