Apply for a provisional statement

Before you apply for a provisional statement, we would recommend reading our Statement of Licensing Policy.

To apply, you will need to provide the following:

• a completed application for a provisional statement – we would suggest you submit a draft copy of your application to the licensing team before making a formal application
• plans of the works to be done at the premises in accordance with our applicant and licence holder guidance
• where the premises has not yet been constructed, the fee of £315 – if the premises has already been constructed, your fee will be based on the non-domestic rateable value of your property as per the table below

Non-domestic rateable values and fees

Band	Rateable value from	Rateable value to	Application fee	Annual fee
A	–	£4300	£100	£70
B	£4,301	£33,000	£190	£180
C	£33,001	£87,000	£315	£295
D	£87,001	£125,000	£450	£320
D – if mostly used for selling alcohol	£87,001	£125,000	£900	£640
E	£125,001	–	£635	£350
E – if mostly used for selling alcohol	£125,001	–	£1,905	£1,050

Additional fees apply for events over 5,000 people – contact licensing@reading.gov.uk for advice.

You can submit the application and plan via our Online Applications Portal.

What happens after applying

Upon submitting your application, you are required to:

• display a blue notice on your premises for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days, starting on the day after the day on which the application was submitted/received by us
• advertise your application in a newspaper that circulates in Reading within ten working days of your application being accepted by us