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Public protection and prevention

Fees and Charges 2025 - 2026

Unless stated, VAT is 20%

Licensing and licences

Trading standards

Housing standards

Environmental protection and planning

Business compliance

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	£142.06 per delegate
Licenced premises training course	£16.39 per delegate

Street trading licence	Fee (exc VAT)
Application fee	£681
Final approval fee (upon successful application)	£69

Street trader seasonal licence (3 weeks maximum)	Fee (exc VAT)
Application fee	£431
Final approval fee (upon successful application)	£69
Street trader screening assessment	£45
Street trader licence variation	£271

Pavement café licence	Fee (exc VAT)
Application fee	£100

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	£365
Final approval fee (upon successful application)	£82
Sex establishment licence replacement	£35

Animal welfare - Dangerous wild	Fee (exc VAT)
Dangerous Wild Animal Licence*	£110.13

Animal welfare - Boarding	Fee (exc VAT)
Boarding establishment - Licence application fee	£290.01
Boarding establishment - Granting fee	£174.57

Animal welfare - Home boarding	Fee (exc VAT)
Boarding establishment - Licence application fee	£188.91
Boarding establishment - Granting fee	£134.13

Animal welfare - Pet shops	Fee (exc VAT)
Selling animals as pets licence - Application fee	£290.01
Selling animals as pets Licence - Granting fee*	£154.35

Animal welfare - Hiring horses	Fee (exc VAT)
Hiring out horses licence - Application fee	£404.69
Hiring out horses licence - Granting fee*	£225.45

Animal welfare - Breeding dogs	Fee (exc VAT)
Breeding dogs licence (Less than 10 animals) - Application fee	£344.03
Breeding dogs licence (Less than 10 animals) - Granting fee*	£174.57
Breeding dogs licence (Greater than 10 animals) - Application fee	£424.91
Breeding dogs licence (Greater than 10 animals) - Granting fee*	£215.01

Animal welfare - Keeping or training animals for exhibition	Fee (exc VAT)
Keeping or training of animals for exhibition licence - Application fee	£290.01
Keeping or training of animals for exhibition licence - Granting fee*	£174.57

Animal welfare - Zoo	Fee (exc VAT)
Zoo Licence*	£991.18

Licence 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	£295.03
Renewal	£276.89
Variation	£54.64
Scrap metal dealer site licence	£421.36
Renewal	£342.58
Variation	£54.64
Replacement licence documents	£35

Trading standards

Approved motor trader scheme	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Advertising	£0	£0
Initial joining fee	£286.61	£343.93
Renewal fee	£178.60	£214.32
Pre-sale inspection report pad	£9.27 each	£11.12 each
Servicing sheets pad	£23.21 each	£27.85 each
Signage (A3 landscape)	£64.31 each	£77.18 each
Vehicle decal (A4)	£18.41 each	£22.09 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	£40
Replacement	£40

Other non-statutory services (per hour or part hour thereof)	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Trading Standards Officer	£57.78	£69.33 per hour
Environmental Health Officer	£57.78	£69.33 per hour
Technical Officer / Enforcement Officer	£50.50	£60.60 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

Business compliance

Deaths & Burials	Fee (exc VAT)
Public health funeral administration (per hour or part hour thereof)	£34.34

Exports	Fee (exc VAT)
Export certificates	£69.54 each

Private water supplies	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Private Water Supply Sampling Visit** (maximum 3 hour duration per visit)	£120.19	-
Private Water Supply Risk Assessment	£188.87	-
Private Water Supply Activity - Additional Hours (per hour or part thereof)	£34.34	-
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.

Authority partnerships	Fee (exc VAT)
Primary authority partnership (per hour or part hour thereof)	£70

Food safety inspections	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Food Safety Advisory Visit - Existing Business (maximum 2 hour duration per visit)	£179.67	£215.61
Food Safety Advisory Visit - New Business (maximum 2 hour duration per visit)	£112.91	£135.49
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	£188.17	£225.81

Skin piercing licence	Fee (exc VAT)
Initial application (Person and premises registration)	£109.61
Register for an additional person at new practice / additional activity at a registered premise	£82.21
Register additional premises or change of address	£82.21
Amendment to existing registration certificate	£27.40
Replacement registration certificate	£27.40

Environmental protection and planning

High hedges services	Fee (exc VAT)
High hedge enquiry application	£500

Environmental / Contaminated land search Site is Equivalent to one house size	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Site only	£118.40	£142.08
Site and within 250m of site boundary	£213.12	£255.74
Site and within 500m of site boundary	£260.48	£312.58
Site and within 1000m of site boundary	£331.52	£397.82

Environmental / Contaminated land search: Site is greater than one house size	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Site only	£165.76	£198.91
Site and within 250m of site boundary	£284.16	£340.99
Site and within 500m of site boundary	£402.56	£482.07
Site and within 1000m of site boundary	£449.92	£539.90

Contaminated land planning advice service Document reviews and consultation	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Site Investigation Proposals	£126.30	£151.56
Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) Report	£189.45	£227.34
Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment (GQRA) Report	£315.75	£378.90
Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQRA) Report	£505.19	£606.23
Ground Gas Risk Assessment Report / Data	£189.45	£227.34
Detailed Ground Gas Risk Assessment Report / Data	£378.90	£454.67
Remediation / Verification Strategy Report	£252.60	£303.12
Detailed Remediation / Verification Strategy Report	£378.90	£454.67
Verification Report (Single Residential Plot)	£126.30	£151.56
Verification Report	£442.05	£530.45
Materials Management Plan (MMP) Report	£442.05	£530.45
Telephone Consultation (up to one hour)	£63.15	£75.78
Virtual Consultation (up to one hour using MS Teams platform)	£63.15	£75.78
Additional hours Consultation (per hour or part thereof)	£63.15	£75.78

Petroleum services	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Petroleum tank search	£83.06	£99.67
Petroleum licence to keep petrol (Consolidation Regulations, 2014)
Less than 2,500 litres	£48	-
2,500-50,000 litres	£65	-
More than 50,000 litres	£137	-

Copies of public register Environmental Protection Act 1990	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Copies of Public Register Entries	£4.88 + 39p per sheet	£5.86 + 47p per sheet
Administration Charge for Officer Time > 15mins (cost per hour or part hour thereof on pro rata basis)	£53.87	£64.64
Copy of Master List of Part A & B Process Operators	£54.21	£65.05

Discharge of planning conditions	Fee (exc VAT)
Discharge of Planning Condition Review (Contaminated land only)	£116 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)	£496
Monitoring of Mining or Landfill (Inactive Site)	£165

Noise monitoring services	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Installation of noise monitoring equipment	£375	£450

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

Housing standards

House in multiple occupation (HMO)	Fee (exc VAT)
New licence	£473.16
Licence with CLAS membership (10% reduction)	£425.84
Licence for charitable organisation (50% reduction)	£236.58
Licence variation	£45.62

Immigration	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Immigration inspection	£85.93	£103.12

Notices - Housing act 2004	Fee (exc VAT)	Fee (inc VAT)
Notice fee	£368.13	-

Caravan sites	Fee (exc VAT)
Initial caravan inspection	£312.97
Caravan site licence (Less than 5 caravans)	£106.09
Caravan site licence (More than 5 caravans)	£197.33
Licence transfer/variation - Major change	£192.02
Licence transfer/variation - Minor change	£45.62
Deposit of caravan site rules	£66.84
Fit and proper persons test	£201.57

23 April 2025