Licensing fees and charges

Fees and charges

Premises licence and club certificate licence 

  • the fee for your application is based on the business rates of your premises
  • an application for a premises license or a club premises certificate, for either a new build or a conversion of existing premises, with no current rateable value will incur an application fee based on Band C
  • other premises that do not have a non-domestic rateable value are treated as falling into Band A.
  • for premises in Bands D and E, there are additional fees if the premises is used exclusively or primarily for the supply of alcohol for consumption
  • annual Fees become payable one year after the grant of a license. Annual fees will be notified by invoice and payment should be made as instructed on your invoice
  • a variation to a premises licence is also based on the business rates of your premises
BandBusiness rate bandFeeAnnual fee
A£0 to £4,300£100£70
B£4,301 to £33,000£190£180
C£33,001 to £87,000£315£295
D£87,001 to £125,000£450£320
E£125,001 or more£635£350

Large events 

  • you will also be charged an additional premises fee for exceptionally large events, based on number of attendees
Number of attendance at any one timeAdditional application feeAdditional annual fee
5,000 to 9,999£1,000£500
10,000 to 14,999£2,000£1,000
15,000 to 19,999£4,000£2,000
20,000 to 29,999£8,000£4,000
30,000 to 39,999£16,000£8,000
40,000 to 49,999£24,000£12,000
50,000 to 59,999£32,000£16,000
60,000 to 69,999£40,000£20,000
70,000 to 79,999£48,000£24,000
80,000 to 89,999£56,000£28,000
90,000 and over£64,000£32,000

Other fees

ApplicationFee
Alteration of rules - club premises certificate £10.50
Change of name or address (licence holder or DPS)£10.50
Community premises conditions removal (DPS) £23
Interim authority notice£23
Lost or stolen licence or certificate£10.50
Minor variation to a premises licence or club premises certificate£89
Notification of interest in a property £21
Personal licence£37
Provisional statement where premises being built£315
Temporary event notice£21
Transfer a premises licence£23
Vary a designated premises supervisor £23

Hypnotism performance licence

ApplicationFee
New application£38

Some licences required a veterinary inspection. If a veterinary inspection is required, the fee is set by the veterinary practice and will be invoiced to you separately.

ActivityNew application feeRenewal application feeFee on grant of applicationAppealsVary no inspectionRe-rating or vary including inspection
Animals for exhibition£278£259£219not applicable£97£217
Cat or dog boarding (Cattery or Kennels) £292£256£223£216£97£231
Combined cat and dog boarding (commercial boarding)£347£307£286£257£100£268
Dog breeding£308£257£230£216£100£235
Home boarding dogs£276£240£196£210£97£217
Dog day-care£288£252£215£210£97£221
Hiring out horses£394£365£318£257£112£288
Selling animals as pets£312£272£282£234£107£239

Other animal licences

LicenceFee
Dangerous wild licence£251
Zoo licenceFee quoted upon application

Change a licence 

ChangeFee
Change of details£30
Copy of licence£21
Transfer £30

Boat licence (East Northants area)

ApplicationFee
New licence £159
Renewal licence £145

Mobile homes and fit and proper person test

New site applicationFee
1 to 10 pitches£207
11 to 50 pitches£278
51 to 100 pitches£349
101 plus pitches£418
Site annual feesFee
1 to 5 pitchesexempt
6 to 10 pitches£136
11 to 50 pitches£172
51 to 100 pitches£207
101 plus pitches£242
Application to transfer or amend licence£207
Depositing or varying site rules£136
Fit and proper person test£312
Replace lost or damaged licence£22

Pavement licence

ApplicationFee
New application£306
Renewal of existing licence£255

Scrap metal licence 

ApplicationFee
Site licence£467
Collectors licence£346
Variation to site licence£94
Copy of licence£21

Sex establishment licence 

ApplicationsFee
New application£967
Renewal£428
Grant fee£645
Copy of lost or stolen licence£21

Skin piercing

ApplicationsFee
New application£343
Renewal£83
Copy of lost or stolen licence£21

ApplicationAdult gaming licenceBingo clubBetting premiseslicensed FECTracks
Annual fee£507£508£352£361£508
Copy licence£33£33£33£33£33
Application by provisional statement holders £482£610£610£482£482
New application £1014£1,776£1,862£994£1,244
Notification of change£50£50£50£50£50
Provisional statement£1014£1,776£1,862£1014£1,269
Re-instatement£689£610£610£482£482
Transfer£508£610£610£482£482
Variation£508£887£761£508£634

Casinos 

ApplicationExisting CasinoNew small CasinoNew large CasinoRegional Casino
Annual fee£1,525£2,540£4,960£7,615
Copy licence£33£33£33£33
Application by provisional statement holdersn/a£1,525£2,294£4060
New application n/a£4060£5,076£7,615
Notification of change£50£50£50£50
Provisional statementn/a£3,980£5076£7,615
Re-instatement£685£916£1,090£3,300
Transfer£685£916£1,090£2,974
Variation£1014£2031£2,540£3,807

Gambling or gaming permits, notifications and small society lotteries

ApplicationAlcohol Licensed Premises – Gaming Machine PermitPrize Gaming PermitClub Machine PermitClub Gaming PermitUnlicensed FEC
Brand new application£150£300£200£200£300
Existing operator£100£100£100 (or with club premises certificate)£100 (or with club premises certificate)£100
Annual fee£50N/A£50£50N/A
Variation £100N/A£100£100N/A
Transfer£25N/AN/AN/AN/A
RenewalN/A£300£200£200£300
Change of name£25N/A£25N/AN/A
Copy permit£18£18£18£18£18
Application typeSmall society lotteriesNotification of 2 machines or less on alcohol licensed premises
Initial application£40£50
Renewal fee£20N/A
Copy document£20N/A

Taxi licensing costs can be found in our fees and charges booklet

Houses in Multiple Occupation: Mandatory Licence

ApplicationFee
New application fee (due on application)£958
Grant fee (payable once your application has been successful)£558
Total licence fee£1,515.80
Renewal application£958
Renewal grant fee£558
Change of details£37
Copy licence£19
Copy of register£64

Private sector housing

Application Fee
Immigration Inspection and Report£143
Enforcement Noticecalculated per case via cost recovery

Last updated 25 April 2025