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Licensing and Registration Permissions

The Licensing Section is based in Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford upon Avon.

We are responsible for the issue of a wide variety of licences and permits ensuring that the minimum standards of public safety and public protection are met.

We monitor and process applications and provide help and guidance on the kind of licence or permission you may need. Most applications involve the payment of an administration fee.

Types of Licences and Registrations that we offer are as follows:

• Boarding Kennels/Catteries
• Caravan Sites
• Dangerous Wild Animals
• Dog Breeding
• Pet Shops
• Pleasure Boats
• Riding Establishments
• Street Trading
• Zoos
• Licensing Act 2003
• Gambling Act 2005
• Gaming machine permits for alcohol licensed premises
• Gaming machine permits for arcades
• Prize Bingo Permits
• Small and society lotteries
• Scrap Metal Dealers Licences
• Tattooing, Electrolysis, Ear piercing and Acupuncture
• Semi permanent skin colouring, Cosmetic piercing
• Sex shops
• Street trading
• Taxi Driver Licences
• Taxi Vehicle Licences
• Private Hire Driver Licences
• Private Hire Vehicle Licences
• Private Hire Operator Licences
• Charitable, House to House and Street Collections
• Track betting licences

Our Enforcement Policy

We will carry out our enforcement procedures in accordance with the Statutory Code of Practice for Regulators, which came into force on 6 April 2008. The new code replaces the Voluntary Concordat on Good Enforcement that had been adopted by this Council.

Contact Details:

Licensing Section
Stratford on Avon District Council
Elizabeth House
Church Street
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 6HX

Phone: 01789 260211
Fax: 01789 260808
Email: licensing@stratford-dc.gov.uk

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See also:
Animal Boarding | Caravan Sites | Dangerous Wild Animals | Dog Breeding | Pet Shops | Pleasure Boats | Stables | Street Trading | Zoos | Licensing Act 2003 | Gambling Act 2005 | Small Society Lotteries | Scrap Metal Dealers | Skin Piercing | Sex Establishments | Taxis | Private Hire Vehicles | Street Collections | House to House Collections Business frequently asked questions

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