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District council business licences and rates

Your district council provides business licences for:

  • alcohol
  • busking
  • dog breeding
  • exhibiting or training performing animals
  • food
  • gambling
  • health and safety
  • scrap metal
  • street performance
  • street trading
  • taxis.

Contact your local district council about business issues

  • Ashford Borough Council
  • Canterbury City Council
  • Dartford Borough Council
  • Dover District Council
  • Folkestone and Hythe District Council
  • Gravesham Borough Council
  • Maidstone Borough Council
  • Sevenoaks District Council
  • Swale Borough Council
  • Thanet District Council 
  • Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Find out what business licences we can support you with.

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