General information
New animal welfare regulations came into effect on 1 October 2018 for:
- selling animals as pets
- dog breeding
- providing for or arranging for the provision of boarding for cats or dogs
- hiring out horses
- keeping or training animals for exhibition
Check the regulations and government guidance on the Canine and Feline Sector Group website.
To ensure animal welfare matters are properly addressed, certain specified categories of premises are subject to licensing regimes.
Brentwood Borough Council is responsible for the issue of the following licences:
- Selling animals as pets
- Animal boarding establishments (cats and dogs)
- Dog Breeding
- Zoos
- Dangerous Wild Animals
- Hiring Out Horses
- Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition
All premises are inspected by our Licensing Team, and where necessary an independent vet to ensure their suitability before the licence is granted.
Animal licence fees and charges
Animal licence fees and charges, effective from 1 April 2020
There is an additional charge for our appointed vet's inspection, where required, payable after the inspection has taken place, payment for this can be made online:
| Licence activity | Application fee | Grant fee | Additional costs to applicant | Total fee |
| Animal boarding | £300 | £100 | n/a | £400 |
| Selling animal as pets | £300 | £100 | n/a | £400 |
| Dog breeding | £300 | £100 | vets fees for inspection on application | £400 (plus vets fees) |
| Hiring out horses | £300 | £100 | vets fees for inspection on application and throughout licence | £400 (plus vets fees) |
| Keeping animals for exhibition | £300 | £100 | n/a | £400 |
| Combination of activities |
£300 plus £150 per additional activity | £75 per additional activity | vets fees where required (as above) | £375 plus £225 per additional activity |
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Variation to licence/re-evaluation of rating
| £85 | n/a | £137 for inspection | £222 |
|
Variation to licence/re-evaluation of rating
| £85 | n/a | £137 for inspection plus any vets fees | £222 (plus vets fees) |
| Appeal (all licences) | £137 for inspection | n/a | inspection fee refunded if appeal upheld | £137 |
| Variations to reduce licensable activities or numbers of animals | £85 | n/a | n/a | £85 |
Making an application
To apply for a licence you will need to complete sections 1 and 7 and the relevant section(s) dependant on the activity you are applying to be licensed for:
Section 1 - Standard Application Profile pdf
Section 4 - Animal Boarding pdf
Section 5 - Hiring out of Horses pdf
Section 6 - Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition pdf
Once completed, please send by email to licensing@brentwood.gov.uk, fee payments can then be made over the phone by calling 01277 312500.