Licensing and regulation

Highway licences, hackney carriage and private hiring licences, animal welfare licensing, alcohol and entertainment premise licence, street trading and much more.

Fireworks and explosives

Licence to sell fireworks, and apply for fireworks storage.

Current licensing applications

The list is updated weekly and applications stay on the list until the last date for representation has passed.

Alcohol and entertainment licences

Temporary event notice, premises and personal licence, club premises certificate and responsible list of authorities.

Hackney carriage and private hire licensing

Hackney carriage (Taxi) and private hire licences information, wheelchair and disabled access vehicles, compliance garages and hackney carriage fares.

Highway licences

Information on a number of licensing applications for example, skip, road traffic signals, erecting a banner, crane licence and much more.

Animal welfare licensing

Information about licenced or registered premises.

Street Cafes and Goods Displays on the Highway

Application will be considered as incomplete if the required documents and CAD drawings are not provided and would not be processed.

Street trading

All streets in the Royal Borough are designated as consent streets.

Scaffolding and hoarding

When carrying out any building work/maintenance or removal of any part of a property which is adjacent to the public highway (road, pavement or rear lane), the safety of all users of the highway must be paramount.

Find a licensing application

Find a licensing application by using the licensing system.

Safety Advisory Group

Safety Advisory Group (SAG) exists to support event organisers to ensure that, as far as is reasonably possible, events in the Royal Borough take place safely and successfully.

Gambling Act 2005 licences

From 1 September 2007 the Gambling Act 2005 replaced the previous regime for the regulation of gambling.

Sports grounds - Safety certificate for a regulated stand

A separate application form is required for each regulated stand.

House to house and street collections

House to House collections for charitable purposes are regulated by the Royal Borough.

Apply for a small lottery licence

The total value of tickets for sale in a single lottery cannot exceed £20,000 and the aggregate value of tickets on sale in a calendar year cannot exceed £250,000.

Sexual establishment venue licensing

There is an exemption for premises which provide such entertainment less frequently than once a month.

Guidance for residents : Licenses

In accordance with the Licensing Act 2003, the Royal Borough will take into account the views of local people and businesses when someone applies for a licence or certificate to carry out a licensable activity such as selling alcohol, providing regulated entertainment and providing late night refreshment.

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