Licensing

Licensing Policies - Making Your Voice Heard

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Councils are working together to review their various licensing policies and develop new ones, and we are giving everyone that could be affected a chance to have their say.

Alcohol and Entertainment Licences

Personal and premises licences, temporary event notices, consultation notices and more

Animal Licenses

Animal boarding establishments and kennels, animal movement, dangerous wild animals, dog breeding, performing animals, pet shops, riding establishments and zoos

Charitable Collection Licences

House-to-house collections and street collections

Food Business Licences

Food premises approval, food premises registration and street cafe licences

Gambling Licences

Gambling Act 2005 and small society lottery licences

Leisure and Personal Treatment Licences

Caravan and camping sites, hairdressers, hypnotism, massage and special treatments, skin piercing (tattooing, electrolysis, acupuncture and ear piercing)

Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licences

We issue licences for hackney carriages, private hire vehicles, drivers and private hire operators. Find out how to apply

Roads and Highways Licenses

Skip operator registration, skip permits, street trading, street works, weighbridge operators and petroleum licensing

Scrap Metal Licences

Scrap metal and motor salvage operators

Other Licences

Car boot sales, cooling towers, environmental permits, houses in multiple occupation, market stalls, sports grounds safety