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The Licensing Team of the City of London administers and enforces the licensing requirements for a wide range of activities within the Square Mile.

Further details may be found below. The application forms for gambling, alcohol and entertainment, may be found at the links above.

The address for personal visitors only is:

Licensing Service
Walbrook Wharf
78-83 Upper Thames St
London
EC4R 3TD

All correspondence should be sent to

City of London
Licensing Service
Port Health & Public Protection
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London EC2P 2EJ

Further information on the type of licence or registration you may need, can be found on the Businesslink website.

Helpful information and fact sheets on gaming licences can be found on The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) website and The Gambling Commission website.

Helpful information for charities conducting fund raising activities can be found on The Charities Commission website.

You may also need to take advice from or notify either or both The Police or The Fire Brigade.

Details of the contacts needed are in the individual guidance notes or application forms.

Forms, once completed, should be sent,together with supporting documentation, to the Port Health and Public Protection Director at the following address:

City of London
Licensing Service
Port Health & Public Protection
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London EC2P 2EJ

Tel 020 7332 3406
Fax 020 7332 3536
Email Licensing@cityoflondon.gov.uk

If you have any queries on any licensing matters please contact the Licensing Team at the above address.

You may also need to take advice from our Environmental Health Officers, regarding Food Hygiene and Health and Safety

Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEV's):

The Police and Crime Act 2009 has given local authorities greater control over these venues (that provide lap dancing, pole dancing and similar activities) including the option of rejecting licence applications or limiting the number of SEVs in any one area.

Following a public consulation and a decision by the Court of Common Council the City of London has adopted its own policy on SEV's.

Download SEV Policy here (217kb)

Thank you to all those who participated in the consultation; over 2100 responses were received. Further information regarding SEV's can be obtained by calling 020 7332 3406, emailing Licensing@cityoflondon.gov.uk or writing to:

City of London Licensing Service
Port Health & Public Protection
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London EC2P 2EJ

If you would like to receive this information in your language, or in an alternative format such as Braille or audio tape, please contact the Licensing Service, as detailed above.

London 2012 Advertising and Trading Regulations

The Advertising and Trading Regulations bring in temporary restrictions to advertising and trading in open public places, within a few hundred metres around competition venues during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

To define the areas where the restrictions will apply, Event Zones have been established around every venue and route being used during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Where an event runs along a road route, such as the Road Cycle Races or Marathons, the Event Zone includes the road route itself and the pavement on each side of the road or, if there is no pavement, the area two metres either side of the road.

You can find out when and where the Regulations apply by using the postcode search tool on the London2012 website.

Controls within the Event Zones will apply during the Event Periods – the times that the venues are being used for Olympic or Paralympic events as well as in many cases covering the day before the event (or a few days before at the Olympic Park).

You can find a full list of the when the Regulations apply at each Event Zone in section eight of the Detailed Notice, available on the London2012 website.

Applications for authorisation from either LOCOG for advertising or ODA for trading are now open.

It is particularly important to note that the Regulations do not replace the legal requirements that apply at all other times. Even if an exception applies or authorisation has been granted by the ODA you must ensure that, during the Event Periods at the time of trading, you hold any other kind of licence, consent, certificate, permission, or authority granted by a landowner, local authority or any other person that is necessary for you to trade

More information may be found at www.london2012.com/making-it-happen/advertising-and-trading-regulations/

Entertainment Licensing (Public Entertainment Licensing, PEL)

Please see Licensing Act 2003 information above.

Other licenses

The Department is also responsible for issuing other licences which includes those listed below. Please contact the Licensing Team for further information.

  • Animal Boarding Establishment Licence
  • Pet Shop Licence
  • Sports Ground Licence
  • Track Betting Licence
  • Dog Breeding Licence
  • Exotic, Dangerous or Wild Animals Licence
  • Car Boot Sales Licence
  • Riding Establishment Licence
  • Zoo Licence
  • Caravan Site Licence

Contact

Tel 020 7332 3406
Fax 020 7332 3536
Email Licensing@cityoflondon.gov.uk

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