Temporary Event Notice

A temporary event notice (TEN) is granted for short term events which involves licensable activities.  A TEN must be given to the authority before the event. Licensable activity includes:

  • selling or supplying alcohol
  • serving alcohol to members of a private club
  • providing entertainment such as music, dancing or indoor sporting events
  • serving hot food or drink between 11pm and 5am

Fireworks, fairgrounds and inflatables do not require a TEN unless alcohol is sold or another licensable activity is present.

Standard Temporary Event Notice must be submitted at least 10 working days before the proposed event excluding the event day and the day the notice is submitted.

Late Temporary Event Notice must be submitted between 5 and 9 working days before the proposed event excluding the event day and the day the notice is submitted.

Who is eligible to apply?

Any of the following may apply for a temporary event notice:

  • anyone who organises a one-off event involving licensable activities
  • applicants must not be under 18 years of age

Find out more information about the TENs limitation.

You can apply for this authorisation online to sell alcohol at a fete, extend opening hours or for live music events. 

Applications must be in a specific format and the fee for applying for a temporary event notice is £21.00.

Read the TEN guidance notes before submitting the application as the authority will not refund the application fee for invalid, withdrawn or rejected applications.

The notice will be acknowledged by the authority by sending a notice to the premises user before the end of the first working day following the day it was received or before the end of the second working day if the day the notice was received is not a working day.

If the application is made electronically, the authority will send a copy of the notice to the Police and Environmental Health exercising noise and nuisance.

If the responsible authorities receiving the notice believe that the event will adversely impact any of the four licensing objectives, they may serve an objection notice on the authority and/or premises user within three working days of the valid TEN being received.

A hearing must be held if any relevant representations are made in relation to a standard temporary event notice or unless the representation or notice is withdrawn. If a hearing is held the notice may be granted with conditions or the authority may issue a counter notice if it believes it is necessary to promote one of the four licensing objectives. The licensing authority will notify the applicant and any person who has made relevant representations of its decision at least 24 hours before the event begins.

If the authority receives relevant representations in relation to a Late Temporary Event Notice it will issue a counter notice indicating that the event is not authorised.

The authority may also issue counter notices if the limitations or restrictions outlined in the TENs requirements are exceeded.

 

Apply for a temporary event notice 

 

The TEN may be withdrawn by the premises user. If the event is cancelled up to 24 hours before it is scheduled, it will not count towards the number of TENs served by the premises user in that calendar year or the number of TENs submitted for the premises and application fees are non-refundable.

If there is no regulated entertainment or late night refreshment and participants bring their own alcohol to the event then TEN is not required.

However, seeking donations and/or even including the cost in the ticket price is considered a sale of alcohol and/or any request for payment or services in exchange for the alcohol is also likely to be considered a sale of alcohol that requires authorisation.

This authority has a duty to protect the public funds it administers and to that end, the information you supply on the licensing applications may be used to prevent and identify fraud. For these objectives, the authority may also share your information with other authorities responsible for purposes of auditing or administering public monies. Refer to our privacy notice for more information.

We provide pre-application advice to assist you with your licensing application under the Licensing Act 2003. Register your interest in our pre-application advice service.

Yes. If an application for a temporary event notice has been made lawfully and there have been no representations from responsible authorities before the end of the consultation period. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period. The Council's target completion date is 10-days after the authority and the responsible authorities have received your valid application for temporary event notice under the Licensing Act 2003.

At present we encourage all applicants to make electronic applications via the online portal.

Postal application is available by downloading and filling out the application forms by hand, making payment then scanning and emailing the application along with the payment to Licensing.Authority@redbridge.gov.uk, please contact the authority for copy of postal form.

Any applications received without the required information and documentation including payment will be invalid for consideration by the authority.

If you are experiencing issues with the electronic PDF, it is possible that you are using an older version of Windows, Server or a device not compatible among other system issues. We recommend that you update to the newest version of Adobe Reader or use the latest Windows Server or other compatible operating system to access and submit an electronic application via the online portal.