You will need a Late Hours Catering Licence if you sell meals or refreshments between 11:00pm and 5:00am. The hours permitted in our current policy allow you to trade to different times depending on whether your premises are in a residential or non-residential area. Please contact us for confirmation of the hours you can apply for. If you apply for hours outwith the current policy, your application will automatically be determined at a meeting of the Civic Licensing Committee.
You do not need a licence if, in relation to that property, there is:
- a Premises Licence in terms of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005; or
- a Public Entertainment Licence in terms of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; and
- meals or refreshments are only offered within licensed operating hours.
The Council may, on application made to them, exempt the use of premises requiring a late hours catering licence from the requirement to have such a licence:
- in respect of any particular occasion; or
- during a specified period not exceeding 2 months in any period of 12 months.
How to apply
The late hours catering licence application form is available to download.
- Application for a new or renewal of a late hours catering licence
DOCX file, 85 KB
- Application for variation to a late hours catering licence
DOCX file, 73.7 KB
- Application for late hours catering exemption
DOCX file, 79.1 KB
- Arrangements for disposal and presentation of waste
ODT file, 11.9 KB
- Late hours catering Notice
ODT file, 14.3 KB
- Certificate of Compliance
ODT file, 6.4 KB
- Change of address form
DOCX file, 23.6 KB
- Guidance on applying for a late hours catering licence
ODT file, 22.9 KB
- Guidance on completing an application form for a late hours catering licence
ODT file, 12.1 KB
- Late Hours Catering Conditions
ODT file, 9 KB
- Late Hours Catering Policy
ODT file, 11.8 KB
You can also get application forms and more information on late hours catering licences by contacting us:
We are working towards an online application process and reviewing our forms and guidance notes.