Licences and street trading

We have a number of regulatory and registration powers and duties for licensing business activities. Use the menu on the left to find out more.

We also carry out enforcement of unlicensed activities and compliance with licence conditions.

Read our licensing policy.

Apply for a licence or registration

You can apply for most of the licences we issue online. Use the links on the left to find out more.

We work with EUGO to help local businesses and those from the European Union and European Economic Area identify which licences and permits they will need and apply for them online wherever possible. Use the link below to visit the EUGO multi-language gateway or click on the logo.

Business regulation updates

Business Link offer a regulation update email alert service. Visit their website using the link below to sign-up.

View licensing applications online

You can view licensing applications online including applications for a review of a premises licence using our PublicAccess website.

By clicking on the link to use PublicAccess you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of use. These can be read in full on our PublicAccess for building control and licensing terms of use page.

Use PublicAccess for licensing

Public registers

You can also view public registers of certain licensable activities.

Environmental permitting

To find out about the regulation of industrial process and apply for an environmental permit, see our industrial pollution page.