Use PublicAccess to view Thurrock Council licence applications online:
The council's Public Protection department is responsible for administering the majority of the unitary authority's licensing and registration functions, including premises, taxis, animal welfare and charitable collections. We aim to provide a high quality licensing and enforcement service which maintains and enhances the quality of life for those who live, work in or visit Thurrock.
The objectives of licensing can be varied, depending on the particular licensing regime. These can be to promote public safety; comfort and decency; consumer protection; financial probity; animal welfare and the control of betting. Also, to prevent crime and disorder, unreasonable disturbances and the transmission of disease.
| Licence | Description |
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| Animal boarding establishments licence | If you run a boarding kennel or cattery, you need a licence |
| Approved food premises | If you operate certain food premises you may need to be approved by your local authority |
| Camping site licence | To allow public camping on your land, you require a licence |
| Caravan and camping site licence | To run a caravan and camping site you need a licence |
| Club premises certificate | To authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club, you need a certificate |
| Consent to deposit items or carry out temporary excavations in the street | To temporarily deposit items in the street or make an excavation you must have consent |
| Cooling tower notification | You must notify your local authority of a cooling tower or evaporative condenser |
| Dangerous wild animals licence | Application for a licence to keep dangerous wild animal(s) |
| Dog breeding establishment licence | Application for a licence to keep a dog breeding establishment |
| Environmental permit | If you operate a regulated facility you must have an environmental permit |
| Explosives licence | Application for registration of premises to store explosives |
| Food premises registration | To store, prepare, distribute or sell food you need to be registered |
| Hackney carriage driver | Application for a hackney carriage driver's licence |
| Hackney carriage vehicle licence | Application for a hackney carriage vehicle licence |
| House in multiple occupancy (HMO) licence | Licensing of HMOs |
| House-to-house collections licence | To make house-to-house collections for charitable purposes you need a licence |
| Hypnotism authorisation | If you perform hypnotism acts, you must be authorised |
| Lotteries registration | Application for registration of a society to conduct lotteries |
| Pavement licence | To place furniture on the pavement you need a licence |
| Performing animals registration | You must be registered to train or use performing animals |
| Pet shop licence | To run a business selling pet animals, you need a licence |
| Petroleum licence | To store and dispense petrol directly into the fuel tank of an internal combustion engine, you need a licence |
| Poisons registration | Application to be listed as entitled to sell non-medicinal poisons |
| Premises approval for marriage or civil ceremonies | Approval of premises for weddings or civil ceremonies |
| Premises licence (alcohol and entertainment) | To provide late-night refreshments, regulated entertainment, and sell alcohol, you need a licence |
| Private hire driver's licence | Application for a private hire driver's licence |
| Private hire operator's licence | Application for a private hire operators licence |
| Private hire vehicle licence | Application for a private hire vehicle licence |
| Riding establishment licence | To run a riding establishment in you need a licence |
| Safety certificate for sports stands | If you operate a sports ground, you must have a safety certificate for any stand that holds more than 500 spectators. |
| Scrap metal dealers registration | To be a scrap metal dealer, you need to register |
| Sex shop and cinema licence | To run a sex shop or place where explicit films are shown you need a licence |
| Skip permit | To put a builder's skip on a public road, you need a permit |
| Special treatment licence (personal) | If you run an establishment for 'special treatments' in you may require a licence |
| Special treatment licence (premises) | If you provide special treatments you may require a licence |
| Sports ground safety certificate | You may be required to hold a safety certificate for your sports ground |
| Street collection licence | To collect money or sell articles, you require a licence |
| Street works licence | An application is required for the right to excavate a highway |
| Temporary event notice | If you wish to hold an ad-hoc event, you must give a temporary event notice |
| Track betting licence | A licence is required by anyone carrying on bookmaking on any betting track |
| Weighbridge operator's licence | To operate a public weighbridge, you require a certificate of competence |
| Zoo licence | To run a zoo, you need a licence |
| Animal movement licence | Movements of sheep, goats, cattle, deer, pigs may take place under general licence |
| Highway projection licence | Any display/temporary construction that protrudes/projects over a public highway |
| Motor salvage operator registration | Application for registration as a motor salvage operator |
| Skin piercing registration | Application for registration for skin piercing activities |
| Skip operator licence | A licence is required to become an operator permitted to place a skip on the public highway |
For contact details about a specific licence or registration type, please follow the relevant link above. For general advice and information, contact:
| Telephone: | 01375 652955 |
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| Fax: | 01375 652780 |
| E-mail: | licensing@thurrock.gov.uk |
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| Opening: | 8:00am to 5:00pm |
Please note that our officers spend most of their time out of the office undertaking visits. Should you wish to speak to a particular member of staff or require advice of a specialist nature it is advisable to telephone or e-mail and make an appointment.
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