Licensing

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Here you can find information about licensing in Renfrewshire. Use the links on the right hand side of this page for information on:

• animal licences - licences required for kennels, catteries, and more.
• betting and gaming licences - betting premises (for example betting offices, bingo, adult gaming centres) lotteries, raffles and gaming machines.
• entertainment licences - for music, singing, dancing and other forms of public entertainment
• liquor licences - required if alcohol is being sold within premises or at an event
• street trading licences - selling, offering to sell, or carrying out a paid service in a public place (e.g. car wash, ice cream vendor)
• taxi and private hire licences - all aspects of taxi and private hire licensing
• other licences - window cleaners, civil marriages, scrap metal, and more.

Further information
If you would like advice or help in making a new application for the grant or renewal of a licence, or you would like to know whether you need a licence for a particular purpose or event, please contact the Licensing section:

• email - licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone - 0141 840 3255 / 3262
• write to us, at

Renfrewshire Council
Licensing Section
Council Headquarters
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1TT