Apply for a liquor licence

Apply for a licence

If you complete a PDF application form to accompany the payment, you can make a payment online for the following:

Extended Hours (download application form) [50KB]
Occasional Licences (download application form) [55KB]
Personal Licence Renewals (download application form) [72KB]
Minor Variation (download application form) [50KB]
Personal Licence New Grant (download application form) [72KB]
Replacement Personal Licence (No application form required, letter requesting replacement and Police reference number once intimated licence has been lost of stolen)
Replacement Premises Licence (No application form required, letter requesting replacement and Police reference number once intimated licence has been lost of stolen)
Section 33 Transfer (download application form) [50KB]
Section 34 Transfer (download application form) [50KB]
Variation to substitute a Designate Premises Manager (download application form) [50KB]

When you have made your payment, please email your signed and completed application form with supporting documentation to licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk. Please send all documents in PDF format and any photographs in JPEG format. If you are applying for a personal licence, please check that the certification docket on the back of the photograph is included with your application documentation.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRE TO BE COUNTERSIGNED ON THE BACK WITH SPECIFIC WORDING SET OUT IN THE LEGISLATION. THE WORDING NEEDS TO BE "I certify that this is a true likeness of (name of applicant)", followed by the full name of the person endorsing the photograph.

Fees for new grant of premises licences

Category in terms Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005	Premises Rateable Value	Fee
1.	Not applicable	£169
2.	Between £1 and £11,500	£656
3.	Between £11,501 and £35,000	£902
4.	Between £35,001 and £70,000	£1066
5.	Between £70,001 and £140,000	£1394
6.	Over £140,000	£1640
Fee for Provisional Premises Licence	Not applicable	£160

Forms and fees for ancillary licence applications

Application Type	Form to be completed	Fee
Section 33(1) Transfer (inc.variation)	Transfer Application	£175
Section 33(1) Transfer (no variation)	Transfer Application	£50
Section 34(1) Transfer (inc. variation)	Transfer Application	£175
Section 34(1) Transfer (no variation)	Transfer Application	£60
Section 47(2) Temporary Premises Licence	Premises Licence Application	£175
Section 46(2) Confirmation	Confirmation of Provisional Premises Licence Application	Balance of fee from provisional fee to full grant fee.
Section 29(1) Variation	Variation Application	£175
Section 29(1) Minor Variation (Manager)	Variation Application	£31
Section 29(1) Minor Variation	Variation Application	£20
Section 56(1) Occasional	Occasional Licence Application	£10
Section 68(1) Extended Hours	Extended Hours Application	£10
Section 72(1) Personal Licence	Personal Licence Application	£50
Section 92(1) Replacement Personal Licence	No application form required, letter requesting replacement and Police reference number once intimated licence has been lost of stolen.	£25
Replacement Premises Licence	No application form required, letter requesting replacement and Police reference number once intimated licence has been lost of stolen.	£30

Annual fees for premises licences which are due 1 October each year

Notification of annual fee due will be issued at end of August each year by letter.

Category in terms of Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005	Premises Rateable Value	Fee
1.	Not applicable	£180
2.	Between £1 and £11,500	£220
3.	Between £11,501 and £35,000	£280
4.	Between £35,001 and £70,000	£500
5.	Between £70,001 and £140,000	£700
6.	Over £140,000	£900

Renfrewshire Council