Licences and permits

Apply for a business licence

You need a licence to run most types of business.

Alcohol licensing

Apply for or renew a personal licence to sell alcohol, apply for, vary or transfer a premises licence, apply for an occasional licence, apply for extended hours, alcohol licensing notices.

Licensing fees

Information about all of our licensing fees.

Food licensing and registration

We're responsible for regulating food safety at premises across the region where food is stored, prepared, distributed or sold.

Taxi and private hire licensing

You must have a licence to operate a taxi or private hire business, or to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle.

Apply for a public entertainment licence

You need a licence to provide some types of entertainment if members of the public are admitted. This applies to free and paid-for performances.

Dumfries and Galloway Licensing Board

Dumfries and Galloway Licensing Board is the statutory licensing authority under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Gambling Act 2005.

Register a cooling tower

If you control non-domestic premises which have cooling towers or evaporative condensers you must register them.

Apply for permission for a demonstration, march or parade

You must apply for permission to hold a public demonstration, march or parade.

Apply for a petroleum storage certificate

If you have a business that dispenses petrol mechanically or electrically into motor vehicles you must have a petroleum storage certificate (PSC).

Apply for a caravan site licence

You must have a have a licence to use any site as a caravan site.

Apply for an animal licence

We enforce legislation that protects livestock, farm animals, feedstuffs and the integrity of the human food chain.

Apply for a fireworks and explosives licence

Businesses that store fireworks and other explosives must have a licence.

Apply for a child performance licence

A child taking part in a performance event may need a child performance licence if they are at school.

Short-term lets

Short-term lets, how to apply for a licence, how to object to a licence application, the register of local short-let properties.

Comment on or object to a licence application

Comments of objection or support must be made in writing within 28 days of the licence notice being given. Information on how to do this will be on the notice.

Apply to film in Dumfries and Galloway

If you want to film on land or property owned or managed by Dumfries and Galloway Council then you must apply to us for permission before filming begins. This includes filming on public roads, pavements, parks and council buildings.

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