Statement of Licensing Policy - Licensing Act 2003 - 7 January 2026 to 6 January 2031

10.1   Operating schedules should set out the licensable activities that are intended to be carried out and how it is intended that this happens. Operating schedules should be sufficiently detailed and clear for interested parties and responsible authorities to understand how the applicant or licensee will promote the licensing objectives.

10.2   When considering the promotion of the licensing objectives, applicants and licensees should have due regard to the context of the locality that they seek to operate in, and be mindful of any particular concerns that relate to that locality.

10.3   For instance, applicants and licensees are expected to have regard to any local licensing guidance in respect of the locality they propose to serve.

10.4   Applicants are expected to ensure that their operating schedule enables the Licensing Authority, responsible authorities and interested parties to understand:

• what licensable activities are intended to be carried out
• when licensable activities will be carried out - that is, between what hours, on what days and at what times of year
• when the premises will be open to the public for non-licensed activities
• whether alcohol is intended to be sold for consumption off the premises (including where it will be delivered to customers)
• (where the sale or supply of alcohol is intended at premises with a premises licence) who the designated premises supervisor will be and what his or her address is
• what steps will be taken to promote the licensing objectives

10.5   It is recommended that applicants contact responsible authorities when preparing operating schedules to discuss any relevant concerns.

10.6    The proposals contained in the operating schedule will form the main body of the conditions to be applied to the licence.