If you are looking to hold a street party it is recommended that you obtain advice on whether you require any form of licence from the Entertainment Licensing Section, telephone 0113 247 4095 or email entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.
As a general rule you will not require any form of licence if your event fits the following criteria:
- For residents/neighbours only
- No publicity outside the neighbourhood
- Entertainment is incidental to the gathering such as background music (ie the entertainment is not the prime attraction – eg. no advertisement of a disco / bands)
- No sale of alcohol
If you are thinking of selling alcohol, providing entertainment other to that which is incidental and/or or selling tickets, then you can apply to us for a Temporary Event Notice. If the sale of alcohol is involved then the application will have to be made by a Personal Licence Holder. The fee for a Temporary Event Notice is £21.
The department for communities and local government has produced the document Your guide to providing a street party or fete which contains other useful information such as insurance policies.
It may well be you also require a road closure. Further information may be obtained from the our highways team on 0113 222 4407 or by emailing highways@leeds.gov.uk.
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
The Queen is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee with a four day weekend at the beginning of June. It is expected that the Government will issue a relaxation of licensing hours for Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd June from 11pm to 1am for any premises which currently holds a licence for the sale or supply of alcohol up to 11pm.
If you do not hold a premises licence and wish to provide regulated entertainment or sell alcohol, you must obtain a Temporary Event Notice. The last date on which we can receive TENs for the Diamond Jubilee weekend (including 3rd and 4th June) is 17th May 2012.
If you have any questions about the Diamond Jubilee or street parties, please contact Entertainment Licensing and we will direct you to the most appropriate person to speak to.