Business licences

In this section:

• Caravan site licence
  We licence all caravan sites unless specifically exempted
• Consumer credit licence
  If your business offers credit or lends money to consumers, or allows customers time to pay for goods and services, it must be licensed with the Office of Fair Trading
• Explosives licence
  You need to register with us to store explosives such as fireworks, other pyrotechnic substances and small arms ammunition
• Houses in multiple occupation licensing
  The Housing Act 2004 introduces the licensing of certain houses in multiple occupation
• Motor salvage operator registration
  The Vehicle (Crime) Act 2001 and Motor Salvage Operations Regulations 2002 regulate the business of motor salvage operators. If you are a motor salvage operator you must register with us
• Petroleum licence
  You need a licence to store petroleum spirit
• Scrap metal licence
  If you are a scrap metal dealer you must register with the council
• Weighbridge operator licence
  If you operate public weighing equipment you must be a certified weighbridge operator. We issue these certificates