- 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
Taxi licences
The Licensing service are unable to take appointments for new driver applications at present.
The service should be in a position to resume new driver applications appointments in mid to late August 2018.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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
- Apply for a Hackney Carriage vehicle licence
- Renew a Hackney Carriage vehicle licence
- Apply for a private hire vehicle licence
- Renew a private hire vehicle licence
Vehicle operators
Complaints
Entertainment and alcohol licences
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 sexual entertainment venue licence
- Apply for a licence to perform hypnotism
Temporary Events Notices (TENs)
Gambling licences
Small lotteries
- Application form
- Counter signatories and annual fee form
- Notification of change of responsible person
- Returns form
Temporary use
Community and street licences
A-boards and display of goods
Busking and car boot
House to house and street collections
Cafes on the highway
Town centre activities and street traders
Waste licences
Animal licences
- Animal welfare regulations 2018 (England)
- Apply for a home boarding establishment licence
- Apply for a cattery or kennel licence
- Apply for a pet shop licence
- Apply for a dog breeding establishment licence
- Apply for a riding establishment licence
- Sheep and goats movement general licence
- Zoos, dangerous wild animals and performing animals