Which branch would you like to contact?

Nottingham 0115 953 8500 London 020 3859 7760

Council issues notification confirming introduction of Late Night Levy – which comes into effect 1 February 2025

Published: by Suraj Desor, Associate Solicitor

The Late Night Levy will require licensed premises permitted to sell alcohol or provide late night refreshment between the hours of 3am and 6am in the Town Centre to pay an additional annual ‘levy’ fee

Further to my previous eNews, Bolton Council have now issued notification that a Late Night Levy will be introduced in Bolton Town centre and will take effect from 1 February 2025.

You can find a copy of this notification here.

The Late Night Levy will require licensed premises permitted to sell alcohol or provide late night refreshment (hot food) between the hours of 3am and 6am in the Town Centre to pay an additional annual ‘levy’ fee. The Levy fee will range from £299 to the maximum of £4,440 depending on the rateable value of the premises and whether it is used exclusively or primarily for the sale of alcohol.

The Council will now allow licence holders a period to make a free application to vary their licence to reduce their licensed hours so they do not fall within the operational hours of the levy (03:00 to 06:00 hours).

The notification document confirms that the free application to vary your licence to avoid paying the levy charge must be completed by the 31st March 2025.

For further information or queries, please feel free to contact Suraj Desor or any of our licensing solicitors.

Something else you might like…

  • Late night levy
  • News

Bolton Council have re-launched a new consultation on the Late-Night Levy

Bolton Council has re-launched a new consultation on the Late-Night Levy
  • Late night levy
  • News

Council to re-consult on late night levy to focus on the Town Centre and capture late night refreshment premises

The Council have had approval to start another consultation on a late night levy after the initial six-week consultation following…
  • Late night levy
  • News
  • Temporary event notice

The Government will not renew the Business and Planning Act provisions in relation to off-sales and TENs

The reasoning is that the relevant legislation was effectively to mitigate the effect of a pandemic which is now over
13

About the author: Paula Kioko

Paula Kioko joined Poppleston Allen in June 2022 as the marketing assistant for her sandwich year placement.

In January 2024 she became the marketing associate.

She completed her BA in Journalism in 2021 and her MSc in Advertising and Marketing Communications in 2023, both at Nottingham Trent University.

Paula moved to the UK as an international student in 2018 from Nairobi, Kenya in order to enhance her academic and professional development.

Her day to day work currently revolves around the management of the website and social media platforms.

Paula works under the direction of the head of marketing to help reach the firm’s marketing goals and objectives.

In addition, Paula is also working towards her level 4 accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

She also holds the BIIAB Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH).

Paula Kioko

Join over 7,000 professionals already getting a free legal 'heads up'

Reach out to us

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Speak to one of our friendly team

Get in touch