Local Alcohol Policy
Under the Sale and Supply Alcohol Act 2012, Council developed a policy to establish our positions on licensing matters such as the location, number and trading hours of licensed premises.
Some of the key changes from the new policy:
“Higher risk” on-licence trading hours
- Reducing the trading hours of “higher risk” new or renewed on-licence premises, from 9am till 2am the following day to 9am till 1am the following day.
- Expanding the list of “higher risk” on-licence premises to include Class 1 restaurants, and other on-licence premises listed in section 5 (3) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013, with a weighting of 15 or more.
Off-licences cap
The total number of off-licences in the main shopping centres of Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Leamington, and Cambridge are now capped. This means no other off-licence premises will be able to open in the identified areas unless one closes down or moves out of the capped area.
- Kihikihi 2
- Te Awamutu East 2
- Te Awamutu Central 7
- Cambridge Central 9
- Leamington North 2
- Leamington Central 4
View the off-licence cap areas.
View the off-licence cap areas online.
Club licences one-way door policy
One-way door restrictions can now only be applied to Class 1 clubs with a closing time later than midnight.
On-licences one-way door policy
The one-way door restrictions for on-licences are still at the District Licensing Committee’s discretion, but the recommendation has been expanded to include the whole week and higher risk premises.
Sensitive facilities
- Adding community facilities (for off-licences only), rehabilitation treatment centres and marae to the list of “Sensitive Facilities”.
- Conditions around Sensitive Facilities and Community Facilities can be bypassed if it can be proven by the DLC and ARLA that the impact will be no more than to a minor extent.
For off-licences only:
- The distance measured between off-licence premises and a Sensitive Facility or Community Facility will now be measured from the whole building.
- Location of Sensitive Facilities does not affect a licence renewal if such facilities were established after the original licence was issued.
- No new off-licence may be issued for premises that are greater than 40 metres and less than 100 metres from sensitive facilities and community facilities which the DLC and ARLA reasonably believes can be impacted by the off-licence.
View the full list of changes including Discretionary Conditions here.
