Licences, registrations and applications for the Scarborough area

Find out information on the licences, registrations, applications and officer decisions made for the Scarborough area.

Licences and applications 

Public register

Current applications

Premises licence

Applicant Premises name and address Last date for representations License application
The Little Hamper Company 68 Victoria Road,
Scarborough,
YO11 1SF
8 October 2025

Notice is given that The Little Hamper Company has applied to North Yorkshire Council for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

The licensable activities are:

Retail sale of alcohol – off sales only

Opening hours Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm

Online sales are Monday to Friday all day

Bestsellers Direct Limited Whitby Shop, 146 Church Street, Whitby, YO22 4DE 10 October 2025

Notice is given that Bestsellers Direct Limited has applied to North Yorkshire Council for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003.

The licensable activities are:

Retail sale of alcohol – Off sales only
Hours of opening – Monday to Sunday from 9am until 9pm

YHA (England & Wales) Whitby Youth Hostel, Abbey House, East Cliff, Whitby, YO22 4JT 31 October 2025

Notice is hereby given that YHA (England & Wales) has applied for a variation of a Premises Licence in respect of premises known as the Whitby Youth Hostel Abbey House East Cliff Whitby North Yorkshire YO22 4JT

The variation proposed is as follows:

To amend the licensing plan to include all internal areas and permit licensable activities to take place during the current hours stated on the Premises Licence

To permit all licensable activities permitted by the licence to take place in the external areas shown on the revised plan between 10am to 11pm.

To remove existing annex 2 and annex 3 conditions attached to the licence and detailed within the application.

Common Cause Community Interest Company The Dispensary, 25 Skinner Street, Whitby YO21 3AH 1 November 2025

Notice is given that James Fearnley Common Cause Community Interest Company has applied to North Yorkshire Council for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003. 

The licensable activities are:

For the off sale and limited ad hoc consumption of beer, wine and spirits on these premises.

Also ad hoc organised events that may involve the onsite consumption of alcohol.

The Wellington Pub and Shisha Bar Limited Wellington Pub and Shisha Bar
70 Castle Road
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 1XE
Tuesday 4 November 2025 Notice is given that The Wellington Pub and Shisha Bar Limited has applied to North Yorkshire Council for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003. 

The licensable activities are: 

Retail sale of alcohol:
Monday to Sunday: 11am to midnight (both on and off the premises)

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application punishable on summary conviction by an unlimited fine.

Anyone who wishes to make representations regarding an application must give notice in writing to: North Yorkshire Council, Licensing Services, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HG or by email to licensing.sca@northyorks.gov.uk.

Not to be less than 28 days, starting on the day after the application was given to the Licensing Authority. The application record and register may be viewed by prior appointment during normal office hours at the above address.

Pavement licence

Applicant Premises address Last date for representations License application
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Cooling towers notification

If your premises has or operates a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, it must be registered with us. This is to identify potential sources of legionnaires disease and allow for easier identification, monitoring and inspection.

For more information on legionnaires disease and your responsibilities as a business, visit the Health and Safety Executive website.

Company name Address 
McCain Foods (GB) Ltd Havers Hill, Scarborough, YO11 3BS
Osprey Ltd PO Box 5, Dunslow Road, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3GS
Jaconelli Ice Cream Unit 2, Cleveland Road, Scarborough, YO12 7BG 
Raflatac Ltd Wareham Road, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3DX
Whitby Seafoods Ltd Fairfield Way, Whitby Business Park, Whitby, YO22 4PU
Spirit of Yorkshire Ltd Unit 1, Hunmanby Industrial Estate, Hunmanby, YO14 0PH

Caravan Site Licencing Public Registers and Officer Decisions

For full details please view our Caravan site and campsite licences page.