Licensing fees and charges

Licensing Fees and Charges from 1st April 2025

Licensing fees and charges from 1 April 2025

General

Pre-application advice£35for the first hour
£45per additional hour(s)
Pre-application site visit£90for the first hour
£45per additional hour(s)
Change of Name/Address on a licence (except Licensing Act 2003 or permits issued under Gambling Act 2005)£20
Copy of a licence (except Licensing Act 2003 or permits issued under Gambling Act 2005)£20
Creating an application advertisement£12.50
Displaying an application advertisementUp to 3 signs £75 then £10 per sign thereafter

Street Trading

Static or Mobile Traders
1 – 2 days£130
Up to 2 weeks£250
1 month£320
6 months£700
12 months£890
Markets
1 – 2 days (1st 3 stalls)£190
1 – 2 days cost per extra stall£25
3 days – 1 month (1st 3 stalls)£475
3 days – 1 month cost per extra stall£70
1 – 6 months (1st 3 stalls)£800
1 – 6 months cost per extra stall£120
6 – 12 months (1st 3 stalls)£1,090
6 – 12 months cost per extra stall£210

Land Hire

£60 per square metre

Street Furniture and Square Bookings

Application for grant/renewal£225
Pavement LicensingOne Year £150
Two Years £225
Land Hire£45 per square metre
Square hire£60 per pitch

Boatman and Pleasure Boat Licences

Grant/Renew Boatman Licence£120
Pleasure Boat Grant/Renew£180
Pleasure Boat Non-Motorised£215 (up to 10 vessels)
£265 (11-20 vessels)
£310 (21+ vessels)

Sex Establishment

Grant£3,500
Renewal£1,800

Treatments (Skin Piercing, Tattooing, Acupuncture, Electrolysis)

Premises£275
Person carrying out treatment£175

Hackney Carriage (Taxis) and Private Hire

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence
Grant Driver Licence (3 years)£250
Renew Driver Licence (3 years)£200
Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Vehicle
Grant£270
Renewal£270
Transfer of Interest£70
Replacement Vehicle£160
(plus the cost of door stickers if Private Hire)
Non-Motorised Vehicle (e.g. Pedicab/Horse & Carriage)
Grant/Renew a Vehicle Licence£250
Private Hire Operator
Grant/Renew Operator Licence (5 years)£240

General

Replacement Plate£30
Replacement Door Stickers£35
Replacement Driver Badge£25
Taximeter Test£40
Knowledge Test£40

Scrap Metal

Scrap Metal Premises – New Application£325
Scrap Metal Premises – Renewal£325
Scrap Metal Collector – New Application£195
Scrap Metal Collector – Renewal£195
Scrap Metal – Vary£65

Zoos

In addition to the Zoo Licence fees, the licence holder will be required to pay all DEFRA appointed and appointed vet inspector fees
Zoo Grant (Large Zoo)£1350
Zoo Grant (Small Zoo)£1100
Zoo Renewal (Large Zoo)£1800
Zoo Renewal (Small Zoo)£1350
Directions issued under Section 16£50 per hour

Animal activities

The vet or officer fees for the inspection undertaken at each premises will be added to the fee

New or renewal applications for the following licences:1 Year2 Year3 Year
Animal Boarding (New)£700£775£890
Animal Boarding (Renewal)£500£575£690
Home Boarding (New)£555£630£750
Home Boarding (Renewal)£400£475£575
Home Boarding (Franchise) per carer£100
Dog Breeding (New)£700£775£895
Dog Breeding (Renewal)£500£575£690
Pet Shop (licence to sell animals) (New)£700£775£890
Pet Shop (licence to sell animals) (Renewal)£500£570£690
The above pet shop fees are inclusive of fish. Additional fees are required dependant on what types of species the operator is intending to sell, please see below:
Pet Shop (Licence to sell animals) Small Rodents/Rabbits & Guinea Pigs£105
Pet Shop (Licence to sell animals) Birds£105
Pet Shop (Licence to sell animals) Reptiles & Amphibians£160
Hiring out Horses (Riding Establishments) (New)£700£775£890
Hiring out Horses (Riding Establishments) (Renewal)£500£575£690
Exhibition/Encounters or training of Performing Animals£550
Dangerous Wild Animal£365 (Commercial)£315 (Domestic)

Other charges

Variation to a licence£50 (plus inspection costs if required)
Reassessment of an inspection£175

Residential Mobile Homes Sites

New licence applicationup to 25 units£750
26-50 units£800
51-100 units£950
101+ units£1000
Annual Feeup to 40 units£75
40+ units£110
Deposit of Site Rules£115
Application to register as a Fit and Proper Person£275
Transfer a licence£160
Vary a licence£215
Compliance Notices and other enforcement costs will be recovered on a case by case basis

Licensing Act 2003 – Alcohol, Regulated Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment

Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates
Non-Domestic Rateable Value
(can be found here)
BandFees for grant or variationAnnual fee
No Rateable Value to £4,300A£100£70
£4,301 to £33,000B£190£180
£33,001 to £87,000C£315£295
£87,001 to £125,000D£450£320
£125,001 and aboveE£635£350

Other Fees

Minor Variation to a premises licence or a club premises certificate£89
Variation of premises licence to specify and individual as DPS£23
Disapply the requirement to have a DPS for Community Premises£23
Transfer of Premises Licence£23
Personal Licence£37
Notification of Change of Name and/or Address£10.50
Copy of premises licence or personal licence£10.50
Temporary Event Notice£21
Certifying a passport photograph for a Personal Licence application£10

Additional fees for premises licences with capacities of 5,000+

Maximum permitted capacity at any one timeAdditional fee for grant or variationAdditional annual fee
5,000 to 9,999£1,000£500
10,000 to 14,999£2,000£1,000
15,000 to 19,999£4,000£2,000
20,000 to 29,999£8,000£4,000
30,000 to 39,999£16,000£8,000
40,000 to 49,999£24,000£12,000
50,000 to 59,999£32,000£16,000
60,000 to

Gambling Premises

Premises Licence

Bingo, Betting, Family Entertainment Centre, Adult Gaming Centre

Application for a Premises Licence£725
Application to Vary a Premises Licence£725
Application for Provisional Statement£725
Application to Transfer a Premises Licence£180
Application for Reinstatement of a Premises Licence£335
Annual Fee£300
First Annual Fee (-25%)£225

Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centre Permit

Application for a new permit or a renewal£300
Change of name on a permit£25
Copy of a permit£15

Prize Gaming Permit

Application for a new permit or a renewal£300
Change of name on a permit£25
Copy of a permit£15

Clubs

Club Gaming/Gaming Machine Permit – Application/Renewal£200
Club Gaming/Gaming Machine Permit – Application/Renewal (Fast Track for clubs that hold a Club Premises Certificate under the Licensing Act 2003)£100
Club Gaming/Gaming Machine Permit – Annual Fee£50
Club Gaming/Gaming Machine Permit – Variation£100
Copy of a permit£15

Premises Licensed under the Licensing Act 2003

Notification of <2 gaming machines under the automatic entitlement£50
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit – Application (>2 gaming machines)£150
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit – Annual Fee£50
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit – Variation£100
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit – Transfer£25
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit – Change of Name£25
Copy of a permit£15

Other authorisations

Temporary Use Notice£50
Non-commercial Small Society Lottery Registration (New)£40
Non-commercial Small Society Lottery Registration (Annual Fee)£20