Temporary events notice (TEN)

If you want to hold an occasional event in Croydon that involves the sale of alcohol or the provision of entertainment, you must give a Temporary Event Notice (TEN).

Eligibility and criteria

TENs must be submitted by an individual person (who is over 18) rather than a company. 

You do not have to be a personal licence holder to submit a TEN.

When you need a TEN

You'll need to give notice if:

  • your event lasts for less than 168 hours (or 7 days) where alcohol will be sold or supplied, or entertainment provided
  • you plan to sell hot food and/or hot drink between 11pm and 5am hours

Your event must involve no more than 499 people at any one time and last no more than 168 hours with a minimum of 24 hours between events.

How many notices you can apply for

A single premises can have up to 15 TENs applied for in one year, as long as the total length of the events is not more than 21 days.

If you are organising separate but consecutive events, there must be a gap of 24 hours between TENs.

If you hold a personal licence

 A personal licence holder may have a maximum of 50 TENs per calendar year.

If you do not have a personal licence

A person who does not have a personal licence may have a maximum of 5 TENs in each calendar year.