Cherwell District Council
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We issue a range of licences and some are issued by the county council and other organisations.
We consider applications for the following types of licences:
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- Alcohol and entertainment - premises (covers entertainment, hotel, off-sales, public houses, refreshments, restaurant, restricted hotels
- Licences - alcohol and entertainment - personal
- Alcohol and entertainment - Licensing Act 2003 - Club Premises Certificates
- Alcohol and entertainment - temporary event notice
- Acupuncturist
- Boarding animals
- Caravan sites
- Collecting for charity - door to door collections
- Collecting for charity - street collections
- Dog Breeding
- Exotic, dangerous or wild animals
- Food business
- Gambling premises licence
- Horse riding establishments
- Pet shop
- Private hire vehicle (minicab) operators
- Private hire vehicle (minicab) (see 'licences handled by other organisations' below if you are a voluntary organisation)
- Sex establishments
- Street trading
- Scrap metal site
- Sunday trading (restrictions apply to large businesses only)
- Tattoo, piercing and electrolysis
- Taxis (hackney carriages)
- Taxis (hackney carriages) - driving
The county council considers applications for the following types of licences:
- Banners above a highway
- Public entertainment
- Explosives and fireworks
- Filming on the public highway
- Petroleum
- Places of worship
- Scaffolding or hoarding
- Skips
- Wedding venues
The following licences are handled by other organisations:
- Animal movement - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Credit/money lending - Office of Fair Trading
- Door supervisors (bouncers) - Security Industry Authority
- Gambling operator and personal - Gambling Commission
- Minibus permits for voluntary organisations - Department for Transport
- Nursing agencies - Commission for Social Care Inspectors
- Security companies - Security Industry Authority
- Tree felling - Forestry Commission
- Waste carrier - Environment Agency
Downloads
- [PDF] Statement of Licensing Policy - Licensing Act 2003 (363kb)
Useful links
- Practical advice for business
- Oxfordshire County Council - Business
- Commission for Social Care Inspection
- Gov.UK - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Transport
- Environment Agency
- Gambling Commission
- Office of Fair Trading
- The Security Industry Authority
- The Forestry Commission
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