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Licensing hearings cluster across Bristol-area councils in late August

Bristol City Council and neighbouring authorities have lined up a run of licensing hearings and sub-committee meetings within the final two weeks of August.

Bristol City Council has set two Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee meetings for late August and early September, as several neighbouring authorities also publish licensing agendas and minutes in the same two-week period.

A further meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 10.00 am [9].

Outside Bristol, Tewkesbury Borough Council held a Licensing Sub-Committee (Street Trading and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles, Drivers and Operators) on Monday, 17 August 2026 at 2.30 pm [2][5]. Cotswold District Council has scheduled a Licensing Sub-Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Matters) for Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 2.00 pm [3][6]. Cheltenham Borough Council published minutes from a Licensing Sub-Committee - Miscellaneous meeting held on Wednesday, 5 August 2026 at 6.00 pm [7]. Gloucester City Council has published an agenda supplement for a Licensing and Enforcement Sub-Committee meeting set for Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 6.00 pm [8].

No single document lists the full regional schedule, but together the sources show a concentration of licensing casework—covering taxis, street trading and other licence matters—across the area from mid-August into early September.

Sources

  1. Bristol City Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Supplementary Agenda 2 - Supp Docs El Rincon 2 : Meeting of Thursday, 20th August, 2026 10.00 am, Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee
  2. Tewkesbury Borough Council meetings and papers: Meeting held: Monday, 17 August 2026 2:30 pm, Licensing Sub-Committee (Street Trading and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles, Drivers and Operators)
  3. Cotswold District Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Supplementary pages - Existance Festival : Meeting of Wednesday, 19th August, 2026 2.00 pm, Licensing Sub-Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Matters)
  4. Bristol City Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Supplementary Agenda 2 - Supp Docs El Rincon 2 : Meeting of Thursday, 20th August, 2026 10.00 am, Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee
  5. Tewkesbury Borough Council meetings and papers: Meeting held: Monday, 17 August 2026 2:30 pm, Licensing Sub-Committee (Street Trading and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles, Drivers and Operators)
  6. Cotswold District Council meetings and papers: Meeting scheduled: Wednesday, 19th August, 2026 2.00 pm, Licensing Sub-Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Matters)
  7. Cheltenham Borough Council meetings and papers: Minutes published: Meeting of Wednesday, 5th August, 2026 6.00 pm, Licensing Sub-Committee - Miscellaneous
  8. Gloucester City Council meetings and papers: Agenda supplement published - Late Material (Additional Representation from Resident) : Meeting of Thursday, 27th August 2026 6.00 pm, Licensing and Enforcement Sub-Committee
  9. Bristol City Council meetings and papers: Agenda published: Meeting of Thursday, 3rd September, 2026 10.00 am, Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee

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