Important notes for applicants for approval of premises

Marriage Act 1949

Civil Partnership Act 2004

Important notes for applicants for approval of premises

Please read these notes carefully when completing your form.

When the completed form is returned, the following have to be attached to enable the application to be processed and, if you would please ensure that this is done, it will avoid any delay:

A copy of a plan, either A4 or A3 size, of the whole of the premises with the room or rooms in which marriages/civil partnerships are intended to take place clearly marked, and any locations within the linked outdoor areas in which marriages/civil partnerships are intended to take place clearly marked.
A copy of the Public Liability Insurance.
Evidence that the Planning Authority have no objections to the proposed use of the premises - this can be by way of a letter from the local Council confirming that this is the case.
A completed "Approved Premises Annual Declaration" (enclosed with the Application form).

Once your application has been received, you will be sent an invoice which will allow you to make payment for the appropriate fee as detailed in the Schedule of Fees set out below.

Application must be made in the name of the PROPRIETOR OR TRUSTEE. If the proprietor is a company, its title should be given and the address of the registered office and the application must be signed on behalf of the company by someone duly authorised.

In the normal course of events, and subject to there being no unforeseen difficulties, a decision on an application would normally be issued within eight weeks of a properly completed application, with all requested supporting documents and remittance fee being received at this office.

Schedule of fees for applications from 1 April 2024

Application Fee inclusive of 1 year's approval	£530
Annual fee	£215
Review of Proper Officer's Decision to refuse an application	£530

Completed applications and supporting documentation can be sent to approvedpremise@lancashire.gov.uk