Marriage approved premises registration

If you would like to use your business to hold civil partnership ceremonies or wedding ceremonies, you will need to be approved by us.

You must be the owner or a trustee of the property to apply for permission. The application must include a plan of the venue which clearly shows the room or rooms where the ceremonies will be held. A fee may be payable.

You can apply for permission to hold wedding ceremonies in religious premises or to hold civil partnership and wedding ceremonies in non-religious premises online.

If there are no challenges while we consult upon your application, it will be granted in 21 days. If you have not heard from us by that point, please call us and we can tell you what is happening with your application.

A list of Marriage Approved Premises is available on request by emailing entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.

Current applications

Applications for premises to be approved as a venue for marriages in pursuance of section 26(1)(Bb) of The Marriage Act 1949 and civil partnerships in pursuance of section 6 (3a)(A) Of The Civil Partnerships Act 2004.

Applications have been made by the following:

Bayford & Co. Limited (date of 21 October 2024)

Regarding:

Daniel Thwaites PLC (date of 25 October 2024)

Regarding:

City Varieties Music Hall (date of 1 November 2024)

Regarding:

For full details and to view a copy of the applications please contact the Entertainment Licensing Section.

Objections

Any person may give notice in writing of an objection to the grant of approval of such application, with reasons for the objection within 21 days from the date of publication, shown above. Such notice of objection should be sent to entertainment.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.

For more information or to view a copy of the application, please contact us.

If you wish to complain about a licensed premises, contact the business first. If this does not work, contact us and if this is covered by the legislation, we can investigate further for you.