Licensing

Animal boarding licences

Get a licence to run a boarding kennel or cattery.

Club premises certificate

Apply for a licence to supply alcohol at a club.

Dangerous wild animal licence

Apply to own animals deemed dangerous, wild or exotic.

Gambling licences

Apply for a licence to hold gambling games at a premises.

House-to-house collections licences

Apply for a licence to make charitable collections.

Hypnotism authorisation

Apply for authorisation to show, demonstrate or perform hypnotism acts in public.

Licence complaints and contact details

Complain about a licence holder, or contact the licencing section.

Licensing registers

View the public licence records.

Performing animals registration

Personal licence

Apply to sell alcohol or authorise the sale of alcohol.

Pet shop licence

Apply to run a business selling pet animals.

Petroleum licence

Apply for a licence to store large amounts of petrol for private use or sale directly into vehicles’ fuel tanks.

Premises approval for marriage or civil ceremonies

Apply to hold civil ceremonies or weddings at your premises.

Premises licence

Apply to provide late-night refreshments, regulated entertainment, and alcohol.

Riding establishment licence

Apply to run a riding establishment.

Scrap metal dealer registration

Sex establishment licence

Apply to run a sex shop, or sexual entertainment venue.

Street collection licences

Apply for a licence to make street collections.

Street trader licence

Apply to trade in the street.

Tattoo, piercing, electrolysis and acupuncture

Apply to provide acupuncture, tattoos, ear piercing or electrolysis.

Taxi licences

Apply to drive a taxi or register a vehicle for private hire.

Temporary event notices

Apply to supply alcohol, regulated entertainment and provide late night refreshment from a premises on a temporary basis.

Zoo licence

Apply to run a zoo.

Licence fees

See a fee list for several kinds of licensable activity.

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