Entertainment licensing and noise

The Licensing Act 2003 consolidates licensing legislation and devolves responsibility to local authorities. The regime permits flexible opening hours for licensed premises, subject to consideration of the impact on local residents and businesses – in particular the prevention of public nuisance. The applicant for a license will typically need to demonstrate to local authorities that noise from the premises will not give rise to nuisance. Premises which have an existing license and are deemed to be causing a “public nuisance” can have their licenses revoked or restricted if they do not operate appropriate noise management procedures.

Our staff have undertaken numerous licensing applications and developed noise mitigation schemes and noise management practices to demonstrate that noise impacts will be suitably controlled. Our services include:

• Noise impact assessment;
• Development of noise mitigation and noise management plans;
• Preparation of reports to support licensing applications; and
• Discharge of licensing conditions.