Premises Licences for Alcohol and Late-Night Food in Leeds

Leeds City Council issues licences for premises selling alcohol, providing regulated entertainment, or serving hot food after 11pm. The dataset includes licences for venues such as pubs, bars, takeaways, supermarkets, and hotels. It was last updated on 2026-07-08 and is published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping the density of licensed premises based on the described venue types.
• Analyzing regulatory compliance for businesses selling alcohol or providing late-night entertainment.
• Studying the distribution of different business types (e.g., pubs vs. supermarkets) holding premises licences.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from Leeds City Council, an authoritative local government body.
• The dataset is described as 'very large', suggesting substantial coverage of licensed premises.
• Specific licence purposes are defined: alcohol sales, regulated entertainment, and late-night hot food.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary file format is PDF, which is less amenable to direct analysis than structured formats.

Provenance

Source

Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Administrative records of issued premises licences.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:17.508204; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the jurisdiction of Leeds City Council, United Kingdom.