Animal licensing fees
The following fees and charges apply from 1 April 2025.
Animal establishment licensing fees, excluding zoos
For new or renewed licences, the grant fee can either be paid:
- upon application – the full amount of grant fee will be refunded if the application is refused
- following inspection, when the licence is ready to be issued
In addition to the fees in the table below, you must pay vets fees where applicable to your type of licence and activity.
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Animal-Establishments Licence - New application fee + vets fee if required |
£ 437.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - (Home Boarding) New application fee |
£ 349.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - New grant fee |
£ 104.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - renewal application fee + vets fee if required |
£ 437.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - (Home Boarding) Renewal application fee |
£ 344.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - renewal grant fee |
£ 104.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Variation to licence application fee |
£ 172.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Variation to licence Inspection fee |
£ 104.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - re-evaluation of rating application fee |
£ 172.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - re-evaluation of rating Inspection fee |
£ 104.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - variation to reduce licensable activities or number of animals fee |
£ 104.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - transfer of licence fee |
£ 167.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - appeal fee |
£ 349.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Combination of licensable activities application fee |
£ 177.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Combination of licensable activities - additional activity fee(per additional activity) |
£ 94.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Combination of licensable activities - grant fee (per activity) + vets fee if required |
£ 73.00 |
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Animal-Establishments Licence - Additional premises under an arrangers element of a Home Boarding Licence (per additional premises). |
£ 125.00 |
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Dangerous Wild Animals - plus appointed vets fee charge |
£ 572.00 |
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Primate Licence – plus appointed vets fee charge |
£ 550.00 |
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Zoo New (6 Years) - plus appointed vets fee charge |
£ 1,768.00 |
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Zoo Renewal (4 years) - plus appointed vets fee charge |
£ 890.00 |
Zoo licensing fees
The application fee for zoo licensing is £1,700.
The renewal fee for zoo licensing is £855.
There is a further charge for our appointed vet's inspection, payable after the inspection takes place.
Dangerous wild animal licensing fees
The application fee dangerous wild animal licensing is £550.
There is a further charge for our appointed vet's inspection, payable after the inspection takes place.
: 01375 652 652