Wedding venue licensing.

[R2222*]

I've recently been given the use of a stunning piece of land in the south of England. An ideal location for weddings with ample car parking etc. I've been thinking of using it as a wedding reception venue. As I currently run a marquee hire business, I'd be in a position to offer the full package.

I am unsure about the following;

What type of license I will need for the venue?

What limitations and regulations I would have to abide by?


Many thanks in advance

 

[OldWelshGuy]

They are different per county, so the quickest way to find this is to get in touch with your local registras office. I know that one condition is that the building can have no religious element at all (found out the hard way when a cilet bought a church intending to have oit rebuilt on their grounds, but the registrar nailed it dead. Civil ceremonies must have no religious element.

The other thing that I think might hit you is that you have no building, so that is going to be a possible deal breaker. They have to actually inspect and approve a particular rom or rooms for the civil ceremonies to be carried out. If you only have a marquee, that could prevent it.

Anyhow, as I said, call the registrar, they will tell you off the bat.

 

[R2222*]

Thanks for the reply. Interesting, I wasn't aware of the religious element issue with venues. The lack of suitable building does rule out the possibility of me hosting ceremonies, but I could still provide the venue for the reception. There's actually a local church within walking distance which could host the ceremony.

I'm aware I can get a temporary events license for 21 separate days of the year, which is more than I expect to have. So perhaps that would be sufficient. My main concern was that there would be a specific license required. Just seems suspicously too simple and straightforward to me!

 

[OldWelshGuy]

it is straight forward, you contact the registrar, they come out have a look you pay the fee, job done.

it can take anything from 3 2 months to 12 months, .