Yes, you’ll need a street trading licence. It gives you permission for a certain pitch and the days and times you can sell.
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No, you don’t need a licence to busk. You do need to follow our guidelines, which include things like not blocking doorways or pavements, letting local businesses know and not using amplifiers after 9pm.
It’s easy to register your business online at GOV.UK. Make sure you register at least 28 days before trading.
You’ll usually need a licence to hire out or carry passengers on a boat, punt or canoe. The type of licence you need depends on the activities you want to do.
You need a skin piercing and treatment licence if you want to carry out tattooing, skin piercing, acupuncture or electrolysis. It’s easy to apply online.
You need a site licence for any site you want to use for scrap metal dealing. If you want to operate as a mobile business you’ll need a collectors licence.
There are different licences depending on what you want to do, including animal boarding, dog breeding, zoos or horse riding. It’s easy to apply online.
You need a pavement licence if you want to have removable furniture outside your business to sell food or drink or for customers to consume food or drink from the business. It’s easy to apply online.
Use our simple online form. It’ll take around five minutes to apply and you’ll need a debit or credit card and a few details about your business.
Yes - you can easily see approved and rejected applications online, as well as applications open for consultation.