Public lists and registers of licences and registrations

We hold, or provide information for, a number of public registers.

Most can be viewed by arranging an appointment, and many are available to view online:

Health and environment

• Animal licensing
• Sexual entertainment venues
• Skin piercing premises
• Environmental permits
• Cooling towers
• Contaminated land
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Food Hygiene Ratings
• Public register of statutory notices

Licensing Act

• Personal licences
• Premises licences

Gambling Act

• Gambling Act
• Small society lotteries

Driver and vehicle licensing

• Hackney Carriage driver licences
• Private hire driver licences
• Combined Hackney Carriage/private hire driver licences
• Contract driver licences
• Hackney Carriages
• Private hire vehicles
• Private hire operators

Planning and development

• Planning applications and appeals
• Brownfield land
• Conservation areas, listed buildings, and heritage assets
• Tree preservation orders
• Custom and self-build
• Local land charges

Other public lists and registers

• Currently elected members’ information and registered interests
• Parish councillor registered interests
• Register of electors
• Burial register
• Community assets register
• Contracts register

Registers that are not available to view:

• Housing register
• Council Tax register
• Business Rates register