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Licensing fees and charges

View the licensing fees and charges.

View the licensing fees and charges for 2026 to 2027. You can find out more about how to pay fees, and what else you are required to submit, on the relevant licence page in our licensing and registration section.

Hackney carriage and private hire

Licence Fee
Hackney carriage vehicle
New application - 12 months £370
Renewal - 12 months £310
Plate bracket - optional £20
Private hire vehicle
New application - 12 months £360
Renewal - 12 months £305
Plate bracket - optional £20
Driver licence - hackney carriage / private hire / dual
New application - one year £255
New application - three year £445
Renewal - one year £135
Renewal - three year £300
Private hire operators - new and renewal 
New application and renewal - one year £250
New application and renewal - five years £655
General - for any licence type
Change of registration £60
Transfer of ownership of vehicle £60
General - charged at cost to buy item / service
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) £41
Replacement tariff cards No charge

As replacement door panels and external/internal licence plates are delivered directly to the licence holder, a standard delivery charge of £4.50 applies to these orders. 

Alcohol and entertainment licences - under The Licensing Act 2003

Premises licence

Type of charge New licence  Variation Annual fee 
Band A - rateable value £0 to 4300 £100 £100 £70
Band B - rateable value £4,301 to £33,000 £190 £190 £180
Band C - rateable value £33,001 to £87,000 £315 £315 £295
Band D - rateable value £87,001 to £125,000 £450 £450 £320
Band D (with multiplier) - rateable value £87,001 to £125,000 £900 £900 £640
Band E - rateable value £125,001 plus £635 £635 £350
Band E (with multiplier) - rateable value £125,001 plus £1,905 £1,905 £1,050

Additional fee - where applicable

There are additional fees for premises licence applications, and the annual fee for exceptionally large scale events (5,000 or more people), unless certain conditions apply.

Please read Regulation 4(4) and 4(5) of The Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005.

Applications from schools, colleges, church halls and village halls for a premises licence which relates only to the provision of regulated entertainment are exempt from paying a fee. 

Number in attendance at one time New licence  Variation Annual fee 
5000 to 9999 £1,000 £1,000 £500
10,000 to 14,999 £2,000 £2,000 £1,000
15000 to 19999 £4,000 £4,000 £2,000
20000 to 29999 £8,000 £8,000 £4,000
30000 to 39999 £16,000 £16,000 £8,000
40000 to 49999 £24,000 £24,000 £12,000
50000 to 59999 £32,000 £32,000 £16,000
60000 to 69999 £40,000 £40,000 £20,000
70000 to 79999 £48,000 £48,000 £24,000
80000 to 89999 £56,000 £56,000 £28,000
90000 and over £64,000 £64,000 £32,000

Other premises licence fees

Type of charge Fee
Application for a provisional statement £315
Minor variation £89
Transfer £23
Variation to specify an individual as designated premises supervisor (DPS) £23
Application to disapply requirement to specify a designated premises supervisor (DPS) £23
Interim authority notice £23
Notification of interest (right of freeholder to be notified of licensing matters) £21
Change of name/address £10.50
Theft/loss of premises licence or summary £10.50

Club premises certificate

Type of charge New certificate Variation Annual fee 
Band A - rateable value £0 to 4300 £100 £100 £70
Band B - rateable value £4,301 to £33,000 £190 £190 £180
Band C - rateable value £33,001 to £87,000 £315 £315 £295
Band D - rateable value £87,001 to £125,000 £450 £450 £320
Band E - rateable value £125,001 plus £635 £635 £350

Other club premises certificate fees

Type of charge Fee
Minor variation £89
Change of club rules £10.50
Change of name/address £10.50
Theft/loss of club premises certificate or summary £10.50

Temporary events

Type of charge Fee
Temporary event notice £21
Theft/loss of temporary event notice £10.50

Personal licence

Type of charge Fee
New licence £37
Change of name/address £10.50
Theft/loss of licence £10.50

Animal welfare licences

Note: additional vet fees charged separately at cost price where applicable.

Activities involving animals

This includes dog breeding, animal boarding, home boarding arranger, pet shops, exhibition of animals, hiring of horses. 

There is a non-refundable fee of £150 for each application. Licence fees are payable when a licence is granted.

Additional vet fees are charged separately at cost price where applicable.

Type of charge Fee
Application fee (payable on application) £150
One year licence £205
Two year licence £235
Three year licence £305
Variation / re-rating £215
Minor variation £65

Dangerous wild animal licences

Additional vet fees are charged separately at cost price where applicable.

Type of charge Fee
New licence - up to one year £360
Renewal - two years £360
Variation £185

Zoo licences

Additional vet fees are charged separately at cost price where applicable.

Type of charge Fee
New licence - four years £1,080
Renewal - six years £1,320
Variation £290
Transfer £215

Primates

Additional vet fees are charged separately at cost price where applicable.

Type of charge Fee
New licence - three years £455
Renewal - three years £455
Variation £180

Pavement licence

Type of charge Fee
Pavement licence (grant), two years £415
Pavement licence (renewal), two years £320

Gaming and gambling fees

Premises licence 

Classes of premises 
licences		 New licence  Annual fee Variation Transfer Reinstatement Provisional statement New licence - provisional statement premises
Regional casino £15,000 £15,000 £7,500 £6,500 £6,500 £15,000 £8,000
Large casino £10,000 £10,000 £5,000 £2,150 £2,150 £10,000 £5,000
Small casino £8,000 £5,000 £4,000 £1,800 £1,800 £8,000 £3,000
Converted casino - £3,000 £2,000 £1,350 £1,350 - -
Bingo £3,500 £1,000 £1,750 £1,200 £1,200 £3,500 £1,200
Adult gaming centre £2,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,200 £1,200 £2,000 £1,200
Track betting £2,500 £1,000 £1,250 £950 £950 £2,500 £950
Family entertainment centre £2,000 £750 £1,000 £950 £950 £2,000 £950
Betting premises (other) £3,000 £600 £1,500 £1,200 £1,200 £3,000 £1,200

Other fees

Type of charge Fee
Copy of licence £25
Change of circumstance £50

Club gaming and club machine permits

Type of charge Fee
New permit - where the applicant holds a club premises certificate £100
Renewal (only where applicable) - where the applicant holds a club premises certificate £100
New permit - where the applicant does not hold a club premises certificate £200
Renewal (10 years) - where the applicant does not hold a club premises certificate £200
Variation £100
Annual fee £50
Copy of permit £15

Family entertainment centre gaming machine permits

Type of charge Fee
New permit £300
Renewal £300
Change name/address £25
Copy of permit £15

Licensed premises gaming machine permits - three or more machines

Type of charge Fee
New permit £150
Variation £100
Annual fee £50
Transfer £25
Change name/address £25
Copy of permit £15

Licensed premises gaming machine notification - one or two machines

Type of charge Fee
Notification of intent to use automatic entitlement £50

Prize games permits

Type of charge Fee
New permit £300
Renewal £300
Change name/address £25
Copy of permit £15

Lottery registrations

Type of charge Fee
New registration £40
Annual fee £20

Temporary authorisations

Type of charge Fee
Temporary use notice (to temporarily provide facilities for gambling) £500
Occasional use notice (for licensed operators to provide betting facilities at sporting events) No charge

Market and street trading consent

Market and street trading consent in the Scarborough area

Service Charge
Street trading: 12 month consent £825
Street trading: six month consent £540
Street trading: three month consent £335
Street trading renewals 
(for 12 month consents only)		 £520
Commercial sale of a vehicle on the highway
(for period up to sale)		 £30 per vehicle
Car boot sales (single fee per event) where public have access without payment £60 per event
Charitable pitches (without street collection permit) Charity and promotional pitches - price on application and will be assessed on an individual application.
Commercial special events including:
commercial events, non-chartered, continental or themed markets and farmer's markets		 £30 per trader per day

Market and street trading consent in the Harrogate area

Licence Fee
Daily fee £125
Weekly fee £165
Street markets - up to 20 pitches - charge per metre frontage per day £45
20 to 50 pitches per event £1,350
51 to 100 pitches per event £1,950
Over 100 per pitches event £2,700

Market and street trading consent in the Hambleton area

Consent Charge
12 months £435
Period up to four weeks £95

Minimum £50 to be paid on initial application. The remainder of the fee must be paid prior to the grant of the licence.

Market and street trading consent in the Selby area

Licence Fee
Food consent, 12 months £1,800
Food occasional consent, per day £85
Non food consent, 12 months £900
Non food, occasional consent, per day £40

Scrap metal dealer licences

Type of charge Fee
Site licence - new £465 (£90 per additional site)
Site licence - renewal £465 (£90 per additional site)
Collector licence - new £360
Collector licence - renewal £360
Change of site £150
Change of site manager £45
Variation - site to collector £45
Variation - collector to site £150 (£90 per additional site)
Change of details £45

Caravan sites and park homes

New application fees

Band Pitch numbers Fees
Banding A 1 to 5 £305
Banding B 6 to 14 £360
Banding C 15 to 29 £415
Banding D 30 to 59 £458
Banding E 60 to 99 £501
Banding F 100 to 149 £545
Banding G 150 to 199 £589
Banding H 200 to 299 £676
Banding I 300 plus £764

Transfer of site licence

Purchase Price
Transfer of site licence £243

Variation of licence

Purchase Price
Alteration of a site licence - variation of conditions £229

Site expansion

Purchase Price
Site expansion £331

Annual fees

Band Pitch numbers Annual fee
Banding A 1 to 5 £202
Banding B 6 to 14 £256
Banding C 15 to 29 £311
Banding D 30 to 59 £355
Banding E 60 to 99 £398
Banding F 100 to 149 £443
Banding G 150 to 199 £486
Banding H 200 to 299 £574
Banding I 300 plus £661

Deposit of site rules

Purchase Price
Deposit of site rules £54

Fit and proper person test

Purchase Price
Fit and proper person test application £322
Additional applications - received for same site at same time will receive a 30% reduction £225

Cosmetic premises and personal licences

Cosmetic premises and personal licences

The following registration fees are one-off payments:

Cosmetic procedures Fee
Premises and practitioner registration (skin colouring, tattooing, acupuncture, body piercing, ear piercing and electrolysis) £261
Practitioner registration (skin colouring, tattooing, acupuncture, body piercing, ear piercing and electrolysis) £163
Convention - premises inspection / compilation of practitioners registrations £358
Administrative amendment / variation / duplicate certificates £33

Sex establishment licences

Type of charge Fee
New licence £3,900
Renewal £3,900
Variation £1,185
Transfer £345

Boats in the Harrogate area

Number of boats New application Renewal application
One to 20 boats application £146 £146
One to 20 boats admin and enforcement £82 £59
21 to 40 boats application £165 £160
21 to 40 boats admin and enforcement £82 £64
41 to 60 boats application £189 £183
41 to 60 boats admin and enforcement  £101 £77

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