Licensing and permissions

There are a number of activities that require our permission

Green light at road crossing

Animal licences

Animal licences

Includes: Animal boarding, Pet shops, Dog breeding establishments, Riding schools

Boat mooring licences and regulations

Boat mooring licences and regulations

Includes: Residential moorings, Visitor moorings, Moorings maps, Moorings history

Taxi licences

Taxi licences

Includes: Hackney carriage and private hire, Becoming a private hire or hackney carriage driver

Charitable collection licences

Charitable collection licences

Includes: House to house collections, Street collections, Unlicenced house collections

Sex establishments

Sex establishments

How to apply for a licence to run a sex shop or a sex cinema

Markets and street trading licences

Markets and street trading licences

How to apply to become a market or street trader

Scrap-metal and motor-salvage licences

Scrap-metal and motor-salvage licences

Includes: Motor-salvage operator licences, Scrap-metal dealer licences

Gambling licences, permits and lotteries

Gambling licences, permits and lotteries

Information about our licensing role under the Gambling Act 2005

Street performers' code of practice

Street performers' code of practice

A guide for buskers in Cambridge

Chimney height appproval

Chimney height appproval

How to apply for a chimney height approval

Performance of hypnotism

Performance of hypnotism

How to get consent for performance of hypnotism

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