Trading licences

The use of land for a market or car boot sale is permitted without the need for planning permission.

A venue most hold a valid licence to hold civil marriages and civil partnerships in Solihull.

On the 1 October 2013 much of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 came into force. This replaces the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 and will see the registration scheme replaced by a licensing scheme.

A sex establishment can either be a sex shop or a sex cinema.

All streets, roads, footways, forecourts and other areas to which the public have access without payment within Solihull are “consent streets.” Before trading on a consent street you will require permission from us.

You require a licence if your business conducts acupuncture, tattooing, cosmetic body piercing (including ear piercing), semi-permanent skin colouring, electrolysis