Cinema

A cinema requires a Premises Licence or a Temporary Event Notice.

Exhibitions produced by video equipment (such as video juke boxes in pubs and video screens in nightclubs) also require a licence.

Exemptions

In some situations, you will not need a licence:

• If the film is to demonstrate a product; advertise goods or services, or provide information, education or instruction
• If the film is in a museum or art gallery exhibition
• Television and radio screenings (unless pre-recorded)

Apply

Premises licence

Provisional statement:

• Application form
• Guidance

Premises licence:

• Application form
• Guidance

Vary a premises licence:

• Application form
  Guidance

Transfer a premises licence:

• Application form
• Guidance

Consent of premises licence holder to transfer:

• Consent form

Temporary Events Notice

The serving of a temporary event notice allows the premises user to carry out licensable activities for a short period of time.

There are restrictions on the length of time you can carry out such activities and how often you can serve notices.

• Application form
• Guidance

Fees

Contact the Licensing team for fee rates.

Licensing Team
Sir Robert Peacock House
Vulcan Street
Oldham, OL1 4LA
Phone: 0161 770 4730 / 1
Email: licensing@oldham.gov.uk

Ways to pay:

• Pay online
• Pay over the phone: 0161 770 6611 (select option 2)

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