What is Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
A Temporary Event Notice (TEN) is required if you plan to carry out a licensable activity on unlicensed premises or wish to operate outside the terms of your existing Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate (for example, to operate beyond your normal business hours).
When submitting a TEN, you must declare if the licensable activities at your event will include 'relevant entertainment.' Relevant Entertainment includes certain types of adult entertainment, such as lap dancing and pole dancing.
TEN requirements
A TEN can be acknowledged by Ipswich Borough Council to allow small-scale events within the Ipswich Borough that:
- Will include licensable activities.
- Will be attended by no more than 499 people at any time (including stewards, staff, organisers, and performers).
- Will be held for 168 hours or less.
How to apply for a TEN
You can apply for a TEN online. If you have or currently hold any licences with Ipswich Borough Council and have not used the online system before, please email licensing@ipswich.gov.uk to ask for an activation key to use the online service, this will link your application to any current licences held. If you do not and never have held a licence, you will need to first register on the system in order to apply.
Register and apply on the Ipswich Borough Council Licensing website by clicking the button below. Please note the button opens in a new window.
Apply for a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) online
TEN application criteria
The following criteria must be met in order for a TEN to be granted:
- You can apply and pay online for TEN application
- You must be over 18 years of age to apply for a TEN
- If you do not hold a Personal Licence you are only permitted to hold a maximum of five TENs per calendar year (inclusive of a maximum of two Late TENs)
- Please note, a TEN is treated as from the same person if it is submitted through a spouse, agent, employee, civil partner, child, grandparent, brother or sister
- If you hold a Personal Licence you are permitted to hold a maximum of 50 TENs per calendar year (inclusive of a maximum of 10 Late TENs)
- A premises can host no more than 15 TENs per calendar year and the aggregate duration of TENs on any premises cannot exceed 21 days in any year
- There must be a minimum of 24 hours between events at the same premises
- You cannot put more than one event date on a TEN. A separate TEN is required for each event date and a payment for £21.00 per TEN
- If you apply online or by email the Licensing Team will forward an electronic copy to the Police and Environmental Health for consideration. Only the Police and Environmental Health can object to a TEN being granted, not members of the general public.
Application deadline and requirements
Ipswich Borough Council must be in receipt of the completed signed application form and non-refundable fee of £21.00 no later than 10 clear working days before the day on which the event is due to start (For clarification, the first day of the ten days is the working day after we receive the notice. Section 193 of the Act defines "working day" as any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales. "Ten working days" notice means ten working days exclusive of the day on which the event is to start and exclusive of the day on which the notice is given).
Once a TEN has been acknowledged by Ipswich Borough Council and no objection had been received you can proceed with the event. You must ensure a copy of the TEN, acknowledged by Ipswich Borough Council, is prominently displayed at the premises.
If a valid objection is received on a TEN there may be a hearing or conditions may be attached to the TEN.
If you wish to withdraw your TEN at any time during the application process, you must confirm to Ipswich Borough Council in writing at least 24 hours before the start of the event. A cancelled event will not count towards your annual limits. There is no refund of the £21.00 fee.