Who issues different licences and permits in Oxfordshire
Check which licences and permits we issue and which are issued by the district and city councils.
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Licences and permits issued by Oxfordshire County Council
As a county council, we are only responsible for a few types of licences. The rest are issued by the district and city councils and other organisations.
We consider applications for the following types of licences.
- Banners above roads
- Building as a place of worship
- Dropped kerbs
- Explosives storage registration and licence
- Filming on the public highway
- Fireworks licence
- Occupation of the road (building works)
- Oversailing licence
- Petroleum storage
- Places of worship
- Premises for civil marriages and civil partnerships
- Road closures for roadworks
- Scaffolding or hoarding
- Skip operator's licence
- Skip permit
- Street café licence - putting tables and chairs on the highway
- Temporary storage area on the highway
- Van and trailer permit
- Weighbridge operator's certificate
Licences and permits issued by the district and city councils
- Acupuncturist
- Amusement - with prizes
- Boarding animals
- Butchers
- Car boot sales
- Cinemas
- Collecting for charity - door to door collections
- Collecting for charity - street collections
- Dog breeding
- Door supervisors (bouncers)
- Exotic, dangerous or wild animals
- Food business
- Game dealers
- Gaming machines
- Hairdressers
- Horse riding establishments
- Late hours catering
- Lottery
- Massage and Special Treatment (MST) - includes sauna and sunbeds
- Pet shop
- Private hire operator's licence
- Private hire vehicle (minicab)
- Public entertainment
- Sale of alcohol
- Second-hand goods
- Selling animals
- Sex establishments
- Scrap metal dealing
- Street parties
- Street trading
- Sunday trading (restrictions apply to large businesses only)
- Tattooists, ear-piercing and electrolysis
- Taxis (Hackney Carriages)
- Taxi/private hire vehicle - driving
- Theatrical performances
- Zoos
Oxfordshire's district and city councils
Other organisations that issue licences and permits
The following licences are handled by other organisations:
- Animal movement - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Credit / money lending - Office of Fair Trading
- Minibus permits for voluntary organisations - Directgov
- Heath and adult social care services - Care Quality Commission
- Security companies - Security Industry Authority
- Tree felling - Forestry Commission
- Waste Carrier - Environment Agency
Further information and guidance
Visit GOV.UK for more licence information and guidance.