Public protection and prevention

Fees and Charges 2023 - 2024

Unless stated, VAT is 20%

 

Licensing and Licences

Pre-application advice Fee (exc VAT)
Pre-application Advice (Initial Consultation) £45
Street Trading Screening Assessment (Initial Consultation) £45
Pre-application Follow-up Advice (per hour or part hour thereof) £30
Training courses Fee (exc VAT)
Personal Licence Holder Training Course £133.90 per delegate
Licenced Premises Training Course £15.45 per delegate
Street Trading Licence Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £526
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £47
Street Trader Seasonal Licence (3 weeks maximum) Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £362
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £47
Street Trader Licence Variation £162
Pavement Café Licence Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £200
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £31
Pavement Café Licence Transfer £75
Sex Establishments Fee (exc VAT)
Sex Establishment Licence (Local) Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1982  
Application Fee £1,553
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £383
Sex Establishment Licence Renewal  
Application Fee £331
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £23
Skin Piercing Licence Fee (exc VAT)
Initial Application (Person & Premises Registration) £109.61
Register Additional Person / Activity £82.21
Register Additional Premises £82.21
Amendment to Existing Registration Certificate £27.40
Replacement Registration Certificate £27.40
Animal Welfare Fee (exc VAT)
Dangerous Wild Animal Licence* £110.13
Zoo Licence* £991.18
Boarding Establishment - Licence Application Fee £249.43
Boarding Establishment - Granting Fee (upon successful application) £106.11
Selling Animals as Pets Licence - Application Fee £213.97
Selling Animals as Pets Licence - Granting Fee* (upon successful application) £70.40
Hiring Out Horses Licence - Application Fee £329.79
Hiring Out Horses Licence - Granting Fee* (upon successful application) £141.48
Breeding Dogs Licence (Less Than 10 Animals) - Application Fee £294.42
Breeding Dogs Licence (Less Than 10 Animals) - Granting Fee* (upon successful application) £106.11
Breeding Dogs Licence (Greater Than 10 Animals) - Application Fee £365.16
Breeding Dogs Licence (Greater Than 10 Animals) - Granting Fee* (upon successful application) £141.48
Home Boarding for Dogs Licence - Application Fee £213.97
Home Boarding for Dogs Licence - Granting Fee (upon successful application) £70.74
Providing Day Care for Dogs Licence - Application Fee £249.34
Providing Day Care for Dogs Licence - Granting Fee (upon successful application) £106.11
Keeping or Training of Animals for Exhibition Licence - Application Fee £231.65
Keeping or Training of Animals for Exhibition Licence - Granting Fee* (upon successful application) £70.74
Variation £82.02
Replacement Licence Documents £15.00
*All charges are exclusive of veterinary fees.
  Any veterinary fees are charged in addition to the fees charged by us.
 
Scrap Metal Fee (exc VAT)
Scrap Metal Dealer Collector Licence £278.10
Renewal £261
Variation £51.50
Scrap Metal Dealer Site Licence £397.17
Renewal £322.91
Variation £51.50
Replacement Licence Documents £35

Trading Standards

Approved Motor Trader Scheme Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Advertising £0 £0
Initial Joining Fee £270.16 £324.19
Renewal Fee £168.35 £202.02
Pre-sale Inspection Report Pad £8.74 each £10.49 each
Servicing Sheets Pad £21.87 each £26.42 each
Signage (A3 Landscape) £60.62 each £72.74 each
Vehicle Decal (A4) £17.35 each £20.81 each
Fireworks & Explosives Fee (exc VAT)
Fireworks Licence - Fireworks Regulations 2004 (Sell all year)  
Licence £500
Renewal £500
Explosives Licence - Explosives Regulations 2014 (Restrictive times to sell)  
Licence & Renewals (0m SD and >0m SD) Set by Health & Safety Executive, view the list of fees.
Variation/Transfer £37
Replacement £37
Talks & Lectures Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Trading Standards Lectures (subject specific) £71.06 per hour £85.27 per hour
Weights & Measures - Inspection Services
(per hour or part hour thereof)
Fee (exc VAT)
Trading Standards Officer £41.55
Technical Officer / Enforcement Officer £41.55
Officer Hourly Rates
(per hour or part hour thereof)
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Trading Standards Officer £56.09 £67.31 per hour
Environmental Health Officer

£56.09

£67.31 per hour
Technical Officer / Enforcement Officer £49.03 £58.84 per hour
Financial Investigation Consultancy Fee (exc VAT)
Authorities in North-west Region £45 per hour
Authorities Outside North-west Region & Non TSD £50 per hour

Environmental Protection and Planning

High Hedges Services Fee (exc VAT)
High Hedge Enquiry Application £500.00
Environmental / Contaminated Land Search
Site is Equivalent to One House Size
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Site only £94.72 £113.66
Site and within 250m of Site Boundary £189.44 £227.33
Site and within 500m of Site Boundary £236.80 £284.16
Site and within 1000m of site boundary £307.84 £369.40
Environmental / Contaminated Land Search:
Site is Greater Than One House Size
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Site only £142.08 £170.49
Site and within 250m of Site Boundary £260.48 £312.57
Site and within 500m of Site Boundary £378.88 £454.65
Site and within 1000m of Site Boundary £426.23 £511.48
Contaminated Land Planning Advice Service
Document Reviews and Consultation
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)

Site Investigation Proposals

£122.62 £147.14
Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) Report £183.93 £220.72
Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment (GQRA) Report £306.55 £367.86
Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQRA) Report £490.48 £588.58
Ground Gas Risk Assessment Report / Data £183.93 £220.72
Detailed Ground Gas Risk Assessment Report / Data £367.86 £441.43
Remediation / Validation Strategy Report £245.24 £294.29
Detailed Remediation / Validation Strategy Report £367.86 £441.43
Validation Report (Single Residential Plot) £122.62 £147.14
Validation Report £429.17 £515
Materials Management Plan (MMP) Report £429.17 £515
Telephone Consultation (up to one hour) £61.31 £73.57
Virtual Consultation (up to one hour using MS Teams platform) £61.31 £73.57
Additional hours Consultation (per hour or part thereof) £61.31 £73.57
Petroleum Services Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Petroleum Tank Search £78.29 £93.95
Petroleum Licence To Keep Petrol (Consolidation Regulations, 2014)    
Less than 2,500 litres £45 -
2,500-50,000 litres £61 -
More than 50,000 litres £128 -
Petroleum Licence Transfer (Consolidation Regulations, 2014) £8 -
Copies of Public Register Environmental Protection Act 1990 Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Copies of Public Register Entries £4.60 + 37p per sheet £5.52 + 44p per sheet
Administration Charge for Officer Time > 15mins
(cost per hour or part hour thereof on pro rata basis)
£50.78 £60.93
Copy of Master List of Part A & B Process Operators £51.10 £61.32
Discharge of Planning Conditions Fee (exc VAT)
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Contaminated Land) £116 per application
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Other) £116 per application
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Householder) £34 per application
Private Sewers Work in Default Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Minimum Charge Per Property £41.52 £49.82
Agreed Private Sewer Maintenance Actual Cost +10% Actual Cost +10%
Statutory Private Sewer Maintenance Actual Cost +25% Actual Cost +25%
Landfill / Mining Monitoring Services Fee (exc VAT)
Monitoring of Mining or Landfill (Partially or Wholly Active Site) £397
Monitoring of Mining or Landfill (Inactive Site) £132

Non-statutory Service Officer Hourly Rates
(per hour or part hour thereof)
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Principal Officer £54.18 £65.01 per hour
Environmental Protection Officer

£47.36

£56.83 per hour
Compliance Officer / Enforcement Officer £41.52 £49.82 per hour

Business Compliance

Deaths & Burials Fee (exc VAT)
Public Health Funeral Administration (per hour or part hour thereof) £33.34
 
Exports Fee (exc VAT)
Export Certificates £67.52 each
Food Safety Inspections Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Food Safety Advisory Visit - Existing Business
(maximum 2 hour duration per visit)
£169.36 £203.24
Food Safety Advisory Visit - New Business
(maximum 2 hour duration per visit)
£106.43 £127.72
Food Safety Inspection - Revisit
(per hour or part thereof over 2 hours duration of initial visit)
£46.36 £55.63
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Re-Inspection £182.69 £219.23
Private Water Supplies Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Private Water Supply Sampling Visit**
(maximum 3 hour duration per visit)
£103.02  
Private Water Supply Risk Assessment £171.70  
Private Water Supply Activity - Additional Hours
(per hour or part thereof)
£33.34  
Food & Water Sampling Request**
(per hour or part thereof)
£46.36 £55.63
**All charges are exclusive of laboratory fees. Any laboratory fees are charged in addition to the fees charged by us.
Training Courses Fee (exc VAT)
Achieve & Succeed: Allergen & Safety Training Course £36.00 per delegate
Authority Partnerships Fee (exc VAT)
Primary Authority Partnership (per hour or part hour thereof) £70