Consultation on Stroud District Council's Statement of Licensing Policy for Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing

Date of consultation: Monday, June 29, 2020 - Monday, August 17, 2020

Consultation summary

Consultation on Stroud District Council's Statement of Licensing Policy for Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing | Stroud District Council

Under the Licensing Act 2003 Stroud District Council issues licences and temporary permissions to premises where one or more of the following licensable activities take place.

sale of alcohol
regulated entertainment
late night refreshment.

The Act requires the Council to publish a Statement of Policy every 5 years. The Statement gives guidance to applicants, licence holders and the public on how the Council will make its decisions under the Act.

Consultation on Stroud District Council's Statement of Licensing Policy for Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing | Stroud District Council

Stroud District Council’s current Statement of Policy will expire in January 2021. We therefore must consult and adopt a new Statement.

We have assessed our current Statement and made some amendments to make sure it is up to date. We are seeking the views of residents, Councillors, relevant organisations and licence holders on our draft Statement for the next 5 years. Your feedback is important because it will help us to ensure that we have identified all the relevant issues and challenges.

You can tell us your comments by emailing us at licensing@stroud.gov.uk

The Council will consider all consultation responses before submitting a final draft to Council for adoption