Premise Licence (Gambling Act 2005)

Who can apply

People (including companies and partnerships) can only apply for a Premises Licence (Gambling Act 2005):

• Who have the right to occupy the premises
• Who have an operator's licence or have applied for an operator’s licence from the Gambling Commission website
• Are over the age of 18

Before any application can be made for a Premises Licence, an application for a relevant Operating Licence must have been submitted to the Gambling Commission. Further details on Operating Licences and Personal Licences are available direct from the Gambling Commission. You should note that no Premises Licence will be granted before an appropriate Operating Licence is confirmed as granted.

What you need to apply

You must provide the following with your completed application form:

Fees and Charges

The fee is based on the licensable activity you wish to carry out at the premises. You must include the correct fee with your application. For information on fees and charges please consult our licences and permit fees page. Currently we can only accept payment via cheque. We are in the process of working towards payment over the phone and online payment. Please make cheques payable to 'Reigate & Banstead Borough Council'. These can either be dropped into reception or posted in. Please ensure you write on the back of the cheque what the payment is for so we can cross-reference this to your application. 

Plan of the premises

The plan must be clear and legible in all respects and must show:

• The boundaries or perimeter of the premises
• Where the premises consist of one or more buildings, the location of the external or internal walls of each building
• Where the premises forms part of a building, the location of the external or internal walls of the building which are included in the premises
• Where the premises are a vessel (boat) or a part of a vessel, the location of any part of the sides of the vessel and any internal walls which are included in the premises
• The location of each entry and exit at the premises, including a description of the place from which the entry or to which the exit leads, and

Premises licences for the following activities have to show additional items on the plans. These are:

Bingo

• The location and area of any part of the premises used to provide facilities for gaming (other than those parts which include Category B or C gaming machines);
• The location and extent of any area in which Category B or C gaming machines will be made available for use; and
• The nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any area with Category B or C gaming machines from any other part of the premises.

Adult gaming centre

• The location and extent of any part of the premises in which gaming machines will be made available.

Family entertainment centre

• The location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category C gaming machines will be made available
• The location and extent of the area in which Category D gaming machines will be made available, and
• The nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any area with Category C gaming machines from any other part of the premises.

Betting (other than a track)

• The location and extent of any part of the premises which will be used to provide gambling facilities

Betting (tracks)

• The location and extent of any other areas which will be used for providing betting facilities
• The location and extent of any part of the premises in which Category B or C gaming machines will be made available
• The nature and location of any barrier or other thing separating any area with Category B or C gaming machines from any other part of the premises

You can use a legend to explain the symbols used on the plan.

Notifying responsible authorities

You must give notice of your application to responsible authorities within seven days, starting on the date on which the application was made. If you do not do this, your application will be invalid. Please use the notice form below to give notice to responsible authorities. 

• Notification template form for responsible authorities (PDF)

Advertise the application

You must advertise your application in the local newspaper and by including relevant site notice(s). Please use the template form below

• Notice of publication template form (PDF)

Local newspaper

A notice must be published in a local newspaper on at least one occasion during the period of ten working days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given. A copy of the newspaper advertisement should be forwarded to us.