Licensing
The Licensing Team at Mendip are responsible for administering and issuing licences, permits, consents and notices for Taxis, Street Trading, Animal Boarding establishments, Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005 within the district.
Advance warning: Due to essential system updates some of our services will be unavailable between Monday 12th - Friday 16th September with others being extremely limited. This will be impacting Environmental Health, Licensing and Private Sector Housing services. We anticipate further delays to our normal service standards until Friday 30th September. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused during this time period.
The team are also available to offer advice over the telephone, face to face or e-mail. Should you require advice, please do not hesitate to contact us on licensing@mendip.gov.uk or by phoning 0300 303 8588, to request for an officer to call you back during office hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
General enquiries such as submitting applications and photocopying will be dealt with by the Hub staff and Council Access Points during their normal hours of operation.
Licensing Latest News
This article will be regularly updated with information that we want to pass on regarding licensing in Mendip.
Gambling and Lotteries
The Gambling Act 2005 regulates all commercial gambling in England and Wales and includes the regulation of gambling premises, temporary use of premises for gambling, small society lotteries and remote gambling.
Temporary Event Notice (TEN)
You will need to contact your council for a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) if you want to carry out a 'licensable activity' on unlicensed premises in England or Wales.
Taxis and Private Hire
Most people believe that any vehicle that carries passengers for reward is a taxi, but strictly speaking there are two types of licensed vehicle hackney carriage and private hire vehicles.
Street Trading
Street Trading is defined as: The selling or offering for sale of any article in the street.
Premises Licence
These licences do not need to be renewed - they last as long as the premises continue to operate unless they lapse or are revoked.
Pavement Licence
A pavement licence allows the licence holder to place removable furniture over certain highways adjacent to the premises in relation to which the application was made, for certain purposes.
Personal Licence
People who wish to run premises where alcohol is sold may require a Personal Licence.
Animal Welfare Licensing Schemes
We currently licence Riding Establishments, Animal Boarding Establishments, Home Boarders, Pet Shops and Dog Breeders.
Charitable Collections
There are many different forms of charitable collections but the two that we licence are for house to house collections and street collections.
Scrap Metal Collector and Site Licences
A scrap metal dealer must obtain a licence from the Local Authority in order to carry on business as a scrap metal dealer.
Skin Piercing
If you carry out acupuncture, electrolysis, tattooing, ear or body piercing in the Mendip District Council area you must register yourself and premises with us.
Other licences
Please find below a list of licences not dealt with by Mendip District Council.