Temporary event notices (TENs)

Any premises hosting an event lasting less than 168 hours or 7 days need a temporary event notice (TEN). 

You'll need to give notice if:

• your event lasts for less than 168 hours or 7 days, where alcohol will be sold or supplied, or entertainment provided
• you plan to sell hot food and/or hot drinks between 11pm and 5am hours

Your event must involve no more than 499 people at any one time, including staff running the event and last no more than 168 hours with a minimum of 24 hours between events.

Other permissions

A TEN does not permit you to use the land or premises where you want to hold the event. You must get this permission from the landlord.

You’ll need permission to hire a council-managed park or open space if you want to hold an event there.

If the event lasts longer than 168 hours or if the premises will be used to host events permanently, you must apply for an alcohol and entertainment premises licence.

Number of notices you can apply for

A single premises can have up to 15 TENs applied for in one year, as long as the total length of the events is not more than 21 days.

If you are organising separate but consecutive events, there must be a gap of 24 hours between TENs.

If you hold a personal licence

A personal licence holder can have a maximum of 50 TENs per calendar year. You can submit 10 of these as late TENs.

If you do not have a personal licence

A person who does not have a personal licence can have a maximum of 5 TENs per calendar year. You can submit 2 of these as late TENs.