Other licence and business permit types

The council is responsible for a number of licensing regimes which cover a large variety of activities, premises and businesses.

Find out about gambling premises licences and how to apply

Our statement of principles for gambling.

Find out how to apply for a camping and caravan site licence.

Rules and conditions for applying for a pleasure boats licence.

Registering to hold a public auction.

How to register to sell non-medical poisons.

How to apply for a weighbridge operator certificate.

If you want approval for religious premises you must have written consent from the appropriate governing body,

If you run an establishment for special treatments in the City of Westminster, you may require a licence for your premises.

Application form, fees and other information needed to apply for an animal licence.

Find out how to apply for a licence under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.

You must have a licence to run a zoo. It will be subject to specific conditions to ensure proper conduct.

How to apply for a sports ground safety certificate.

Sex establishments are defined by schedule 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982

How to apply for a license for a sexual entertainment venue.

To open a sex shop, you must apply for a licence.

How to apply for a permit to perform hypnotism in public.

Anyone wishing to carry on a business as a scrap metal dealer needs a licence under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.

Find out more about small society lotteries

Find out the byelaws for Parliament Square and the surrounding area.