Business licences and permits

Alcohol and entertainment licences

Apply for personal, premises or club licences to sell alcohol or host an event.

Taxi and private hire licences

Apply for taxi or private hire licences and find out how to make changes to your licence, order documents or report problems.

Pavement licence to put table and chairs on the public highway

You will need a pavement licence if your business wants to place furniture on the highway to sell or serve food or drink.

Pay the annual fee for your licence

We will contact you when it's time to pay for the annual fee for your premises licence, small society lottery registration or gambling licence or permit.

Animal licences

Apply for animal activity licences, a licence to open a zoo or to keep wild dangerous animals, includes how to report an unlicensed animal business.

Tattoo and skin piercing treatments

Register to perform skin piercing treatments such as tattoos, piercings, acupuncture or electrolysis or complain about a business offering these treatments.

Gambling licences

Apply for a premises licence, gaming or club machine permits and promote a small society lottery