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Fees and charges (2026-27) : Environmental Health: local licenses
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Skin piercing and tattooists
Skin piercing and tattooists
Licence
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Business registration
£320
£330
OS
Registration for personal licence
£105
£110
OS
Variation to Personal Licence
£48
£50
OS
Amendment to premises schedule
£48
£50
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Animals
vet charges are recoverable
Animals
Type
Fee type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Pet shop / sale of pets
Application
£377
£392
OS
Grant
£187
£195
OS
Riding establishment
Application
£377
£392
OS
Grant
£184
£191
OS
Dog breeding
Application
£377
£392
OS
Grant
£184
£191
OS
Animal boarding (including dogs, cats, home boarding and doggy day care)
Application
£377
£392
OS
Grant
£184
£191
OS
Dangerous wild animals
Biennial
£351
£365
OS
Primate
Application
n/a
£365
3 year licence
n/a
£191
Keeping animals for exhibition
Application
£351
£365
OS
3 year licence
£184
£191
OS
Animals - miscellaneous fees
Miscellaneous
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Combination of activities - in addition to highest activity fee (vets fees where required)
£63
£66
OS
Variation to Licence/re-evaluation of rating for animal boarding, pet shops and keeping animals for exhibition
£126
£131
OS
Variation to Licence/re-evaluation of rating including breeding and riding activities (plus vet fees)
£126
£131
OS
Variations to reduce the licensable activities or numbers of animals
£63
£66
OS
Transfer of Licence (on death of Licence holder)
£63
£66
OS
Change of name or business name (not transfer)
£37
£39
OS
Copy of Licence
£16
£17
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Zoo
vet charges are recoverable in addition to these fees
Zoo
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Notice of intention to apply for a zoo licence
£158
£165
OS
Application
£451
£469
OS
Grant
£184
£191
OS
Renewal
£634
£659
OS
Special inspection
£158
£165
OS
Periodic inspections (3 year)
£269
£280
OS
Informal inspections (annual)
£233
£242
OS
Advice (hourly rate)
£69
£72
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Private water sampling (PWS)
Food / Water samples
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
PWS risk assessment (large / commercial supply)
£274
£292
OS
PWS risk assessment (small supply)
£141
£150
OS
PWS risk assessment (single domestic dwelling)
£71
£75
OS
PWS risk assessment (private distribution)
n/a
£148
OS
PWS sampling (plus analysis costs)
£71
£75
OS
PWS risk sampling (large / commercial supply)
n/a
£162
OS
PWS risk sampling (small supply)
n/a
£155
OS
PWS risk sampling (single domestic dwelling)
n/a
£148
OS
PWS risk sampling (private distribution)
n/a
£148
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Commercial health certificates
Commercial health certificates
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Health Attestation Certificate
£27
£28
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Food premises register
Food premises register
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Confirmation of entry
£21
£22
OS
Copy of register
£1,020
£1,089
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : House in Multiple Occupation Licence
House in Multiple Occupation Licence
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
House in Multiple Occupation Licence - Part A (application)
£855
£855
OS
House in Multiple Occupation Licence - Part B (granting/scheme enforcement)
£390
£390
OS
Units of accommodation: each additional unit
£40
£40
OS
House in Multiple Occupation Renewal of Licence - Standard 5
£849
£849
OS
Mid Term Administration and inspection
£390
£390
OS
Units of accommodation: each additional unit on renewal
£40
£40
OS
Variation of a Licence
£40
£42
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Housing Act 2004
Housing Act 2004
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Recovery of costs re enforcement notices
£511
£546
OS
Immigration inspections - standard (10 days)
£137
£146
OS
Immigration inspections - fast track (5 days)
£199
£212
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Scrap dealer licence fees
Type
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Site Licence - New
£493
£512
OS
Site Licence - Renewal
£493
£512
OS
Site Licence - Variation
£175
£182
OS
Collectors Licence (new and renewal)
£247
£257
OS
Copy of Licence
£16
£17
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Public Health Act funerals
Public Health Act funerals
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Administration and Officer rate - flat fee
£689
£736
OS
Out of Borough Excess Cost Recovery
£82
£87
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Dog warden - fees
Dog warden - fees
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Contractors fee for collection and kennelling per dog (recharges include VAT)
Cost of recovery
Cost of recovery
OS
Statutory fee
£25
£25
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Ship sanitation fees
these fees are set by the Association of Port Health Authorities - prices are subject to change and the prescribed charges will be adopted
Gross tonnage charge (£)
Gross tonnage charge
Tonnage
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Below 1,001
£140
TBC
OS
1,001 - 3,000
£190
TBC
OS
3,001 - 10,000
£280
TBC
OS
10,001 - 20,000
£365
TBC
OS
20,001 - 30,000
£465
TBC
OS
Over 30,000
£535
TBC
OS
Exceptions
extra charges may be added for exceptional costs such as launch hire, lengthy journeys to the port or laboratories, out of hour visits and samples taken.
Gross tonnage exceptions
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Vessels with the capacity to carry between 50 and 1,000 persons
£535
TBC
OS
Vessels with the capacity to carry more than 1,000 persons
£915
TBC
OS
Over 1,000 persons Extensions
£110
TBC
OS
Extensions
extra charges, based on actual costs, may be added for expenses incurred - these include launch hire, out-of-hours duty, travel and extended inspection of ships due to 'Control Measures', and so forth
Extensions
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Ship sanitation re inspection due to control measures
n/a
£81
OS
Ship drinking water for sampling for Coliform bacteria, E.coli and Enterococci (plus analysis costs)
n/a
£96
OS
Ship legionella sampling (plus analysis costs)
n/a
£125
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Mobile Homes Act 2013
Costs of new application
Costs of new application
Pitches
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
1-5
£338
£361
OS
6-24
£361
£385
OS
25-99
£384
£410
OS
100+
£431
£460
OS
Inspection fees
Inspection fees
Pitches
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
1-5
£198
£211
OS
6-24
£292
£312
OS
25-99
£384
£410
OS
100+
£431
£460
OS
Fit and Proper person
Fit and Proper person
Type of fee
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Register application
£145
£154
OS
Fees and charges (2026-27) : Food hygiene inspections
Food hygiene inspections
Type
2025/26
2026/27
VAT Status
Food hygiene re-rating inspection
£221
£236
OS
Food mentoring visit (maximum 2 hours)
£158
£168
OS
Voluntary surrender of food stuffs (disposal costs charged at cost in addition to this fee)
£239
£255
OS
TARP 2011 - unchecked consignments (S19 and 20) (plus any costs incurred for sampling/analysis, removal, destruction or other services charged to the authority in order to undertake the official control)
