Outdoor Event Licence
The Planning and Development Act 2000 Part XVI - licensing of outdoor events. This is specific to outdoor displays of public entertainment comprising an audience of 5000 or more.
Organisers of outdoor events with an audience of more than 5000 people may have to apply to their local Planning Authority office for a licence.
Revised Regulations in relation to the Licensing of Events. A summary of the changes is listed below:
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- Mandatory for event promoters to have a pre-application consultation meeting with the relevant local authority prior to submitting an events licence application.
- Events licence applications will not be accepted by a local authority unless a pre-application consultation has already taken place with the event promoter.
- Event promoters will not be entitled to advertise or sell tickets for events prior to the holding of a pre-application consultation meeting with the relevant local authority.
- Where tickets for events have been advertised and sold prior to the holding of a pre-application consultation meeting, an application for an event licence will not be accepted by the relevant local authority.
- Event licensing applications must be lodged with the relevant local authority at least 13 weeks in advance of the proposed event.
- Local authorities must make their decision on an event licence application no later than 4 weeks in advance of the proposed event.
- Where it is proposed to add performances to a schedule already announced, a further pre-application consultation meeting will be required to take place before the announcement of any additional dates.
- The public consultation period in relation to event licence applications is being reduced to 3 weeks.
Events Licence Preliminary Risk Assessment
Application for Licensing of Outdoor Events