Licensing

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Animal Boarding Establishments
Information about Animal Boarding Establishments and the role played by local authorities in issuing licences to proprietors of boarding establishments.

Car Boot Sales Licence
Information on applying for a car boot sale licence.

Caravans and Camping Sites
Information on applying for a caravan site licence

Collections for Charity
Information on house to house and street collection permits

Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condenser Notification
Information for occupiers of non-domestic premises with cooling towers and evaporative condensers

Dangerous Wild Animals
Information about licences in connection with keeping a wild animal.

Dog Boarding Establishments
All Animal Boarding Establishments are inspected annually where health and welfare provisions are assessed for licensing purposes.

Dog Breeding
If you wish to breed dogs you need to be licensed by the Council.

Door Supervisors Registration
Details of the new arrangements for the licensing of door supervisors

Explosives Licence and Fireworks Registration
Information on explosives licences and the registration of premises for the sale of fireworks.

Food Premises Registration
Food businesses must register with the local authority

Gambling Act 2005
Information on the Gambling Act 2005 - fees, licensing policy and application forms.

Gambling Act 2005: Lotteries Registration
Information on how to register lotteries

Hairdressers and Barbers Registration
Information on how to register your Hairdressers or Barbers business.

Licensing Act 2003: Applications, Representations and Responsible Authorities
Information on how to apply for Personal and Premises Licences, Club Registration Certificates and how to make representations about applications.

Licensing Act 2003: Licensing Policy Review Consultation
Stockport Council is the Licensing Authority for all premises and locations situated within the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport i.e. premises with a postcode within the range SK1 to SK8.

Licensing Act 2003: Register of Licences Issued
Information on the register of licences issued

Licensing Fees and Charges
Details of licensing fees and charges

Minibus Permit
Information regarding mini bus permits for voluntary and non-profit making organisations.

Motor Salvage Operators Licence
Licensing requirement for Motor Salvage Operators

Nursing Agency Registration and Social Care Inspections
Information on registering nursing and domiciliary care agencies and the inspection of nursing and residential care homes

Offices Shops and Railway Premises Notification
If you are opening an office, retail shop, wholesale warehouse or catering establishment, you need to notify the Council

Performing Animals
Registration of persons training or exhibiting performing animals.

Pet Shops
The Council's conditions and procedures for applying for a pet shop licence.

Riding Schools
Information about Riding Schools.

Scrap Metal Dealers Registration
If you deal in scrap metal you need to register with the Council

Second-hand Goods Dealer Registration
Information on registration of businesses dealing in second-hand goods.

Sex Shop Licence
How to apply for a yearly trading licence

Skin and Ear Piercing, Tattooists and Electrolysis
Registration information for businesses carrying out skin piercing, electrolysis, ear piercing, acupuncture, cosmetic piercing and skin colouring.

Street Trading (including Food Hawkers and Mobile Snack Bars)
Street traders require an annual consent to trade on streets where trading is permitted.

Sunday Trading
The laws affecting Sunday opening times in shops.

Taxi Licensing
Information about applying for a taxi licence and current fees

Taxi Ranks
A list of taxi ranks situated within the borough.