Other licences and registration

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Last updated: 16 April 2024

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Animal Licensing

Information on licences for to sell pets, animal boarding establishments, dog breeding riding establishments, performing animals, dangerous wild animals and zoos

Apply for a licence to sell animals

Information on how to apply for a licence to sell animals.

Apply for a licence to provide boarding for cats or dogs

Here you will find information on how to apply for a licence to provide boarding for cats or dogs

Apply for a licence to hire out horses

Here you will find information on how to apply for a licence to operate a Riding Establishment.

Apply for a licence to keep or train animals for exhibition

Here you will find information on how to apply for a licence to keep or train animals for exhibition.

About the zoo licence

Apply for a zoo licence if  you’ll be displaying wild animals to the public for at least 7 days a year, in any place that’s n

Club Premises Certificates (Licensing Act 2003)

To authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club you need a club premises certificate

Apply for a club premises certificate

You may need to apply for a club premises certificate if you’re a social, sporting or political members club.

Apply for a full variation of a Club Premises Certificate

Information on how to apply for a full variation of a Club Premises Certificate

Apply for a gambling licence

Read the guidance and apply for a gambling licence if you want to provide facilities for gambling activities

Gambling Temporary Use Notices

Temporary Use Notices must be submitted on the correct forms. The completed notice, together with the required fee, must be given to the licensing authority at least 3 months prior to the proposed event.

Gaming Permits

The Licensing Act 2003 deals with the licensing of premises and registered clubs where alcohol is sold or supplied, and regulated entertainment or late night refreshment is being provided

Lottery Registration

Applications for registration for small society lotteries must be submitted on the correct form

Explosives and Fireworks Licences

Apply for licences to store explosives or fireworks, and to sell fireworks all year round

Scrap Metal Dealers Licence

Scrap Metal Dealers Licence information and application forms

Apply for a Sex Establishment Licence

Here you will find information about how to apply for a Sex Establishment Licence, ie Sex Shop, Sex Cinema, or Sexual Enterta

Sex Establishment Licence Forms

Information on the grant or renewal of a Sex Establishment Licence

Sunday Trading and Loading Consents

Information on the Sunday Trading Act (1994), loading and unloading at large shops on Sunday and the application process required for consent.

About the occasional sale (boot sale/table top sale) licence

Apply for an occasional sale (boot sale/table top sale) licence if you want to hold a car boot or table top sale in a car park or open space

Occasional Sales (Table top and Car boot)

Occasional Sales Licence (including car boot and table top sales)

Near Beer Licences

Anyone wishing to run a "Near Beer Premises" in the borough will require a licence from the Council.