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Registering a building for worship and as a place of marriage


2. Registering as a place of marriage

Once you have registered a building as a place of worship, you may also apply to register it as a marriage venue. You can make both applications at the same time.

To register your building of worship as a marriage venue, download and complete the General Register Office Form 78 (gov.uk) and return 2 copies with payment of £123 (payable to East Sussex County Council) to:

Licensing Officer
Register Office
Town Hall
Grove Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4UG

To register your building of worship at the same time as registering as a marriage venue, download and complete forms General Register Office Form 76 and also General Register Office Form 78 and return 2 copies of each with payment of £152 (payable to East Sussex County Council) to the above address.

Email VenueLicensing@eastsussex.gov.uk for help or advice.

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