• Landscape - character assessment

  Landscape character assessment looks at issues affecting the landscape in view of formulating planning, development and conservation policies.

• Languages - translating and interpreting services

  We provide interpreting and translating services in most of the languages spoken in the borough, including sign language and Braille.

• Law - legal aid

  If you are on a low income Legal Aid may pay for your solicitor.

• Law - witness support

  What will happen when you report a crime to the police.

• Learning disabilities

  Help and support for adults (over 18) with learning disabilities.

• Leisure centres

  Swimming pools and sport and fitness centres in Croydon.

• Libraries

  Free to join with a wide range of up-to-date books, music, journals and many other activities.

• Libraries - catalogue

  Find out about our online library catalogue and renewal and reservation services.

• Libraries - central library

  Services, opening hours and how to get to the Central Library.

• Libraries - computers and the internet

  Where to find our photocopiers and fax, and how to book free access to one of our PCs and the internet.

• Libraries - how to join

  How to become a member of the library, how to renew your membership, what you can borrow and what to do if you lose your membership card.

• Libraries - information services

  Our Inter library loan service enable us to search public libraries nationwide to find the book you're after.

• Libraries - special needs

  Find out about library services and specialised books and reading equipment for visually impaired people.

• Licence - nursing agencies

  Agency registrations are issued by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).

• Licences - adventure activities

  Providers of certain adventure activities must have a license.

• Licences - alcohol and entertainment - personal

  The person responsible for the sale or supply alcoholic beverages at a licenced premise must have a personal licence.

• Licences - alcohol and entertainment - premises

  Premises selling or supplying alcohol, providing entertainment or providing hot food must have a licence.

• Licences - animal movement

  Livestock such as pigs, sheep, goats and cattle must be registered with the council. There are also restrictions regarding keeping poultry.

• Licences - auction premises

  Premises holding sales by competitive bidding must be registered.

• Licences - boarding animals

  Premises where cats or dogs are boarded must have a licence.

• Licences - children and young people employment

  Children working in the entertainment industry, such as broadcast performances, photography and modelling, must have a licence.

• Licences - credit

  Businesses which offer credit, lend money or allow customers to pay by installment must be licensed with the Office of Fair Trading.

• Licences - dangerous animals

  Premises where dangerous wild animals are kept must have a licence. These include monkeys, poisonous snakes and certain reptiles and spiders.

• Licences - dog breeding

  Premises where dogs are bred for sale may require a licence.

• Licences - door supervisors

  Registrations are issued by the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

• Licences - explosives

  Premises storing explosives (for example, fireworks, flares and air bag inflators) are required to either be registered or hold a storage licence.

• Licences - food businesses

  Premises where food is sold must complete a registration form.

• Licences - hackney carriage (taxi)

  We regulate the number of hackney carriages (taxis) we licence.

• Licences - hackney carriage (taxi) drivers' licences

  A licence is required before any person can drive a hackney carriage (taxi).

• Licences - massage and special treatment

  Premises offering special treatments such as massage, acupuncture, manicure, piercing and tattooing, sauna and light, electric or vapour treatments must have a licence.

• Licences - pet shops

  Premises selling pet animals must have a licence.

• Licences - poisons

  Premises selling non-medical poisonous substances such as household cleaning and gardening products must have a licence.

• Licences - private hire driver's licences

  A person who drives a licensed private hire vehicle, such as a minicab, must have a licence.

• Licences - private hire operators' licences

  Persons who accept or invite bookings for private hire vehicles, such as minicabs, must have a licence.

• Licences - private hire vehicle (minicab)

  Private hire vehicles (minicabs) must be pre-booked by phone or in person at a cab office.

• Licences - riding establishments

  Premises where horses are hired out for riding or riding instruction must have a licence.

• Licences - safety of sports grounds

  Large stadiums and stands that accommondate more the 500 people require a general safety certificate.

• Licences - scaffolding and hoarding

  Where you must provide safe areas around building work sites and how to get permission for scaffolding and hoarding.

• Licences - scrap metal registration

  Premises selling scrap metal must have a registration.

• Licences - sex shops

  Premises that sell R18 (adult) videos and DVDs and other adult materials must have a licence.

• Licences - skip operators

  You must have a licence to place a builder's skip on any part of a public highway.

• Licences - storage of petroleum

  Licences are issued by the London Fire Brigade.

• Licences - street collection

  It is illegal in to hold a street collection without obtaining a licence.

• Licences - street trading

  Persons wishing to trade or display goods or services from mobile premises or vehicles on a public highway must have a licence.

• Licences - track betting

  Premises where there is betting on sporting events, such as race tracks, must have a licence.

• Licences - voluntary mini-cab licensing scheme

  Mini bus permits for voluntary and non-profit making organisations are issued by the Department of Transport.

• Licences - zoos

  You need to apply for a licence to run a zoo.

• List of Croydon schools

  The location and contact details of nursery, primary and secondary schools in Croydon.

• Local Development Framework (LDF)

  The Local Development Framework (LDF) is the main collection of planning policy documents within the Council.

• Local government pension scheme

  Information for members.

• Local Housing Allowance (LHA)

  LHA is a way of working out how much housing benefit will be paid to private tenants. We explain how private landlords will be affected.

• Local land charges unit

  We maintain the statutory Register of Local Land Charges and investigate restrictions or prohibitions governing particular pieces of land or property.

• Local studies library and archives

  Find out what documents and manuscripts we have in our collections and how to view them.

• Locally listed buildings

  Search the online Local List or download a list of approximately 900 buildings of architectural or historic interest.

• London taxicard

  The London Taxicard allows disabled people to use licensed black cabs at reduced fares.