Licensing
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Many activities in the town, particularly some types
of entertainment, require licences. Harlow Council is
responsible for issuing these licences and ensuring that the law is
not broken
In
Harlow, the Licensing team organises the successful BOBB pubwatch
scheme that enables known troublemakers to be banned from town
centre pubs and clubs. Working with Trading Standards the
team also carries out test purchasing of alcohol and other age
limited goods to ensure that shopkeepers are complying with the
law. There is also regular enforcement work in bars and pubs to
ensure that there are no banned drugs on the customers or
on premises. Since 2006 the Licensing team has also be
piloting a taxi marshall scheme at town centre cab ranks to help
minimise trouble and help people to leave the town centre on Friday
and Saturday nights.
Activities in Harlow that require a licence include:
- Street trading
- Running gambling activities and lotteries
- Charity collections
- Placing of tables and chairs or portable advertising boards on
the Highway
Traders/retailers that may need a licence include:
- Betting shops/bingo halls/family entertainment
centres
- Sex shops
- Motor salvage businesses
- Bars/clubs/restaurants (for sale of alcohol and entertainment
purposes)
We also provide licences for individuals
including:
- Hackney carriage ("black cabs") and private hire vehicles
(and drivers)
Quick links - follow the links below for more information
Licensing
Contacts for further information
Licensing Authority:
Safety and Licensing Department
Harlow District Council
Civic Centre
The Water Gardens
Harlow
Essex, CM20 1WG
Telephone: 01279 446357 or 01279 446005