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Help making a representation about a licensing application or requesting a licence review.
If you have a concern about an application, under the Licensing Act 2003, any person or business can make a representation to the premises licence application or club premises certificate application.
You can make representations or comments to the council about applications for:
Comments may be positive or negative, but will only be considered relevant by the council if they relate clearly to the licensing objectives set out below.
Licensing objectives:
To make a representation you will need to write to the licensing team. You can send an email to ehl.licensing@brighton-hove.gov.uk or send it in the post to the Licensing Team, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd Floor Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JP.
Please tell us:
Please note we will send your representation to the applicant. This will include all your contact details (including name, address and email address/phone number).
You will need to do this within the 28 day public consultation period. Please look at the licensing public register for more details.
We will reject comments considered to be frivolous (not serious or time-wasting) or if they relate to personal disputes between businesses.
View the licensing representation privacy notice.
You can call for an existing licence to be reviewed if you have concerns about the licensing objectives above.
For all complaints and enforcement action the councils licensing team follow the enforcement policy.
You need to apply to the licensing team for a review.
You will need to show evidence that the premises is not promoting one or more of the licensing objectives. Check the statement of licensing policy (PDF 1.31MB) for more information
You can call a review by sending us and various organisations a copy of this form
All applications for a review must be copied to all the following people and organisations