Environmental Health fees and charges
Tacit consent
In some cases licenses are deemed to be granted following a defined time period even if you have not heard from us (tacit consent). Where this applies it will be made clear on the application form, web page or within the legislation.
Charges and fees for 2017 / 2018
Food safety
Charges and Fees
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
| Food health certificates for exported food |
70.00 |
|
Food hygiene course:
Level 2 food safety in catering |
450.00 + £15 per candidate workbook |
Courses on request
(Up to 20 candidates)
|
| Voluntary surrender of food |
60.00 |
per hour + disposal costs |
| Primary Authority Agreements |
57.00 |
Hourly rate |
Sampling
Sampling
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
|
Private water supply - initial sampling costs
|
200.00
120.00
120.00
|
Large domestic/ commercial (Max of £500 depending on parameters)
Small shared supply
Single dwelling
|
|
Commercial swimming pool (re-sample)
|
55.00
|
The charge is £55.00 per sample point
|
Provision of information
Provision of Information
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
| Freedom of information/EIR |
FREE |
Subject to maximum data collation limits |
| Contaminated land requests (standard) |
60.00 |
per hour (requests are dealt with within 20 working days) |
| Review of Environmental and Acoustic Reports |
120.00 |
This is a minimum charge and covers for up to two
hours work. If more than two hours work there is an additional charge of £60 per hour |
| Environmental Information Requests |
60.00 |
per hour (if a charge is applicable notification
of the estimated amount will be provided within 20 working days and the
information will not be provided until the fee has been paid) |
Animal welfare
Animal Welfare
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
| Dog breeders (initial application) |
183.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Dog breeders (renewal) |
122.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Home boarding (initial application) |
183.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Home boarding (renewal) |
122.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Animal boarding establishment (initial application) |
183.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Animal boarding establishment (renewal) |
122.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Pet shops (initial application) |
183.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Pet shops (renewal) |
122.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Riding establishments (initial application) |
172.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Riding establishments (renewal) |
134.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Zoo Licence - general |
42.00 |
per hour
(min. charge of £336)
+ vets fees + experts fees. |
| Dangerous wild animals (initial application) |
122.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Dangerous wild animals (renewal) |
108.00 |
+ vet fee |
| Performing animals registration |
108.00 |
|
| Joint licence fee |
15.00 |
|
Registration for practices on the body
(Acupuncture/ tattooing/ semi-permanent skin colouring/ body piercing/ ear piercing/ electrolysis)
Registration for Practices on the Body fees
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
| Registering a premises + 1 person |
130.00 |
|
| Additional person at a registered premises |
55.00 |
per person |
| Administrative changes to existing registration |
25.00 |
|
Scrap metal dealers and motor salvage operators
Scrap Metal dealers and Motor Salvage Operators
| Type | Fee £ | Additional information |
|---|
| Collectors licence |
148.00 |
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
|
| Additional collectors licence |
10.00 |
|
| Replacement collectors licence |
10.00 |
|
| Site licence |
194.00 |
|
| Replacement site licence |
10.00 |
|