Licences and street trading

How to apply for Licences and certificates including Entertainment, Fire Certificates, Food Businesses, Street Trading, Taxis and Minicabs.

• Certificate - weighbridge operator
  Information on Public Weighbridge Operator Certification
• Fireworks registration
  Information about fireworks registration.
• Gambling Act 2005
  The Gambling Act 2005 received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005 and aims to modernise the law on Gambling. It will replace the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, the Gaming Act 1968 and the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976.
• Licence - amusements
  Information about Gaming and Amusement Machine licences.
• Licence - animal movement
  Information about the control of the movement of animals.
• Licence - auctions
  Information about the licensing of auctions
• Licence - boarding animals
  Information about boarding animal licences.
• Licence - boatman
  Solihull Council currently does not make provision for the licensing of Boatpersons and there is presently no legal requirement on behalf of this authority to do so.
• Licence - building materials
  Regulations for placing building materials on the public highway.
• Licence - butchers' shop
  Information about changes to the licensing of butchers.
• Licence - car boot sales
  Information on how to obtain planning permission for a car boot sale.
• Licence - caravan site
  Information about caravan site licences.
• Licence - cinema
  Cinema licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - credit
  Information about credit licences
• Licence - dog breeding
  Information about breeding establishment licences.
• Licence - door supervision
  Information about Door supervision licences.
• Licence - entertainment
  Entertainments licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - exotic dangerous and wild animals
  Information about exotic dangerous and wild animals licences
• Licence - explosives
  Information about the sale and storage of explosives.
• Licence - explosives sales
  Information about explosives licences.
• Licence - food businesses
  Information about registering premises used for a food business.
• Licence - game dealers
  Information about game dealer licences.
• Licence - gaming machines
  Information about gaming machine licences.
• Licence - hackney carriage - taxi
  Information about hackney carriage licence.
• Licence - hackney carriage driver's
  Information about hackney carriage drivers licences.
• Licence - hairdressing
  Information on hairdressing health and safety.
• Licence - house to house collections
  Information about house to house collection licences.
• Licence - late hours catering
  Late hours catering licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - lottery
  Information about lottery licences.
• Licence - massage and special treatments
  Bylaw conditions require that suitable provisions are made by the operator to ensure hygiene and safety and to prevent the spread of infection.
• Licence - motor salvage operator
  Information on Motor Salvage Operator Licence
• Licence - non-medical poisons
  Information about non-medical poisons licences
• Licence - nursing agencies
  With effect from 1st April 2003, the licensing and enforcement of nurses' agencies moved from the Council to the new National Care Standards Commission (NCSC).
• Licence - pet shop
  Information about pet shop licences.
• Licence - petroleum
  Information about licensing to store petroleum.
• Licence - pleasure boats
  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council currently does not make provisions for the licensing of Pleasure Boats and there is presently no legal requirement on behalf of this authority to do so.
• Licence - private clubs
  Private club licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - private hire driver's
  Information about private hire drivers licences.
• Licence - private hire operator's licence
  Information about private hire operators licences.
• Licence - private hire vehicle - minicab
  Information about private hire vehicle licences.
• Licence - public entertainment
  Public entertainment licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - riding establishment
  Information about riding establishment licences.
• Licence - scaffolding and hoarding
  Information about scaffolding and hoarding licences.
• Licence - school age children performances
  The rules governing Children in Entertainment covers children who take part in 'performances', including all broadcast performances, child photography or modelling.
• Licence - scrap metal
  Under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964, any person carrying on the business of a scrap metal dealer must be registered with the Council.
• Licence - sex establishments
  Information about sex establishment licences
• Licence - sports ground
  Information about safety certificates at sports grounds.
• Licence - street cafe
  Information about street cafe licences
• Licence - street collections
  Information about street collection licences including a definition of a 'public place'.
• Licence - street trading
  Information about Street trading and how to apply for a Street Trading Licence or Consent.
• Licence - sunday trading notifications
  Information about Sunday trading.
• Licence - tattoo, piercing and electrolysis
  Information about Acupuncture, Tattoo, Skin piercing and electrolysis registration.
• Licence - theatre
  Theatre licences are now covered by the Licensing Act 2003.
• Licence - track betting
  Track Betting Licences are issued under the Betting Gaming & Lotteries Act 1963.
• Licence - water sports
  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council currently does not make provisions for the licensing of water sports activities and there is presently no legal requirement on behalf of this authority to do so.
• Licence - zoo
  Information about zoo licences and regulation.
• License - Alcohol
  Information about licensing.
• Skip permits
  Information about obtaining a skip permit and how skips should be operated.