Planning an Event
If your City/Town/Parish Council is planning a public event, we advise you to contact our Safety Advisory Group to help the event proves a great (and safe!) success.
The Safety Advisory Group acts as the focal point for event organisers, for specialist advice and guidance in relation to hosting an event. It works in partnership with emergency services and professional bodies to discuss the health and safety issues around staging an event.
As an advisory group, it cannot give consent or approval for an event to take place, but will advise the event organiser on public safety issues which may need to be addressed.
You should complete our online notification form to inform the Safety Advisory Group of your planned event. Tell us about your event three months in advance, to give the group time to consider the information and provide you with the relevant advice.
You can contact the Safety Advisory Group, complete an online event notification form and download a copy of our Event Management Plan Template and Guidance Document here
Licences and Permissions
Event organisers should be aware that certain permissions may be required if, for example, you intend to sell alcohol, provide regulated entertainment, or if your event requires road closures
In these situations you will need to speak to other teams at North Yorkshire Council about your event and different lead in times will apply.
In particular, this will be necessary if you are looking to:
- obtain a licence
- engage with our highways team
- hold your event on council land – please contact ParksandGroundsCommercial@northyorks.gov.uk
- hold your event on and off street car park – please contact parking.sca@northyorks.gov.uk