Public protection and prevention

Fees and Charges 2022 - 2023

Unless stated, VAT is 20%

Licensing and Licences

Pre-application advice Fee (exc VAT)
Pre-application Advice (Initial Consultation) £45.00
Street Trading Screening Assessment (Initial Consultation) £45.00
Pre-application Follow-up Advice (per hour or part hour thereof) £30.00
Training courses Fee (exc VAT)
Personal Licence Holder Training Course £130.00 per delegate
Licenced Premises Training Course £15.00 per delegate
Street Trading Licence Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £526.00
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £47.00
Street Trader Seasonal Licence (3 weeks maximum) Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £362.00
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £47.00
Street Trader Licence Variation £162.00
Pavement Café Licence Fee (exc VAT)
Application Fee £200.00
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £31.00
Pavement Café Licence Transfer £75.00
Sex Establishments Fee (exc VAT)
Sex Establishment Licence (Local) Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1982  
Application Fee £899.00
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £180.00
Sex Establishment Licence Renewal  
Application Fee £286.00
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) £62.00
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 £270.00
Renewal £253.40
Variation £50.00
Scrap Metal Dealer Site Licence £385.60
Renewal £313.50
Variation £50.00
Replacement Licence Documents £35.00

Trading Standards

Approved Motor Trader Scheme Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Advertising £0.00 £0.00
Initial Joining Fee £262.29 £314.75
Renewal Fee £163.45 £196.14
Pre-sale Inspection Report Pad £8.49 each £10.18 each
Servicing Sheets Pad £21.23 each £25.47 each
Signage (A3 Landscape) £58.85 each £70.63 each
Vehicle Decal (A4) £16.84 each £20.21 each
Fireworks & Explosives Fee (exc VAT)
Fireworks Licence - Fireworks Regulations 2004 (Sell all year)  
Licence £500.00
Renewal £500.00
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 £37.00
Replacement £37.00
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 £56.16
Technical Officer / Enforcement Officer £47.13
Financial Investigation Consultancy Fee (exc VAT)
Authorities in North-west Region £40.00 per hour
Authorities Outside North-west Region & Non TSD £45.00 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 £75.61 £90.73
Site and within 250m of Site Boundary £178.43 £214.11
Site and within 500m of Site Boundary £223.85 £268.62
Site and within 1000m of site boundary £294.05 £352.86
Environmental / Contaminated Land Search:
Site is Greater Than One House Size
Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Site only £116.37 £139.64
Site and within 250m of Site Boundary £244.43 £293.32
Site and within 500m of Site Boundary £350.55 £420.66
Site and within 1000m of Site Boundary £419.17 £503.01
Petroleum Services Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Petroleum Tank Search £76.01 £91.22
Petroleum Licence To Keep Petrol (Consolidation Regulations, 2014)    
Less than 2,500 litres £45.00 -
2,500-50,000 litres £61.00 -
More than 50,000 litres £128.00 -
Petroleum Licence Transfer (Consolidation Regulations, 2014) £8.00 -
Copies of Public Register Environmental Protection Act 1990 Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Copies of Public Register Entries £4.47 + 36p per sheet £5.36 + 43p per sheet
Administration Charge for Officer Time > 15mins
(cost per hour or part hour thereof on pro rata basis)
£49.30 £59.16
Copy of Master List of Part A & B Process Operators £49.61 £59.53
Discharge of Planning Conditions Fee (exc VAT)
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Contaminated Land) £116.00 per application
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Other) £116.00 per application
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Householder) £34.00 per application
Private Sewers Work in Default Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Minimum Charge Per Property £52.89 £63.46
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) £397.00
Monitoring of Mining or Landfill (Inactive Site) £132.00

Business Compliance

Deaths & Burials Fee (exc VAT)
Burial Administration (per hour or part hour thereof) £54.00
Health & Safety - Disclosure of Information Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Copies of H&S Information 38p per sheet -
F2508 Notification Form £21.22 £25.46
Factual Statement & Other Documentation £164.72 £197.66
Statutory Notice File Search Request £68.14 £81.77
Exports Fee (exc VAT)
Export Certificates £55.00 each
Food Safety Inspections Fee (exc VAT) Fee (inc VAT)
Food Safety Advisory Visit (Existing Business) £164.43 -
Food Safety Advisory Visit (New Business) £103.33 £124.00
Food Safety Inspection (Revisit) £177.37 -
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) £70.00