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Licensing

Our Licensing Team is responsible for the licensing and registration of various premises and activities. This is to ensure that venues and licensed activities are operated safely and without disturbance to those within the local community. The Team also encourages the promotion of the local economy particularly at night-time. This will not be however at the detriment of the local community or general amenity of the area.

Public Access

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council licenses the following types of activities:

  • public entertainment in pubs, clubs, village halls
  • public Sports Entertainment Licensing
  • outdoor entertainment such as concerts, fetes, dances
  • cinemas
  • theatres
  • boxing, wrestling, judo and similar sports where these are to be performed in a contest, exhibition or display
  • ice or roller skating where music forms a substantial part of the entertainment
  • hackney carriages (taxis)
  • private hire vehicles
  • street collections
  • amusements with prizes
  • lotteries
  • house to house collections
  • late night refreshments

More detailed information is provided on the website about licensing of the above activities but if you would like to contact us to discuss any aspect of the licensing process with staff then you are welcome to contact the Licensing Team on 01892 526121 ext. 3236.