Personal Licence Course Cardiff

🍷 Personal and Premises Licences in Cardiff

Selling Alcohol in Cardiff – Including Roath, Canton & Splott

If you're planning to sell alcohol in Cardiff — whether from a shop in Roath, a pub in Canton, or fulfilling orders from a home in Splott — you'll need two key licences:

  • A Personal Licence, issued by the council where you live

  • A Premises Licence, issued by Cardiff Council for the physical address where alcohol is stored or sold

Each licensed premises must have a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) who holds a valid Personal Licence.
Before applying, you must complete the Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH).


Apply for a Personal Licence in Cardiff

Submit the following to your residential council:

  • Application form

  • Two passport-sized photos (one endorsed)

  • DBS certificate (within the last 30 days)

  • Proof of right to work in the UK

  • APLH course certificate

  • £37 application fee


Premises Licence in Cardiff (Roath, Cathays, Splott, Canton)

If your business is based in Cardiff — including in areas like Grangetown, Pontcanna or Rhiwbina — you’ll need to apply through Cardiff Council.

What’s required:

  • Completed application form

  • Scaled premises plan

  • Nomination of a DPS

  • Public site notice for 28 days

  • Newspaper advert


Selling Alcohol Online from Cardiff

Running a home-based alcohol delivery service in Penylan or Llanishen? Your property must hold a Premises Licence, even if customers never visit.

✅ Required for:

  • 🏠 Homes used to dispatch alcohol

  • 🏬 Units or shops in areas like Canton, Heath, or Adamsdown

❌ Not needed for:

  • Purely online websites without stock

  • Offices without alcohol on-site

🛒 eBay, Amazon and other online marketplaces usually require Personal and Premises Licences to activate alcohol listings.


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