Licensing
Licences and Registrations
Our licensing team are responsible for processing and issuing various types of licences for businesses, charities and community groups.
The range of licences covers areas like animal welfare, car boot sales, entertainment, gambling, and alcohol.
When we consider licence applications, we take into consideration Council polices, government regulations and the effect the granting of a licence may have on the local community.
In November 2005 a major change in licensing came about when the selling or supply of alcohol was taken away from the Magistrates Court and the responsibility was transferred over to local authorities under the Licensing Act 2003.
Licences can be applied and paid for in various ways either by contacting Barking and Dagenham Direct or from our website.
There are some licences that we do not deal with and with these licences we have tried to provide as much information as possible by directing you to the correct governing body or agency.
In order to help you we have tried to group various types of licences together along with a brief description. This includes licences we do and do not process.
Any premises used for public auctions must be registered unless the auction is a 1 day charity event. In this case, proof of charity status will be required.
There is an application fee of £390 which must be paid at the time the application is made.
Animal welfare
The licences listed below include premises like pet shops, horse riding schools and boarding kennels.
- Animal Establishments
- Dog Breeding
- Riding establishments
- Animal Movement
- Exotic, dangerous or wild animals
Entertainment and alcohol
The licences listed below include premises like public houses, night clubs, cinemas, theatres, clubs, restaurants, cafés and community halls.
- Alcohol and Entertainment
- Liquor
- Late night refreshments
- Permitted Temporary Activities
- Theatre
- Private Club - late hours
- Public entertainment
- Door supervisors
- Cinema
- Entertainment, Performance or Stage Licences for school age children
Vehicle hire, dealers and mini cabs
These licences cover various types of businesses activities from the car breakers, scrap metal dealers private and public car hire.
- Motor salvage operators
- Scrap metal dealers
- Hackney Carriage
- Private Hire Driver's Licences
- Voluntary Mini-Cab Schemes
- Public Carriage office
Sales indoor and outdoor
These licences cover various types of businesses activities from the registration of selling poisons, table top sales, boot sales to selling goods on the pavement outside businesses.
Gambling and money
These licences cover various types of business activities from the use of gaming machines, running a lottery, charitable collections and requirements of issuing credit.
- Gaming machines
- Lotteries
- House to House Collection
- Credit
Hairdressers, beauty and body treatments
These licences cover various types of business activities including hairdressing, ear piecing, tattooing, sun beds and massage.
Fireworks and explosives
These licences cover various types of business activities including the selling and storage of fireworks, supplying and fitting of vehicle airbags.
Food and meat products
These registrations cover various all types of food business.
Environmental protection
These authorisations and permits cover various activities to control and prevent pollution.
- Petrol stations
- Dry cleaners
- Concrete crushers
- Cement works
- Road stone coating
- Vehicle re-sprayers
- Timber processes
- Waste oil burners
- Incineration
Nursing agencies
Scaffolding and hoardings
Rivers and waterways
These licences cover all types of craft on our waterways.
Useful web links
Enforcement Policy 
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Licensing and Regulatory Board|
Public Register of Licence applications|
Local Authorities Coordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards|
Assists Local Authorities to improve the quality of Trading Standards and Food Safety.
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