Redress procedure
Failed application redress
Please contact Cheltenham Borough Council in the first instance.
A failed applicant will receive notice of the refusal of an application for a certificate or variation of a certificate from the local licensing authority.
If an application is rejected, the applicant may appeal the decision.
Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days of the decision appealed.
Licence holder redress
Please contact Cheltenham Borough Council in the first instance.
If a local licensing authority refuses an application for a variation the licence holder may appeal the decision. A licence holder can appeal against a decision to put conditions on a certificate or to exclude any club activity. Appeals may also be made against the variation of any condition.
Appeals against the decision of a review can be made.
A club may appeal against the withdrawing of a certificate.
Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days of the decision appealed.
Other redress
Any interested party may make representations to the local licensing authority before the certificate is granted or before amendments to a certificate are granted. If representations are made a hearing will be held to consider the application and the representations. Notices will be made by the local licensing authority detailing the reasons for any outcome. Interested parties who made representations will receive notice of a failed application.
An interested party is:
- a person living near the premises or a body representing such a person
- a person involved in a business near the premises or a body representing such a person
An interested party may request a review of the club premises certificate. The local licensing authority will give reasons for their response to the application in a notice.
An interested party may appeal if they argue that a certificate should not have been granted or that different or additional conditions or limitations on activities should have been made. They may also appeal against any variation of a condition.
Appeals against the decision of a review can be made.
Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days of the decision appealed.