If you wish to run a sex shop - any premises selling sex toys, books or videos, you will need a licence.

Policy

How to apply

  • Download the application form and send it to us with your payment
  • The cost of for a sex shop licence is £938.69
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old
  • Applicants must not be disqualified from holding a licence
  • Applicants must have been resident in the UK at least six months immediately before the application or, if a corporate body, must be incorporated in the UK
  • Applicants must not have been refused the grant or renewal of a licence for the premises in question within the last 12 months unless the refusal has been reversed on appeal

Clock Completing this form takes around 30 minutes.

Apply for a sex shop licence

Contact Licensing