Personal licences

To sell or supply alcohol you must have a licence from your council under the Licensing Act 2003

We grant personal licences that authorise a specified person to supply alcohol at a premises with a valid premises licence.

Find out more about the Licensing Act 2003 on Gov.uk

For further information and your rights on how the council uses your personal information please read our privacy notice.

Personal licence Lewes District Council

Fees

The cost of a personal licence is £37.

How to apply

You will find information how to apply for your personal licence including guidance in the forms below

We advise all applicants to read our licensing policy which you can download below, the latest Home Office guidance and the guidance notes we have provided before submitting an application.

How to pay

If you need to pay a fee after the application process, please pay online.

Register of licences

We keep a Public register of licences and registrations issued and held within the Lewes district. Search online for details now.

Downloads

Application for a personal licence in Lewes district (PDF) [363KB]

Handling of DBS Certificate Information (PDF) [179KB]

Licensing fees for Lewes District Council (PDF) [94KB]

Personal licence application and guidance (PDF) [156KB]

Personal Licence Disclosure of convictions and civil penalties declaration (PDF) [70KB]

Recruitment of ex-offenders statement (PDF) [194KB]

Statement of Licensing Policy - Lewes District Council (PDF) [169KB]

Personal licence Eastbourne Borough Council

Fees

The cost of a personal licence is £37.

How to apply

You can download the application form plus guidance on how to apply for your personal licence below.

We advise all applicants to read all guidance notes we have provided before submitting an application.

How to pay

If you need to pay a fee after the application process, please pay online.

Change or request a replacement personal licence

It costs £10.50 to change or replace your licence and you will need to contact us.

If your personal licence identification card or paper licence has been lost or stolen you must report this to the Police in order to get a crime reference number.