Licensing

We administer and issue licences, permits, consents and notices for a wide range of activities in Somerset.

In this section

Licensing Policies and Policy Consultations

Policies and current policy consultations

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Alcohol and entertainment

Including gaming and machine permits

Pages in Alcohol and entertainment

Club gaming and machine permits

Includes information on gaming permits available for clubs

Alcohol and licensed premises gaming permit

Includes information on gaming permits for alcohol licensed premises

Report a problem and apply for a review

Includes information on reporting a problem with a licensed premises or club premises

Apply for a personal licence

Includes information on the sale of alcohol

Temporary Event Notice

Information on licensing one-off activities and events

Apply for a club premises certificate

Includes information on applying for a club premises certificate

Premises Licence Gambling Act 2005

Includes information regarding licensing premises that offer facilities for gambling

Unlicensed family entertainment centres

Includes information regarding unlicensed family entertainment centres

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Apply for a premises licence

Includes information on when a premises licence is required

Animal licences and welfare

Including zoos, animal boarding and horse hiring

Business and charity licences

Including caravan and campsite licences and how we licence charity collections

Gambling and lottery

Includes lottery licences, permits and legislation information

Pages in Animal licences and welfare

Hiring out horses licence (Sedgemoor)

Anyone who wishes to hire out horses must get a licence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006

Animal boarding and home boarding licence

Includes information on how to apply for an animal boarding and home boarding licence

Zoo licence

Information about zoo licences and how to apply for one

Riding establishments 

How to apply for a horse hire licence for a riding establishment

Animal Activities Licence

Includes information on how to apply for an animal activities licence

Pet Shop Licence

How to apply for a pet shop licence and guidance on the process

Dangerous wild animals

Information about keeping dangerous wild animals and the licences needed

Dog Breeding Licence

You must have a licence to breed dogs

Animal Welfare Regulations 2018

An overview of the new Animal Regulations

Animal welfare

How to report an animal welfare problem

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Pages in Business and charity licences

Charitable collections

Includes information on street collections and house to house collections

Licences managed by other agencies

Information on other agencies who issue licences

Apply for a provisional statement

Includes information on applying for a provisional statement

Scrap metal dealer licence

Includes information about scrap metal licences

Caravan and campsite licence

Includes information about caravan sites and park home licences, and campsite licences

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Apply for a notification of interest

Includes information on applying for a notification of interest in a premises

Acupuncture, Piercing, Electrolysis and Tattoo Registration 

Guidance on how to apply for a licence

Object to a licence application

Includes information on how to object to a licence application

Sex shops and sexual entertainment venues

Information on the types of licences you may need

Pages in Gambling and lottery

Small society lotteries

Includes information on how to apply for a lottery licence

Temporary use notice

Includes information on temporary use notices and occasional use notices

Prize gaming permit

Includes information on how to apply for a prize gaming permit

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Markets and street trading

Includes pavement licences, road closures and street collections

Taxi and private hire

Includes taxi fares and disabled accessible vehicles

Pages in Markets and street trading

Apply for a pavement licence

We make sure that anything placed on a pavement is in a safe location and does not inconvenience the public

Street Trading

Includes information on street trading consent

New market traders

Market trader information and guidance on how to trade at a Somerset market

Bridgwater fair market trader information

Market trader information for Bridgwater's annual September St Matthews Field Fair and markets.

Pages in Taxi and private hire

Apply for a private hire operator’s licence

Includes information on documentation required for applicants

Taxi or Private Hire vehicle licence

Information on licensing taxis and private hire vehicles

Advice for taxi passengers

Includes information on hiring a taxi and reporting problems

Taxi or Private Hire driver licence

Includes information on Hackney and Private Hire driver licences

Recent licence applications

Information on recent licensing applications

Providing transport

Includes information on providing transport services

Taxi and Private Hire Latest News

Includes information that we want to pass on to the taxi and private hire trade