Food Premises Approval

Licence summary
If you operate food premises you may need to be approved by your local authority.

Examples of types of premises that are required to be approved by Larne Borough Council are stand alone (ie not attached to a slaughter house, cutting plant or game handling establishment):

You should contact the Council to see if you require approval, for example;

meat processing plants
meat preparation plants
minced meat processing operations and mechanically separated meat processing plants
cold stores

Eligibility Criteria

No provision in legislation

Application Evaluation Process

No provision in legislation

Will Tacit Consent Apply? No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.

Apply online Apply for approved food premises

Apply to change an existing approval

Failed Application Redress
Please contact Larne Borough Council's Environmental Health Service, Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne. BT40 1RU Tel: 028 28272313 Fax: 028 28260660 email: ehealth@larne.gov.uk

Licence
Holder Redress
Please contact Larne Borough Council's Environmental Health Service, Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne. BT40 1RU Tel: 028 28272313 Fax: 028 28260660 email: ehealth@larne.gov.uk

Consumer Complaint We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

Other
Redress
Any complaints about a food business operating within this area should be made directly to Environmental Health Service.

Trade Associations
Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC)

National Association of Catering Butchers (NACB)

National Federation of Meat and Food Traders

Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations (SFMTA)

Larne Borough Council

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Licence summary	If you operate food premises you may need to be approved by your local authority. Examples of types of premises that are required to be approved by Larne Borough Council are stand alone (ie not attached to a slaughter house, cutting plant or game handling establishment): You should contact the Council to see if you require approval, for example; meat processing plants meat preparation plants minced meat processing operations and mechanically separated meat processing plants cold stores
Eligibility Criteria	No provision in legislation
Application Evaluation Process	No provision in legislation
Will Tacit Consent Apply?	No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.
Apply online	Apply for approved food premises Apply to change an existing approval
Failed Application Redress	Please contact Larne Borough Council's Environmental Health Service, Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne. BT40 1RU Tel: 028 28272313 Fax: 028 28260660 email: ehealth@larne.gov.uk
Licence Holder Redress	Please contact Larne Borough Council's Environmental Health Service, Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne. BT40 1RU Tel: 028 28272313 Fax: 028 28260660 email: ehealth@larne.gov.uk
Consumer Complaint	We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
Other Redress	Any complaints about a food business operating within this area should be made directly to Environmental Health Service.
Trade Associations	Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) National Association of Catering Butchers (NACB) National Federation of Meat and Food Traders Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Associations (SFMTA)