Licensing

Services List

Taxi and private hire licensing

Vehicles used as hackney carriages and for private hire must be licensed. This also applies to drivers and, in the case of a private hire business, the operator.

Pavement licences

A pavement licence allows businesses such as cafes, restaurants and bars to place removable furniture on the highway.

Caravan site licensing

Caravan sites must be licensed under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.

Camp site licensing

This information applies to all moveable dwellings (primarily tents and motorhomes).

Scrap metal dealer licensing

Those who deal in scrap metal require a licence. There are two types of licence - one for running a site and one for mobile collectors who do not operate from a site.

Other licences

Information for street collections, house to house collections, pleasure boats, sex establishments, skin piercing businesses, street trading, and hypnotism.

Organising a street party

The Government has produced a guide on how to hold a street party in your local area that sets out the things you need to think about and the information you will need to let us know.

Complaints about licensing issues

Most licensed premises are well run and the majority of licensees provide a professional service but problems may happen from time to time for a variety of reasons.