Licensing

Premises Licence Applications

Copies of new applications and variations should also be sent to the following Responsible Authorities, as well as to the Licensing Unit at the address at the foot of this page:

Police Licensing Officer
Kent Police
Crime Reduction Unit
Medway Police Station
Purser way
Gillingham
Kent ME7 1NE

Development and Building Control Manager
Medway Council
Compass Centre
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4YH

Chief Fire Officer
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Medway Fire Safety Office
25 Watling Street
Chatham
Kent ME5 7HQ

The Administrator
Children's Services
Medway Safeguarding Children Board
Compass Centre
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4YH

Head of Environmental Health
Medway Council
Compass Centre
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4YH

Head of Trading Standards and Enforcement
Medway Council
Compass Centre
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4YH

Make sure you send the original documentation to the council's licensing unit.

Please note that the information above is not legal advice. Legislation and procedures may change over time and the advice given is based on the information available at the current time. It is not necessarily comprehensive and will be subject to revision in the event of further government guidance and regulations. This advice is not intended to be a definitive guide to or substitute for the relevant law.

The council is happy to provide information but cannot give advice on individual applications. Please seek legal and professional advice.

Responsible Authorities contact details

Licensing Authority Medway Council Licensing
Unit Medway Council,
Annexe A, First Floor,
Civic Centre,
Strood, Kent ME2 4AU.
Phone: 01634 337110
Fax: 01634 333548
Email: licensing@medway.gov.uk.

Head of Environmental Health
Medway Council Compass Centre,
Pembroke, Chatham Maritime,
Chatham, Kent ME4 4YH.
Phone: 01634 331105.

Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House,
Victoria Square,
Birmingham B2 4BP.
Phone: 0121 230 6666
Fax: 0121 233 1096
Email: info@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

The Administrator,
Children Services,
Medway Safeguarding Children Board,
Compass Centre, Pembroke,
Chatham Maritime,
Chatham Kent ME4 4YH.
Phone: 01634 336329.

Police Licensing Enforcement Officer,
Kent Police,
Medway Police Station,
Purser Way,
Gillingham, Kent ME7 1NE.
Phone: 01634 792337
Email: licensing.medway@kent.pnn.police.uk.

Chief Fire Officer,
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Medway Fire Safety Office,
25 Watling Street,
Chatham, Kent ME5 7HQ.
Phone: 01634 283543
Email: medway.firesafety@kent.fire-uk.org.

Development and Building Control Manager,
Medway Council Compass Centre,
Pembroke,
Chatham Maritime,
Chatham, Kent ME4 4YH
Phone: 01634 331700.

HM Revenue and Customs,
Medvale House,
Mote Road,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 6AF
Phone: 0845 3021431.

In relation to a vessel, but no other premises, responsible authorities also include Navigation Authorities. This will include:

• The Environment Agency (www.environment-agency.gov.uk/);
• The British Waterways Board (www.britishwaterways.co.uk/);
• The Secretary of State for Transport who acts through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home).

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