Licensing A-Z
The licensing service administers and enforces licences required by national law.
This involves around 3,000 applications for licences, permits and registrations each year.
Many licences have a maximum life of one year.
Some licences will need a fee and/or some accompanying documentation.
See the licence fees page for more information.
The UK Government offers free advice and support if you are setting up your own business.
How to set up a business [external link].
Do I need a licence or permit?
Listed below are the premises or activities that need licences, registrations or permits.
You will need a licence from the Council. You may need further licences depending on the premise or activity.
- Acupuncture, tattooists, cosmetics, piercing and electrolysis and semi permanent skin colouring
- Alcohol Licensing
- Animal Welfare
- Auction Premises
- Busking
- Car Boot Sales
- Camping and Caravan sites
- Club Premises Certificate
- Dangerous wild animals - email [email protected] or call 01325 405888
- Dog Breeding - email [email protected] or call 01325 405888
- Electrolysis
- Food Premises Approval
- Food Premises Registration
- Gambling
- Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver Licences
- Hackney Carriage Vehicles
- House to House Collections
- Hypnotism
- Occupation of a road in connection with building work
- Pavement Cafes
- Performing Animals Registration - email [email protected] or call 01325 405888
- Pet Shops - email [email protected] or call 01325 405888
- Petroleum Storage
- Piercing
- Scaffolding
- Scrap Metal Dealer
- Sex Shop & Cinema
- Shop Front or Pavement Displays
- Skip Permit
- Skip Operator
- Sports Ground Safety Certificates
- Street Collections
- Street Trading
- Tattooing
- Temporary Event Notice
- Weighbridge Operators
- Zoos