- 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, car boot, house to house and street collections, cafes on the highway, town centre activities and street traders, distribution 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
Licensing register
Taxi licences
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The taxi licencing service are currently experiencing a high volume of applications.
Applications which have expired or due to expire imminently are being prioritised. There is a delay with other applications however they will be dealt with as soon as possible. We ask for your patience in not chasing your application. We have received it and will deal with it and be in contact once processed.
- For all private hire and hackney carriage enquiries, we process applications according to the expiry dates, this may mean that you will receive contact from us closer to the time of the expiry (unless you require a DBS)
- For all Licensing Act and Gambling Act enquiries, we will contact you for payment within the timeframe permitted under legislation.
- If your email is a complaint regarding to Safeguarding issues, that will be allocated to an officer and you will be contacted within 48 hours.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Information for licence holders
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/hackney carriage 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
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you wish to submit any correspondence or make an application, we strongly encourage that these are made electronically and emailed to licensing@kirklees.gov.uk as the postal services are currently disrupted. You will receive confirmation that your application/email has been received and if applicable, we will call you back to arrange for payment to be taken over the phone as we cannot accept cheques as present.
Temporary Off Sales Permission
The Business and Planning Act 2020 has temporarily modified the Licensing Act 2003 to provide an automatic extension to the terms of most premises licences which currently only permit the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises to allow the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises. The provisions are temporary until 30 September 2021.
Alcohol licensing: guidance on new temporary off-sales permissions
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
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you wish to submit any correspondence or make an application, we strongly encourage that these are made electronically and emailed to licensing@kirklees.gov.uk as the postal services are currently disrupted. You will receive confirmation that your application/email has been received and if applicable, we will call you back to arrange for payment to be taken over the phone as we cannot accept cheques as present.
Statement of principles
Small lotteries
- Application form
- Counter signatories and annual fee form
- Notification of change of responsible person
- Returns form
Temporary use
Community and street licences
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you wish to submit any correspondence or make an application, we strongly encourage that these are made electronically and emailed to licensing@kirklees.gov.uk as the postal services are currently disrupted. You will receive confirmation that your application/email has been received and if applicable, we will call you back to arrange for payment to be taken over the phone as we cannot accept cheques as present.
A-boards and display of goods
Car boot
House to house and street collections
Cafes on the highway
- Apply for permission to provide cafe facilities on a public highway
- View and comment on temporary street cafe applications