Licences, permits and registrations
Category Items
General information
All you need to know about licences, including what you need a licence for, fees and how to apply.
Licence and registration fees
Licence and registration fees for pet shops, food premises, gaming establishments and more.
Environmental health service charges
Charges for the certification and collection of unfit food, food export and copies of the food premises register.
Alcohol, entertainment licences
Licensing Act 2003 - alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshments.
Animal licences
Premises where animal boarding or breeding will take place, riding establishments and pet shops require a licence.
Food business registration
Premises where food is sold must complete a registration form.
Gambling licences
Premises where gambling takes place such as betting shops and bingo halls, require a licence.
Licence - auction premises
Premises holding sales by competitive bidding must be registered.
Licence - butcher's shop
We issue and renew the mandatory operating licences for butcher's shops.
Licence - explosives
Premises storing explosives (for example, fireworks, flares and air bag inflators) are required to either be registered or hold a storage licence.
Licence - highway projection and building materials
Any scaffolding, hoarding or storage on or over a public highway must have a licence.
Licence - poisons (non-medical)
Premises selling non-medical poisonous substances such as household cleaning and gardening products must have a licence.
Licence - scaffolding and hoarding
Where you must provide safe areas around building work sites and how to get permission for scaffolding and hoarding.
Licence - sex establishment
Premises that sell R18 (adult) videos and DVDs and other adult materials must have a licence.
Licence - skip operators
You must have a licence to place a builder's skip on any part of a public highway.
Licence - 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.
Licence - 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 - children and young people
Children working in the entertainment industry, such as broadcast performances, photography and modelling, must have a licence.
Licences or certificates issued by other bodies
Croydon Council does not issue licences for car hire operators, door supervisors and a range of others.
Marriage premises approval
If you operate a business premises and would like to offer it as a venue for marriages or civil partnerships you should apply to us for approval under the Marriage Act 1994 and Civil Partnerships Act 2004.
Motor salvage registration
Premises where cars are broken down and spare parts sold require a registration.
Scrap metal registration
Premises selling scrap metal must have a registration.
