Licensing

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About Our Service

We provide a licensing service which can be split into two broad areas, Enforcement and Administration. 

Licensing Administration deals with the request, processing and issuing of applications for licenses, permits and registrations received by Stockton on Tees Borough Council.  Licensing Enforcement ensure that all licensing conditions are complied with.

We process around 4,000 application for licences, registrations and permits each year covering a wide and diverse range.  These include Private Hire & Hackney Carriage Licensing, Public Entertainment, Cinemas, Theatres, Skin Piercing, Hairdressers, Charitable Collections and Fund Raising, Lotteries & Amusements, Street Trading, Sex Shops, Scrap Metal Dealers, Explosives, Poisons, Animal Welfare Establishments and Zoos

Latest News

To view the latest licensing news select the button.

Licensing Act 2003

To view further information on the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003 please select the   button.

Gambling Act 2005

To view further information on the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 please select the button.

Do I Need A Licence?

To view more information on whether or not you need a licence select the button.

We regularly consult with the public on applications to grant or vary licences such as pubs, clubs, off licences, take-aways premises that sell alcohol, provide regulated entertainment or late night refreshment.  We need to know what you think of proposed new establishments or changes and how they may benefit or affect you.  Select the appropriate button below to see a list of our current consultations.

We welcome representations on applications, however to ensure that a fair hearing can take place copies of the representations will be made available to the general public and the applicant in particular.

To see what representations we have received on any application please select the appropriate button below.

If you wish to make any representations on these applications please complete Form LA10 "Representations on a Current Application"

f you wish to make any comments then please contact us by selecting the button below

or submit your comments in writing/e-mail to

Trading Standards & Licensing	Opening Hours
Trading Standards & Licensing 16 Church Road Stockton on Tees TS18 1TX	Monday:      8.30am - 5.00pm Tuesday:     8.30am - 5.00pm Wednesday: 8.30am - 5.00pm Thursday:    8.30am - 5.00pm Friday:        8.30am - 4.30pm
Telephone: (01642) 526558     Fax:  (01642) 526584
E-Mail: Licensing Administration
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Charity Collection Diary

To view a calendar of approved collectors for Street Collections and House to House Collections issued by the Council select the appropriate button below.

Public Registers

Legislation requires us to maintain Public Registers for certain types of licences, for example Private Hire Drivers, Hackney Carriage Vehicles and Motor Salvage Operators.  You can view these at our offices at 16 Church Road, Stockton on Tees.  For further information please contact us by selecting the button below:

Private Hire Companies

The list below details some of the licensed Private Hire Operators in Stockton on Tees.  Inclusion in this list does not infer any recommendation by the Council.

Neighbouring Licensing Authorities

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Trading Standards & Licensing Service,

PO Box 232, 16 Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1XD.

Telephone: 01642 526560  Fax: 01642 526584

Electronic Mail: Trading Standards or Licensing Administration