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Licences and street trading

Information on licences for street trading and reporting illegal street trading


Alcohol and entertainment licences


If you want to sell alcohol or provide entertainment services, you'll need a licence

Street trading


Street Trading licences are required before anyone can trade on the market

Building and construction licenses


Apply for scaffolding, skip, building materials or highway licences.

Animal welfare licences


Apply for a license or registration relating to animals

Gambling licence


Information about gambling premises licences, and small society lotteries.

Licence to provide massage and special treatment


Premises offering special treatments must have a special treatment licence

Approved food premises


You may need our approval to run certain types of food businesses

Storage, explosives and poisons licence


You must obtain a licence if you intend to store or sell dangerous products e.g. fireworks, explosives and more

Other licenses


Information about and how to apply for other licences.

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