Civic Licensing

Please note: all licensing enquiries should be directed to 01382 434444. 

All applications are non refundable as the fee covers the time to process the application, costs for police checks, officers time and also advertising costs.


Premise Applications Advert

The Council passed a resolution in 1983 that all of the optional provisions in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 would require to be licensed and accordingly anyone who, for example, wishes to trade in the street or deal in second hand goods, must be licensed.

These activities are listed below, together with all other activities which are licensed, with the exceptions of Taxis, Betting and Gaming and Liquor Licences which can be found in their own sections on this site.

Each application from contains notes of guidance.

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The Civic Miscellaneous applications are: (applying online temporarily unavailable, we are sorry for any inconvenience caused)

  1. Animal Boarding Licence
  2. Animal Welfare Establishment
  3. Boat Hire
  4. Change in circumstance form
  5. Cinema Licence
  6. Dangerous Wild Animals Licence
  7. Explosives / Fireworks Licence
  8. Houses in Multiple Occupation Licence
  9. Indoor Sports Entertainment Licence
  10. Knife Dealers Licence
  11. Late Hours Catering Licence
  12. Market Operator Licence
  13. Itinerant Metal Dealer Licence
  14. Metal Dealer Licence
  15. Mini Bus Permit
  16. Performing Animals Registration
  17. Public Entertainment Licence
  18. Public Procession and Use of City Square
  19. Public Procession
  20. Public Charitable Collection
  21. Rehoming on Animals
  22. Riding Establishment Licence
  23. Second Hand Dealer Licence
  24. Selling Animals as Pets Licence
  25. Sex Shop Licence
  26. Skin Piercing and Tattooing
  27. Street Trader Licence
  28. Use of City Centre Areas (Any fee paid to licensing is only for processing the application you will also need to pay for the use of the land which is an additional cost)
  29. Use of City Centre Areas - Commercial (Any fee paid to licensing is only for processing the application you will also need to pay for the use of the land which is an additional cost)
  30. Venison Dealer Registration
  31. Window Cleaner Licence

Applying and paying online

 If you want to apply and pay online you can send the application to licensing.board@dundeecity.gov.uk and any supporting information required. Once you have sent the application we will then send you a link to make payment.