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Fees and Charges 2023 - 2024
Unless stated, VAT is 20%
Pre-application advice | Fee (exc VAT) |
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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) |
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Personal Licence Holder Training Course | £133.90 per delegate |
Licenced Premises Training Course | £15.45 per delegate |
Street Trading Licence | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Application Fee | £526 |
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) | £47 |
Street Trader Seasonal Licence (3 weeks maximum) | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Application Fee | £362 |
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) | £47 |
Street Trader Licence Variation | £162 |
Pavement Café Licence | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Application Fee | £200 |
Final Approval Fee (upon successful application) | £31 |
Pavement Café Licence Transfer | £75 |
Sex Establishments | Fee (exc VAT) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
Approved Motor Trader Scheme | Fee (exc VAT) | Fee (inc VAT) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Authorities in North-west Region | £45 per hour |
Authorities Outside North-west Region & Non TSD | £50 per hour |
High Hedges Services | Fee (exc VAT) |
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High Hedge Enquiry Application | £500.00 |
Environmental / Contaminated Land Search Site is Equivalent to One House Size |
Fee (exc VAT) | Fee (inc VAT) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
Deaths & Burials | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Public Health Funeral Administration (per hour or part hour thereof) | £33.34 |
Exports | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Export Certificates | £67.52 each |
Food Safety Inspections | Fee (exc VAT) | Fee (inc VAT) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Achieve & Succeed: Allergen & Safety Training Course | £36.00 per delegate |
Authority Partnerships | Fee (exc VAT) |
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Primary Authority Partnership (per hour or part hour thereof) | £70 |