- Licensing
- Licensing register View applications and licences issued by the council.
- Taxi licences How to become a licensed driver, driver licences, vehicle licences, vehicle operators, complaints, conditions, policies and fees .
- Entertainment and alcohol licences Premises and club premises, personal licences, temporary events notices, hypnotism licence, sex shop and cinema licences.
- Gambling licences Gambling premises, permits and responsible authorities.
- Community and street licences A-Boards and display of goods, busking, car boot, house to house and street collections, cafes on the highway, town centre activities and street traders, distrubution of free printed matter.
- Waste licences Skip licences, scrap metal dealers and motor salvage.
- Animal licences Home boarding establishments, catteries and kennels, pet shops, dog breeding and riding establishments.
- Food licences Health, safety and food regulations.
- Highways licences Scaffolding and hoarding licences, highways projection licence and licences to excavate the road or pavement.
- Other licences Cooling tower notification, caravan site, acupuncture, tattooing, electrolysis, piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring, housing/landlord licensing, Houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
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Licensing
Information
The Licensing Offices both at Flint Street and Civic Centre 3 will be closed from 4pm on 24 December 2019 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2020 at 9:00am.
Licensing register
Information
Please note, due to a system upgrade, the public licence register is correct as at 16 November 2018. We are working towards having a new public register available.
If you require information on any licences submitted after this date please email licensing@kirklees.gov.uk
Taxi licences
Driver licences
- Apply for a Hackney Carriage or private hire driver's licence
- Renew a Hackney Carriage or private hire driver's licence
Vehicle licences
- How to transfer an existing vehicle and licence
- Renew a Hackney Carriage vehicle licence
- Apply for a private hire vehicle licence
- Renew a private hire vehicle licence
- Wheelchair accessible vehicle list
Vehicle operators
- Apply for a private hire operator's licence
- Renew a private hire operator's licence
- Change of details form
Complaints
Entertainment and alcohol licences
- Licensing policy 2015-2020
The new Licensing Policy 2020-2025 is currently under consultation until the 15th December 2019.
If you wish to respond to the proposed changes in the policy, please send any comments by email to licensing@kirklees.gov.uk or by post to Kirklees Licensing Department, Flint Street Depot, Huddersfield, HD1 6LG
Premises and club premises
- Apply for a premises licence
- Apply for a club premises certificate
- Request a review of a premises licence
Personal licences
- Apply for a personal licence
- Apply for a sex shop licence
- Apply for a sexual entertainment venue licence
- Apply for a licence to perform hypnotism
Temporary Events Notices (TENs)
Gambling licences
Statement of principles
Small lotteries
- Application form
- Counter signatories and annual fee form
- Notification of change of responsible person
- Returns form