The fees and charges for those services provided by the Environmental Health department are reviewed each year and are agreed by councillors. Some of the charges are set by statute and others are determined locally.
Fees and Charges for 2022/23 are listed below. If you have any queries about these fees and charges, please email env.health@molevalley.gov.uk.
Environmental Health
(L) = Licence, (R) = Registration
| Scrap Metal Dealers (L) | |
| Site - three years (new and renew) | £528.44 |
| Site - variation | £264.22 |
| Collector - three years | £264.22 |
| Collector - variation | £264.22 |
| Skin Piercing (R) | |
| Skin piercing - premises | £85.90 |
| Skin piercing - person | £66.33 |
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Street Trading |
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| Street Trading consents (per pitch, one day a week, p.a) | £715.46 |
| Animal Welfare | |
| Selling Animals as Pets | £232.75 |
| Providing Boarding for Cats | £232.75 |
| Providing Boarding for Dogs | £232.75 |
| Providing Home Boarding for Dogs | £223.69 |
| Providing Day Care for Dogs | £223.69 |
| Hiring out Horses | £232.75 |
| Breeding Dogs | £232.75 |
| Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition | £232.75 |
| Dangerous wild animals (vet fees payable in addition) | £119.60 |
| Zoo - four years (vet fees payable in addition) (L) | £521.92 |
| Microchipping | £26.52 |
| Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles | |
| Hackney carriage vehicles - new and renewal (includes internal plate) | £400.00 |
| Private hire vehicle - metered (new and renewal) | £400.00 |
| Private hire vehicle - non metered (new and renewal) | £363.51 |
| Private hire operator (5 years) | £400 |
| Combined HC/PHV driver (new and renewal) | £102.21 |
| Transfer - vehicle to vehicle | £167.44 |
| Transfer - no vehicle test required | £91.33 |
| Replacement vehicle plate (includes assembly cost) | £19.57 |
| Replacement internal licence fee | £14.15 |
| Replacement drivers' badge | £14.15 |
| Disclosure and Barring Certificate fee - at cost | £59.28 |
| DVLA fee - at cost |
£7.20 |
| Missed Appointment Fee | £24.46 |
| Drivers Pack | £10.61 |
Stray Dog Fee (per Dog)
Return of stray dog £106.08 + any Kennel fees incurred
Premises Fees for Gambling Act 2005
| Premises Type | New Application | Annual Fee | Application to Vary | Application to Transfer | Application for Re-Instatement | Application for Provisional Statement | Licence Application (provisional statement holders) | Copy licence | Notification of Change |
| Bingo Club |
£2,815.10 (£3500) |
£1000 (£1000) | £1750 (1750) | £1,074.27 (£1200) | £1,074.27 (£1200) |
£3,500.00 (£3500) |
£1,074.27 (£1200) | £25 (£25) | £50 (£50) |
| Betting Premises (excluding tracks) | £2,815.10 (£3000) | £600 (£600) |
£1,500.00 (1500) |
£1,200.00 (£1200) | £1,200.00 (£1200) |
£2,816.76 (£3000) |
£1,200.00 (£1200) | £25 (£25) | £50 (£50) |
| Tracks | £2500 (£2500) | £1000 (£1000) | £1250 (£1250) | £855.72 (£950) | £855.72 (£950) |
£2500 (£2500) |
£855.72 (£950) | £25 (£25) | £50 (£50) |
| Family Entertainment Centres | £2000 (£2000) | £715.46 (£750) | £1000.00 (£1000) | £855.72 (£950) |
£950 (£950) |
£1,787.55 (£2000) |
£855.72 (£950) | £25 (£25) | £50 (£50) |
| Adult Gaming Centre | £2000 (£2000) | £715.46 (£750) | £1000.00 (£1000) | £1,074.27 (£1200) | £1,074.27 (£1200) | £2,000.00 (£2000) | £1,074.27 (£1200) | £25 (£25) | £50 (£50) |
Figures in Parenthesis ( ) = DCMS maximum fees
Permit Fees for Gambling Act 2005
| Type of Permit | Conversion of Existing Sec34 Permit | New | New (fast-track) Clubs Only | Annual | Vary Permit | Renew | Transfer | Change Name | Copy of Permit | Notification |
| Licensed Premises Gaming Machine | (two or more) £100 | £150 | £50 (no annual fee for two or less) | £100 | £25 | £15 | (two or less) £50 | |||
| Club Gaming | £100 | £200 | £100 | £50 |
£100 | £200 | £15 | |||
| Club Machine | £100 | £200 | £100 | £50 | £100 | £200 | £15 | |||
| Prize Gaming | £100 | £300 | £300 | £25 | £15 | |||||
| Unlicensed Family Entertainment Centre | £100 | £300 | £300 | £25 | £15 |
Licensing Act 2003 Fees
Premises and club application fees
Each premises that is licensable will be allocated to a fee band according to rateable value (shown below).
| Rateable Value | Band |
| No rateable value to £4300 | A |
| £4301 - £33000 | B |
| £33001 - £87000 | C |
| £87001 - £125000 | D |
| £125001 and above | E |
Each band attracts a different level of application fee, payable during transition. Please see below.
| Band | A | B | C | D | E |
| Fee | £100 | £190 | £315 | £450 | £635 |
A multiplier applied to premises in bands D and E, where they are exclusively or primarily in the business or selling alcohol (mainly large town and city centre pubs) is calculated below.
| Band | D (x2) | E (x3) |
| City/town centre pub application fee | £900 | £1905 |
| City/town centre pub annual charge | £640 | £1050 |
An annual fee is payable one year after the grant of the licence, fees are as follows:
| Band | A | B | C | D | E |
| Fee | £70 | £180 | £295 | £320 | £350 |
Premises applying to very conditions in relation to the sale of alcohol during transition will be charged a supplementary fee, according to the fee band. These are shown below.
| Band | A | B | C | D | E |
| Fee | £20 | £60 | £80 | £100 | £120 |
Additional charge for exceptionally large events
| Number in attendance at any one time | Additional Premises licence fee | Additional annual fee payable |
| 5000 to 9999 | £1000 | £500 |
| 10000 to 14999 | £2000 | £1000 |
| 15000 to 19999 | £4000 | £2000 |
| 20000 to 29999 | £8000 | £4000 |
| 30000 to 39999 | £16000 | £8000 |
| 40000 to 49999 | £24000 | £12000 |
| 50000 to 59999 | £32000 | £16000 |
| 60000 to 69999 | £40000 | £20000 |
| 70000 to 79999 | £48000 | £24000 |
| 80000 to 89999 | £56000 | £28000 |
| 90000 and over | £64000 | £32000 |
Personal Licences, Temporary events and other fees
| Application for a grant or renewal of a personal licence | £37 |
| Temporary event notice | £21 |
| Theft etc of premises licence or summary | £10.50 |
| Application for a provisional statement (where premises is being built etc) | £315 |
| Notification of change of name and address | £10.50 |
| Application to vary licence to specify individual as premises supervisor | £23 |
| Application for transfer of premises licence | £23 |
| Interim authority notice following death etc. of licence holder | £23 |
| Application to include alternative licence condition (s41D) | £23 |
| Theft, loss etc. certificate or summary | £10.50 |
| Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club | £10.50 |
| Change of relevant registered address of club | £10.50 |
| Theft, loss etc. of temporary event notice | £10.50 |
| Theft, loss etc. of personal licence | £10.50 |
| Duty to notify change of name or address | £10.50 |
| Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters | £21 |
| Application for a Minor Variation to Premises Licence (s41A & s86A) | £89 |
MVDC will also be able to charge other fees in relation to their duties, most notably for temporary events and personal licences.