Current Fees and Charges
Private hire/hackney carriage licensing and general licensing fees.
Type of Licence |
Duration |
Fees 2019/20 |
Private Hire Operator (New) |
5 Yearly |
£452.00 |
Private Hire Operator (Renewal) |
5 Yearly |
£452.00 |
Private Hire Driver (New Application) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Private Hire Driver (Renewal) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Private Hire Vehicle |
Annual |
£164 |
Private Hire Exceptional Vehicle |
Six Months |
£164 |
Hire Company Vehicle |
8 weeks |
£164 |
Transfer of Ownership |
|
£123 |
Vehicle detail change PH |
|
£123 |
Hackney Carriage Driver (New Application) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Hackney Carriage Driver (Renewal) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Hackney Carriage Vehicle |
Annual |
£164 |
Vehicle detail change HC |
|
£123 |
Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Combined Driver (New Application) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Combined Driver (Renewal) |
3 Yearly |
£330.00 |
Knowledge Tests |
|
£37 |
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Scrap Metal New / Renewal Collectors Licence
Scrap Metal New / Renewal Site Licence
Scrap Metal Variation to Collectors or Site Licence
|
3 Yearly
3 Yearly
|
£205.00
£369.00
£164.00 |
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Sex Establishment |
New
Renewal
Transfer
Variation
Minor Variation |
£3025.00
£1815.00
£760.00
£1815.00
£760.00 |
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Hypnotism |
|
£61 |
Animal Licences
Licence Type |
Application Licence Fee
1/2/3 years
|
Licence Compliance Fee
1/2/3 years
|
Total Fee |
Initial Licence for a single Licensable Activity |
£230.82 |
£112.60 |
£343.42 |
Initial Licence for an additional Licensable Activity |
£112.60 |
£84.45 |
£197.05 |
Renewal Licence for a single Licensable Activity |
£191.42 |
£112.60 |
£304.02 |
Renewal Licence for an additional Licensable Activity |
£106.97 |
£78.82 |
£185.79 |
Initial Licence for a Dangerous Wild Animal
Renewal Licence for a Dangerous Wild Animal
|
£343.43
£304.02
|
n/a |
£343.43
£304.02
|
Zoo Licence |
£563 |
n/a |
£563 |
Vets Fees |
All vets fees are the responsibility of the applicant |
Rescore Visit |
£112.60 per re-score application |
Vets fees for riding establishments, zoos, dangerous wild animals and new applications for breeding establishments are paid in addition to the licence fee.
For new/variation premises licence and club premises certificate applications the fees are based on the rateable value of the premises and are divided into 5 bands:
Band |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Non-Domestic rateable value |
£0 - £4300 |
L£4,301 - £33,000 |
£33,001 - £87,000 |
£87,000 - £125,000 |
£125,001 and over |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
£100 |
£190 |
£315 |
£450* |
£635* |
Fees will be annually payable by those holding premises licences and club premises certificates as follows:
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
£70 |
£180 |
£295 |
£320 |
£350 |
* - Where the premises is used exclusively or primarily for the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises, the fee shall be:
- For Band D premises, two times the amount shown above i.e. £900; and
- For Band E premises, three times the amount shown i.e. £1905.
Additional fees are payable for large events i.e. for occupancies of 5000 or greater (please contact the Licensing Team for details).
- Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
- ESBC Development Services
- ESBC Environmental Health Division
- Health and Safety
- Executive (where the premises is enforced by the HSE)
- Staffordshire County Council – Corporate Director of Social Care & Health
- Advertise in local paper
Occasion on which a fee may be payable |
Who should be sent copies of application other than ESBC Licensing Team |
All fees are to be paid to ESBC |
Supply of copies of information contained in register |
N/A |
Set By ESBC |
Application for copy of licence or summary on theft, loss etc. of premises licence or summary |
N/A |
£10.50 in all cases |
Notification of change of name or address (holder of premises licence) |
N/A |
£10.50 in all cases |
Application for a minor variation to a premises licence or club premises certificate |
N/A |
£89.00 |
Application to vary to Police £23.00 specify individual as premises supervisor |
Police |
£23.00 |
Interim Authority Notice |
Police |
£23.00 |
Application to transfer premises licence |
Police |
£23.00 |
Application for making a provisional statement |
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Application for copy of certificate or summary on theft, loss etc. of certificate summary |
N/A |
£10.50 in all cases |
Notification of change of name or alteration of club rules |
N/A |
£10.50 in all cases |
Change of relevant registered address of club |
N/A |
£10.50 in all cases |
Temporary Event Notices |
Police & Pollution Team |
£21.00 |
Application for copy of notice on theft, loss etc. of temporary event notice |
N/A |
£10.50 |
Application for copy of licence on theft, loss etc. of personal licence |
N/A |
£10.50 |
Notification of change of name or address (personal licence) |
N/A |
£10.50 |
Notice of interest in any premises |
N/A |
£21.00 |
Personal licences |
N/A |
£37.00 |
Disapply DPS |
|
£23.00 |
Gambling Act Fees - Table 1
Classes of premises licence |
Fast track application |
Fee in respect of provisional statement premises |
New application fee in respect of other premises |
Annual fee |
Fee for application to vary licence |
Fee for application to transfer a licence |
Fee for application for re-instatement of a licence |
Fee for application for provisional statement |
Change of circumstance |
Copy licence |
Regional casino premises licence |
£300 |
£8,000 |
£15,000 |
£15,000 |
£7,500 |
£6,500 |
£6,500 |
£15,000 |
£40 |
£20 |
Large casino premises licence |
£300 |
£5,000 |
£10,000 |
£10,000 |
£5,000 |
£2,150 |
£2,150 |
£10,000 |
£40 |
£20 |
Small casino premises licence |
£300 |
£3,000 |
£8,000 |
£5,000 |
£4,000 |
£1,800 |
£1,800 |
£8,000 |
£40 |
£20 |
Converted casino premises licence |
£300 |
|
|
£2,250 |
£1,500 |
£1,013 |
£1,013 |
|
£40 |
£20 |
Bingo licensed premises |
£300 |
£900 |
£2,600 |
£750 |
£1,250 |
£900 |
£900 |
£2,600 |
£40 |
£20 |
Adult gaming centre premises licence |
£300 |
£900 |
£1,500 |
£750 |
£750 |
£900 |
£900 |
£1,500 |
£40 |
£20 |
Betting premises (track) licence |
£300 |
£700 |
£1,750 |
£750 |
£900 |
£700 |
£700 |
£1,750 |
£40 |
£20 |
Family entertainment centre premises licence |
£300 |
£700 |
£1,500 |
£550 |
£750 |
£700 |
£700 |
£1,500 |
£40 |
£20 |
Betting premises (other licence) |
£300 |
£900 |
£2,250 |
£450 |
£1,100 |
£900 |
£900 |
£2,250 |
£40 |
£20 |
Gambling Act Fees - Table 2
Permit Type |
Fast track application (clubs) |
New Applications |
Annual Fee |
Renewal |
Change of name |
Copy of permit |
Variation of permit |
Transfer of permit |
Family Entertainment Gaming Machine |
|
£300 |
|
£300 |
£25 |
£15 |
£25 |
£25 |
Small Society Lottery |
|
£40 |
£20 |
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Club Gaming |
£100 |
£200 |
£50 |
£200 |
£25 |
£15 |
£100 |
£25 |
Club Gaming Machine |
£100 |
£200 |
£50 |
£200 |
£25 |
£15 |
£100 |
£25 |
Licensed Premises Notification (2 machines or less) |
|
£50 |
|
|
£25 |
£15 |
£25 |
£25 |
Licensed Premises Gaming Machine (more than 2 machines) |
|
£150 |
£50 |
|
£25 |
£15 |
£25 |
£25 |
Prize Gaming |
|
£300 |
|
£300 |
£25 |
£15 |
£25 |
£25 |
Temporary Use Notices |
|
£375 |
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£15 |
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