Responsible Authorities

Licensing Authority

All applications should be sent to:
Licensing Manager
Ashford Borough Council
International House
Dover Place
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1HU
licensing@ashford.gov.uk

Responsible Authorities

The Licensing Act 2003 also defines a number of 'responsible authorities'. The following gives the relevant contact details of these bodies for Ashford Borough.

1. Chief officer of police
   Licensing / CSU
   Canterbury Police Station
   Old Dover Road
   Canterbury
   Kent
   CT1 3JQ
   licensing.east.division@kent.pnn.police.uk
2. The fire authority
   Building Safety - Fire Risk Inspection Team
   Canterbury Fire Station
   Upper Bridge Street
   Canterbury
   Kent
   CT1 2NH
   buildingsafety.canterbury@kent.fire-uk.org
3. The local planning authority
   Planning
   Ashford Borough Council
   International House
   Dover Place
   Ashford Kent TN23 1HU
   planningvalidation@ashford.gov.uk
   April 2015
4. Enforcing Authority for Pollution and Harm to Human Health & the enforcing
   authority for Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
   Environmental Services
   Ashford Borough Council
   International House
   Dover Place
   Ashford
   Kent
   TN23 1HU
   envhealth@ashford.gov.uk
5. Body responsible for matters relating to the protection of children from harm
   Social Services Children & Families
   Kent County Council
   Kroner House
   Ashford
   Kent
   TN24 8XU
   social.services@kent.gov.uk
6. The local weights and measures authority
   Kent County Council
   Trading Standards
   Invicta House
   County Hall
   Maidstone
   ME14 1XX
   trading.standards@kent.gov.uk
7. Public Health
   Kent Public Health Department
   Room 3.45, Sessions House,
   County Hall, County Road
   Maidstone
   ME14 1XQ
   phbusinesssupport@kent.gov.uk
8. Home Office (Immigration Enforcement)
   IE Licensing Compliance Team (IELCT)
   2 Ruskin Square (Floor 6)
   Dingwall Road
   Croydon
   CR0 2WE
   IE.licensing.applications@homeoffice.gov.uk