Premises Licence for a Large Music Event
The Licensing Team at East Lindsey District Council administers the process of licensing large scale music events and issuing licences, authorisations and permits.
If a promoter, business or organisation wishes to hold a major music event (or other similar event), they will need to apply for a premises licence.
If you are organising or planning a major event it is always a good idea to contact the Licensing Team and the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to discuss the activities that will be carried out, so we can ascertain if a licence will be required. We will also be able to give you an idea of how much the licence application will cost; in particular, you should note that there are additional licensing costs for exceptionally large events.
You should make contact early in your planning stage in order to avoid abortive work. Ideally you should initially contact us at least 12 to 6 months before a licence is required. Please email your licensing enquiry to: licensing@e-lindsey.gov.uk
Organisers need to be sure that any event is well planned in order to keep people safe as well as minimising disruption to local residents and businesses before, during and after the event.
East Lindsey Event Safety Advisory Group (ELESAG)
Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs) were recommended as a result of the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster and are now recognised as a fundamental core planning forum for safety planning at large scale events. SAGs are now often set up for major public events such as outdoor concerts.
The role of the SAG is separate from the operational management of the event. It is the event organiser/management team of the event that will be ultimately responsible for the health and safety planning.
Contact details for the ELESAG can be found on the following webpage:
https://magnavitae.org/event-organisation/
The ELESAG aims to help you run your event to the highest standards and to make it as successful as possible by providing guidance and advice. You are strongly advised to contact the ELESAG at the earliest opportunity in the planning of your event - if you do not make use of the ELESAG's advice and guidance then your premises licence application may be refused by any subsequent licensing hearing.
You can find further guidance and documentation to help you at the Lincolnshire Event Safety Partnership webpage:
Event Organisers Handbook - Lincolnshire Resilience Forum
Premises Licence - Model Pool of Licence Conditions
This Authority has drafted model (sample) licence conditions in relation to large-scale music events. The model conditions can be obtained by contacting the Licensing Team. The conditions are designed to aid applicants in the drafting of the operating schedule part of their premises licence application. The model pool is not a definitive list of sample conditions and it may be that other conditions are required for individual events.