“Once the conditions set out in section 35(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 were satisfied, in the absence of any relevant representation, the applicant for the variation of a premises licence was entitled to the variation and it would be contrary to that entitlement for it to be undermined by a failure of the licensing authority to carry out a notification process not provided for by the Act.”
WLR Daily, 13th April 2011
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