How to apply
Apply online
- Apply for a new club premises certificate – GOV.UK
- Tell us about a minor change to your existing premises or club
- Tell us about a variation to your existing club premises – GOV.UK
- Make an annual fee
- Notification of change of details or club rules
- Club Premises Certificate Declaration – GOV.UK
Apply by post
You can also apply by downloading and completing the application form below. Send your application together with any required supporting documents to: Portsmouth City Council Licensing, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL.
- The Policing Crime Act 2009 – the new mandatory conditions
- Club premises certificate grant – Public Notice for the premises (PDF)
- Club premises certificate grant – Public Notice for newspaper (PDF)
- Licensing Act 2003 – Guidance for completion of Club Premises Certificate Application Forms (PDF)
- Pool of model conditions (PDF)
- Guidance from the Chief Fire Officer (PDF)
- Guidance from the Police (PDF)
- Contact details for the licensing authority and responsible authorities – April 2017 (PDF)
- Declaration for a club premises certificate to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003 (PDF)
- Application for a club premises certificate to be granted under the Licensing Act 2003 (PDF)
- Statutory Guidance (PDF)
Varying a club premises certificate
- Club premises – application to vary (PDF)
- Club premises certificate variation – Public Notice for newspaper (PDF)
- Club premises certificate variation – Public Notice for the premises (PDF)
- Minor Variation of a club premises certificate – how to proceed (PDF)
- Minor Variation of a club premises certificate – application form (PDF)
- Minor Variation of a club premises certificate – public notice (PDF)
Contact us
For more information, email licensing@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, call 023 9283 4607, or write to Portsmouth City Council Licensing, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL.