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From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience.


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We're experiencing technical issues with our phone lines. We're working hard to fix this and apologise for any inconvenience. You can still contact us using our online forms

Apply for animal activity licences

Animal activities licence

Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (opens new window) you must have a licence for the following: 

  • dog daycare 
  • breeding dogs 
  • selling animals as pets 
  • hiring out horses  
  • keeping or training animals for exhibition 
  • home boarding of dogs 
  • boarding of dogs in kennels 
  • boarding for cats 

Further information and guidance (opens new window)

We offer pre-application advice on this licence.

We have also adopted a policy covering the Licensing of Animal Activities (PDF, 587 KB)

Register of premises operating under a valid Animal Licence

The register covers all licences under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 Act in our Borough.

View the register of premises operating under a valid Animal Licence (opens new window)