Licences
Here you'll find everything you need to know about Licensing
Please contact our licensing department for any enquiries regarding our Licensing Registers
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council are currently consulting upon their Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy.
The end of the consultation period for this draft policy is 30 September 2025 and any comments should be forwarded (prior to this date) to:- taxi.consultation@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
Draft Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Licensing Policy 2025 - 2029 (PDF, 1 MB)
Current licence applications
Here you can look at applications that have been recently submitted to us
Make an appointment to see a Licensing Officer
Appointments are available to speak with our Licensing officers in person
Personal licence
Find out more on what a personal licence is, how to apply and who can object
Premises licences
Information on how to apply for a premises licence, vary or transfer and more
Pavement Licenses
Information on pavement licenses and how to apply
Taxi licensing
Information on how to apply, renew, transfer or change a drivers and vehicle licence, and more
Temporary event notice (TEN)
How to apply for a TEN if you want to carry out a 'licensable activity' on any unlicensed premises
Street trading consent
Information on street trading and renewing or applying for a new licence or consent
Charity street collections
Restrictions, exemptions and how to apply for a street collection licence
Gambling and betting licences
Use this page to contact licensing and find out more information on betting shops, licensed premises and/or club premises
Animal licensing
Apply for an animal activity licence (animal boarding, dog breeding, exhibiting/performing, hiring of horses, selling animals as pets) or a zoo/dangerous wild animal licence
Other licences
A list of other licences like busking, caravan and camping site, piercing, tattooing and scrap metal dealers
Road closure orders
All you need to know about road closure orders
House to House Collections
How to apply and restrictions for a House to House collection licence
Events in Staffordshire Moorlands
Information on holding events in Staffordshire Moorlands
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