Event forms and guidance
This page provides documents, further information and links that event organisers may find useful when planning events.
Application forms
- Norfolk County Council Application for a Road Closure
This form should be used to apply for a street closure - Norfolk County Council Application to Erect Event Signs on the Highway
Event signage on the highway will need to be approved in advance using this application form -
Great Yarmouth Borough Council Application for Temporary Event Licence
(PDF)
[279KB]
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If you want to hold off a one-off event for less than 500 people that includes selling alcohol, providing regulated entertainment and/or selling refreshments after 11pm, you will need a Temporary Event Licence - Application for a Music Licence
If you have music at your event you may need a 'Music Licence' from PPL PRS Limited
Event planning documents
Guidance documents
- COVID-19: Guidance for Events (PDF) [87KB] (opens new window)
- A Safety Guide for Small Events (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
- Event Safety: A Guide for Parish Councils (PDF) [750KB] (opens new window)
Useful links
- The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events
- Cabinet Office - Organising a voluntary event: a 'can do' guide
- Home Office - Crowded places guidance - this provides the latest guidance on event security and recognising and dealing with the threat from terrorism
- Health and Safety Executive - Guidance on running events safely
Last modified on 02 March 2022