Location Monitoring: Noise, Capacity & Refusals

Record sound readings, capacity, and refusals, which matter most for pubs, bars, nightclubs, and late venues.

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What Location Monitoring is for

Licensed and late-night venues often have to evidence noise, occupancy, and entry refusals as part of their premises licence. The Location Monitoring section is where you record all three.

The three logs

Log

What you record

Sound Readings

Decibel readings against your venue's noise threshold

Capacity Logs

Occupancy, to show you stay within permitted capacity

Venue Refusals

Refused entries and sales, for example a Challenge 25 ID refusal

Set the noise threshold on the location so out-of-range sound readings can be flagged. A consistent refusals log is exactly the evidence police and licensing teams look for, and it protects both the premises licence and the staff member who made the call.

Tip: Get door and bar staff logging refusals in the moment from the app, rather than reconstructing them later.

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