Licences and permits

Amusement permits

• Amusement permits
• Who needs an amusement permit?
• How to apply
• What types of permits are available?
• Documents needed
• Timescales
• Amusement permit advertisements
• Objections and appeals
• How much does the amusement permit cost?
• What happens after an amusement permit is issued?

Approval for a food business

• Which businesses need approval?
• Why do I have to apply for approval?
• Are there any exemptions?

Caravans and camping sites

• Licences for a caravan or camping site
• Apply for a caravan or camping site licence
• About your application
• Model licence conditions

Certificate of fitness

• Do I need a certificate of fitness?
• Apply for a Certificate of Fitness online
• Other ways to apply
• About your application
• Timescales and inspections

Cinema licensing

• Cinema licensing
• Who needs a cinema licence?
• How to apply
• Renewing an existing licence
• Special permissions
• British Board of Film Classification
• Cinema licences for a moveable building or structure
• Documents needed
• How much does a cinema licence cost?
• Timescales
• Cinema licence conditions
• Offences
• Cinema licence exemptions
• Appeals

Cooling towers

• Where cooling towers are used
• Register a cooling tower or evaporative condenser
• Why do I have to register?
• New installations
• Queries

Cosmetic business permit

• Cosmetic businesses
• How do I apply to be registered?
• How much does it cost to be registered?
• Register online
• How do I comply with the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985?
• Queries and more information

Dog licensing

Energy performance certificate

Entertainment licence

• Entertainment licences
• Who needs an entertainment licence?
• How to apply
• What types of licence are available?
• Documents needed
• Timescales
• Entertainment licence advertisements
• Objections and appeals
• What happens when a licence is approved?
• How much do entertainment licences cost?
• Planning a large outdoor event

Free printed material permit

• Areas where distribution is allowed
• Why designate areas?
• What is free printed material?
• Types of permit
• How to apply for a permit
• Consent areas
• Prohibited areas
• Exemptions
• Enforcement
• Other information
• Contact us

Food business registration

• Who needs to register?
• Register a food business
• Why do I have to register?
• Who needs to register?
• When should I register?
• Exemptions
• Applying for approval

Guard dog kennels

• Guard dog kennel registration
• How to register
• What happens when I register?
• Terms and conditions for kennels
• Can my application be refused?

Hairdressers

• Hairdressers and barbers
• Register a hairdressing business
• Inspections
• Queries

Lottery licence

• Lotteries
• Law governing lotteries in Northern Ireland
• How to apply
• Renewing your lottery licence
• Payments

Market licences

• Setting up your own market
• How much does a market licence cost?
• How to apply
• Operate a charitable market or car boot sale in Belfast
• Operate a commercial market in Belfast
• What happens next?
• Hiring St George's Market

Marriage and civil partnership licence

• Licences for marriage and civil partnerships

Pavement cafés

• Process for pavement café licence applications
• Public consultation on our permanent pavement café licensing scheme
• Types of premises requiring a pavement café licence
• How long does a pavement café licence last?
• How much does a pavement café licence cost?
• Guidance for pavement café licence applications
• How to apply for a pavement café licence
• Documents needed
• Application by a licensed premises
• Consulting other organisations
• Hours of operation
• Licence conditions
• Granting or refusing a licence application
• Objections and appeals
• Objecting to or supporting a licence application
• Report an issue with a pavement café
• Pavement café licence applications
• Licences applied for or issued

Petroleum licence

• Licences for petroleum
• How to apply
• Who needs a petroleum licence?
• What types of licences are available?
• Documents needed
• How much do petroleum licences cost?
• Timescales
• Repairs and maintenance
• Appeals
• What happens when a licence is approved?
• Exemptions from petroleum licencing

Poisonous substances

• Poisons within the Belfast City Council electoral area
• Register poisonous substances online
• Renew an existing poisonous substances registration online
• Poisons covered under Part II of the Poisons List
• Queries

Pollution prevention and control

• Licences for pollution prevention and control
• Which businesses need a permit?
• How much does a permit cost?
• Apply for a pollution prevention and control permit
• What information is needed for the application?
• How long does it take to process an application?
• Are permits renewed automatically?
• Does the council check if people are complying with the conditions of their permit?
• What happens if you need to change, surrender or transfer a permit?
• What are the statutory obligations for a business?
• Can businesses appeal against the conditions of a permit?

Road closures

Safety at sports grounds

• Licences for sports grounds safety
• How to apply
• Appeals
• More information

Street trading licence

• Licences for street trading
• How to apply
• What types of licences are available?
• Documents needed
• How much do street trading licences cost?
• Locations for street trading
• Timescales
• Appeals
• Illegal trading
• Report a nuisance vehicle
• Further information

Sunday trading

• Sunday trading