New Premises Licence

This section asks for the address and some other details of the premises. If the premises has no postal address, for example, if the application relates to an event on open land, you should describe the location of the premises or give the Ordnance Survey map reference.

The section also asks for the non-domestic rateable value (NDRV) of the premises. This is not the same as the actual business rates which you pay, but is a value determined by the valuation office, which helps determine business rates.

The NDRV, rather than your business rates bill, will determine the fee level to be paid with the licence application and the annual fee thereafter. The NDRV of any premises can be checked on the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) website. NDRV is revalued every 5 years. A new valuation came into force on 1 April 2010. Premises that do not have a non-domestic rateable value are treated as falling into band A for licensing fee purposes.

See guidance on fees for more information.