Guidance notes
Thank you for your interest regarding holding an event in Hyndburn.
The Events Application Form requires completion before an event being held on Hyndburn Borough Council land for consideration. This allows us to ensure that your events will be run safely and sensibly, adheres to all legal and licensing requirements and to check that the venue you wish to use is available and that the event will not clash with any other activity in the Borough. Please complete every section of the form where applicable and provide as much information about the event as you can. Once completed, please return the form, along with all required documentation to the above address, (See guidance on application timescales on the Events web page above).
IF EVENTS APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOT RECEIVED AS INDICATED IN THE TIMESCALES GUIDANCE THE EVENT PERMISSION MAY BE REFUSED.
If you change any details of your application - including site plan, infrastructure, or road closures - after you have submitted it for approval by Hyndburn Borough Council, you must resubmit the changed information for approval.
Information regarding your event will be circulated to other Hyndburn Borough Council departments such as Environmental Health, Pollution Control, Licensing and Health and Safety and external organisations such as the blue light services who may be required to be involved with your event, or require further information.
Once we have considered your application and all required documentation has been received, if approved, you will be informed by letter or email. If all documentation is not submitted at least 6 weeks before the event, or 14 weeks if a ROAD CLOSURE PERMIT or PREMISES LICENCE or TEMPORARY EVENT NOTICE is required, or does not meet all requirements, the event may not be approved.
