A premises licence holder can apply to the licensing authority to vary the licence. Variations could include the opening times of the premises, or even changes to the layout of the premises covered by the licence. More probably, it will relate to the licensable activities of the licence or conditions attached to the licence. The process is different for either a Full or Minor variation.
How to Object to a Licence Variation
You should be aware that in the case of minor variations, there is no right to a hearing (as for a full variation or new application), but licensing authorities must take any relevant representations into account in arriving at a decision. (Representations are only relevant if they clearly relate to the likely effect of the grant of the variation on the promotion of at least one of the licensing objectives.
Interested parties (such as local residents) have ten working days from the ‘initial day’, i.e., the day after the application is received by the licensing authority to submit representations.
The licensing authority must wait until this ten working day period has elapsed before determining the application, but must do so at the latest within 15 working days, beginning on the first working day after the authority received the application, with effect either that:
the minor variation is granted; or,
the application is refused.
If the licensing authority fails to respond within 15 days the application will be treated as refused and the authority must return the fee.
If the application is refused and is re-submitted through the full variation process, the regulations applicable to full variations will apply.
For a full variation application, interested parties have 28 consecutive days to make a representation, the timetable starts on the day after the day on which the application was given to the Licensing Authority.
Current Premises Licence Variations
Received: 18 May 2026 Closing Date: 15 June 2026 Applicant: AJ & BD Services Ltd Premises: Pedmore Convenience Stores, 282 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, DY9 0RH Details of Variation applied for: To extend Supply of Alcohol/Opening Hours
Proposed Supply of Alcohol Hours/Opening Hours Monday to Sunday: 06.00 to 02.00
Existing Supply of Alcohol Hours/Opening Hours Monday to Saturday: 08.00 to to 23.00 Sunday: 12.00 to 22.30 Good Friday: 08.00 to 22.30 Christmas Day: 12.00 to 15.00 and 19.00 to 22.30
Received: 13 May 2026 Closing Date: 10 June 2026 Applicant: Mr Hasan Sahin Premises: The Kervan Turkish Meze and Grill, 41 High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1DA Details of Variation applied for: To extend Supply of Alcohol/Closing hours and to add Late Night Refreshments
Proposed Supply of Alcohol Hours Sunday to Thursday 10.00 to 23.30 and Friday to Saturday 10.00 to 01.00 (currently Sunday 10.00 to 22:00 and Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 to 23.00)
Proposed Late Night Refreshment Hours Sunday to Thursday 23.00 to 00:00 and Friday to Saturday 23.00 to 01.30
Proposed Opening Hours Sunday to Thursday 10.00 to 00.00 and Friday to Saturday 10.00 to 01.30 (currently closed Monday, Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 to 23.00, Sunday 10.00 to 22.00
Received: 12 May 2026 Closing date: 27 May 2026 Applicant: Tesco Stores Limited Premises: Tesco Stores Ltd, Unit 9 Crown Centre, Stourbridge, DY8 1YD Type of application: Minor Variation Details of variation applied for: The Applicant wishes to remove the following condition from the licence:
The premises will have a security provision throughout the time licensable activities take place on the premises
And replace it with:
The premises licence holder will risk assess the need for SIA security and shall employ SIA registered security in such numbers and on such days and at such times as the assessment identifies
Any relevant input or comment from the police, where made, shall be taken into account when undertaking such assessments
The assessment shall be reviewed and revisited whenever there is an issue or incident relevant to the assessment of the need for security. This can be done at a local level. Any changes to the overall assessment shall then be implemented
The current assessment shall be made available to the police upon reasonable request
Received: 7 May 2026 Closing Date: 4 June 2026 Applicant: Robert Holdcroft Ltd Premises: McDonalds Restaurant, Park Road Service Station, Halesowen, B63 2RG Details of Variation applied for: To extend late night refreshment/closing hours
Proposed Late Night Refreshment Hours Monday to Sunday: 23.00 to 02.00 (currently 23.00 to 00.00)
Proposed Opening Hours Monday to Sunday: 05.00 to 02.00 (currently 06.00 to 00.00)
Received: 22nd May 2026
Closing date: 8th June 2026
Applicant: The Original Bowling Company Limited
Premises: Hollywood Bowl, Phase 4, Unit U100 Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill DY5 1SY
Type of application: Minor Variation
Details of variation applied for: To vary the layout of the premises for the installation of darts oches.
Contacting the Licensing office
The office is open from 8am to 4pm daily. Applicants are seen by appointment only.
Disabled users of our service; please contact us to make an appointment before visiting our offices wherever possible to enable us to meet your needs.
Licensing Team Environment Dudley MBC Lister Road Depot Dudley, DY2 8JW
