Music, Entertainment and Outdoor Trading Permissions Checklist

Every licence, permission and notice a café, pub, restaurant or bar may need beyond its premises licence – music, live entertainment, TV, gaming machines, pavement seating, late-night food, signs and events.

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Hospitality & food

Music, Entertainment and Outdoor Trading Permissions Checklist

About this document

What it’s for

A single checklist and register of the “other” permissions that hospitality businesses often miss: music licensing, live music, sport on TV, gaming machines, pavement licences, temporary events, late night refreshment, advertising signs, outdoor smoking areas and street trading. It helps you check what you need, renew on time and show inspectors what you hold.

When to use it

  • When opening or taking over premises
  • Before adding music, live acts, sport on TV, outdoor seating or a gaming machine
  • Each year as a renewals check

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Do we need it?
  • Part 2 – Notes on live and recorded music
  • Part 3 – Register of permissions held

How to complete it

  • Go through Part 1 and mark each permission as needed, held or not needed
  • Enter licence numbers, renewal dates and costs in the register in Part 3
  • Put renewal dates in the diary at least [8] weeks ahead

Key points to check

  • Fees, exemptions and limits change – check the current rules on GOV.UK and your council website
  • Your premises licence conditions may be stricter than the general exemptions

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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