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Licensing fees
Information about all our licensing fees.
Alcohol licensing fees
| Application type | Application fee | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Premises licence | ||
| Category 1 | £200 | £180 |
| Category 2 | £800 | £220 |
| Category 3 | £1100 | £280 |
| Category 4 | £1300 | £500 |
| Category 5 | £1700 | £700 |
| Category 6 | £2000 | £900 |
| Provisional premises licence |
Initial fee £200 After valuation the balance of category payable |
|
| Personal licence | £50 | |
| Application for change of premises manager (may also include another minor variation) | £31 | |
| Application for minor variation (other than change of premises manager) | £20 | |
| Occasional licence (holder of premises licence, personal licence or voluntary organisation) | £10 | |
| Extended hours (up to one month) | £10 | |
| Transfer of premises licence (including variation) | £190 | |
| Transfer of premises licence (no variation) | £120 | |
| Transfer of premises licence by persons other than licence holder (including variation) | £190 | |
| Transfer of premises licence by persons other than licence holder (no variation) | £120 | |
| Temporary premises licence | £190 | |
| Replacement of personal licence | £25 | |
| Variation of premises licence (major) | ||
| Category 1 | £100 | |
| Category 2 | £400 | |
| Category 3 | £550 | |
| Category 4 | £650 | |
| Category 5 | £850 | |
| Category 6 | £1,000 | |
Categories
Licensed premises variation fees are based on rateable value in 6 categories.
Category 1
Premises fall within this category if any of the following conditions are met:
- they are not entered in the valuation roll
- there is no rateable value or a nil value shown in respect of them on that roll
- their main function is to provide a visitor attraction and any sale of alcohol is not to be consumed on the premises and it is considered by the board to be incidental to other activities carried on the premises, for example the sale of miniature bottles of whisky with shortbread from a gift shop
- they are used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a club falling within the description specified in regulation 2 of the Licensing (Clubs) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
- their main function is to provide accommodation, they are not open to the public other than for the provision of accommodation and any alcohol sold on the premises is to be consumed on the premises by guests being accommodated there, for example premises currently covered by a restricted hotel licence, subject to the proviso that alcohol is only sold to people actually staying in the premises
Category 2
Premises with a rateable value between £1 and £11,500.
Category 3
Premises with a rateable value between £11,501 and £35,000.
Category 4
Premises with a rateable value between £35,001 and £70,000.
Category 5
Premises with a rateable value between £70,001 and £140,000.
Category 6
Premises with a rateable value over £140,000.