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Events licence - Donegal County Council
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This is specific to outdoor displays of public entertainment comprising an audience of 5,000 or more.
A summary of the changes are listed below:
- mandatory for event promoters to have a pre-application consultation meeting with the relevant local authority prior to submitting an events licence application
- events licence applications will not be accepted by a local authority unless a pre-application consultation has already taken place with the event promoter
- event promoters will not be entitled to advertise or sell tickets for events prior to the holding of a pre-application consultation meeting with the relevant local authority
- where tickets for events have been advertised and sold prior to the holding of a pre-application consultation meeting, an application for an event licence will not be accepted by the relevant local authority
- event licensing applications must be lodged with the relevant local authority at least 13 weeks in advance of the proposed event (currently 10 weeks)
- local authorities must make their decision on an event licence application no later than 4 weeks in advance of the proposed event
- where it is proposed to add performances to a schedule already announced, a further pre-application consultation meeting will be required to take place before the announcement of any additional dates
- the public consultation period in relation to event licence applications is being reduced to 3 weeks (currently 5 weeks)
