Licensing policies and consultations

Licensing policies

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Statement of Licensing Policy 2021–2026 (PDF)

Statement of Principles (Gambling Act 2005) 2025-2028 (PDF)

Street Trading Policy (PDF)

Licensing consultations

We carry out consultations on our policies to allow residents and businesses to have their say.

Current consultations

Licensing fee review 2025-2026

As a result of inflationary pressures and to ensure that the licensing service is not impacted, all discretionary licensing fees and charges have been increased. These fees relate to taxi licensing, scrap metal, sexual entertainment and street trading.

As a result of the changes proposed the council is interested in seeking your views on the changes via a public consultation.

The proposed fees and survey can be found on our Have Your Say Platform. This consultation will close on 31 January 2025.

Recent consultations

Please click on the links below for more information on our recent consultations:

Statement of Gambling Principles and Policy 2025-2028 consultation

Licensing fee review

Consultation on the designation of streets in regards to street trading

Street Trading Policy 2022-2025 consultation