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Find out which licences you need and apply without delays
You want to sell alcohol, play music, put tables outside, trade at markets or run a street event. Find out which licences and permits apply and get the application ready.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me find and apply for the licences I need. What I want to do: [activity] Where: [premises address or area, council] When and how often: [dates, hours] First ask me up to 4 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Look up GOV.UK's licence finder and my council's licensing pages. Name them and list the licences to look into. 2. A document checklist for each. 3. A timeline working back from my start date. 4. Questions to ask the council licensing team. Not legal advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For GOV.UK's licence finder and my council's licensing pages, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. activity: a short note you already have. premises address or area, council: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me find and apply for the licences I need. What I want to do: [activity] Where: [premises address or area, council] When and how often: [dates, hours] First ask me up to 4 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Look up GOV.UK's licence finder and my council's licensing pages. Name them and list the licences to look into. 2. A document checklist for each. 3. A timeline working back from my start date. 4. Questions to ask the council licensing team. Not legal advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For GOV.UK's licence finder and my council's licensing pages, switch to Search mode so the answer comes with a citation. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. activity: a short note you already have. premises address or area, council: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe what you want to do and where.
The assistant asks about dates, hours and the premises.
You get the licences to look into via GOV.UK's licence finder, a document checklist and a timeline.
What happens
Use Copilot to find out which licences you need and apply without delays
You want to sell alcohol, play music, put tables outside, trade at markets or run a street event. Find out which licences and permits apply and get the application ready.
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