Application for approval of a secular premises as a venue for civil marriage and civil partnership from Blackpool Borough Council

Step 2 of 4 Submit the application

Email address

Please provide your email address, so the licensing authority can let you know if your application has been successful or not.

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Application form

Please attach the completed application form below.

Application form

Supporting documents

All documents are required, unless stated otherwise. Photos of documents are acceptable, as long as all the relevant information is clear. We'll only share these documents with the licensing authority.

Maximum size allowed per file is 10 MB.

We only allow the following file types : doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf, png, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx

What if I can't submit all of these documents?

You don't have to submit optional documents, but it may improve your chances of a successful application if you do.

What if I can't submit the documents digitally?

If you can't submit the documents digitally you can send copies by post instead. We'll give you the address and reference number to quote once you've paid the licence fee.

OK, I'll submit all the documents by post instead

Plan of the premises
Layout plan of the premises including the rooms/locations to be used for ceremonies

Public Liability Insurance Certificate

Fire Risk Assessment

Other relevant licences held (optional)
(e.g. held under Licensing or Entertainment legislation)

Evidence of permission to use the premises (optional)

Declaration

I apply for the premises named above to be approved for regular use by the public as a venue for the solemnisation of marriages and registration of civil partnerships in the presence of a Superintendent Registrar.
I attach a copy of a plan of the premises showing the room(s) in which it is intended that marriages will take place.
I understand that: (a) the premises will be inspected for suitability before approval and, if successful, may be subject to subsequent inspection; (b) A public notice of the application will be placed in a newspaper circulating throughout Blackpool with a period of three weeks for objections ; (c) approval, if granted, will be for a 3 year period, subject to revocation; and (d) the premises must satisfy the Local Authority on fire precautions and health and safety provisions.
I declare that: (a) I have read and understood the information contained in the website; and, (b) the building has no recent or continuing religious connection.
I further declare that, if approval is granted: (a) the premises will be regularly available for public use as a venue for ceremonies; and (b) I will comply with the standard and local conditions attached to that grant of approval.

Ticking this box indicates you have read and understood the above declaration

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