Renfrewshire Council

Fees, charges and costs for council services

Council fees, charges and costs for licences, certificates, permits, inspections, equipment and services.

Fees and charges for 2022 to 2023. VAT will be charged on these services as applicable. 

See the fees and charges for:


Animal licences

Animal licences may incur a separate vet inspection fee

Animal licence fees
TypeCost
Pet shop£238.56
Animal boarding establishments£77.20
Home boarding of dogs£77.20
Commercial day boarding of dogs£77.20
Dog breeding£238.56
Cat breeding£238.56
Rabbit breeding£238.56
Riding establishments£229.35
Performing animals£229.35
Venison dealers£77.20
Dangerous wild animals £77.20
Zoo licence£239.35
Game Licence (venison dealers)£77.20
Animal Rehoming Centres£238.56

Note: All the above animal licences may incur a separate vet inspection fee

More information about animal licences 


Cemeteries

There is no charge for Interment fees, lair purchase and headstone permits and foundation for a child under 18 years of age.  

Cemetery fees
TypeCost
New lair (Renfrewshire resident)£591.30
New lair (Resident is form outside of Renfrewshire with an exemption for any person who has lived in the district for 50 years or more)£1,733.90

Circuses - other locations less than 1 acre (excluding St James)

Circuses
TypeCost
Entry fee£96.25
Operational day£82.10
Non operational day£60.95

Commercial property enquiries 

Commercial property enquiries
TypeCost
Fees are levied on businesses that require searches of road adoption records, etc. This charge allows for full recovery of administration costs.£189.55

Default repairs and nuisance abatement under statute (professional fees)

Default repairs and nuisance abatement
TypeCost
Default repairs by Community Resources (the greater of)£152.25
Nuisance abatement work (the greater of)£152.25

Dog services

Dog services
TypeCost
Stray dogs (includes VAT)£103.25
Microchipping (includes VAT)£19.45

Explosives storage

Scale of fees payable to keep explosives (based on guidance from LG Regulation) 

Explosives storage
First issue of store licence (for larger stocks)£185.00  
Renewal of store licence £86.00
Varying a store licensee's name or address of site£36.00  
Varying a licence for any other purposeReasonable cost to licensing authority
Issue of licence where there is no separation distance prescribed£109.00 
Renewal of licence £54.00
Transfer or replacement of licence£36.00
Issue of a 'year-round' licence (set by statute) £500.00  

A discounted fee is applicable if you apply for more than 1 year, See what price reductions are available


Export health certificates

Export health certificate
TypeCost
Export health certificates£19.50

Environmental information enquiries

Environmental information enquiries
TypeCost
Including provision of register extracts£155.60

Fairgrounds

Fairgrounds at Barshaw Park in Paisley

Fairground Charges to be an all inclusive charge and will take account of setting up, dismantling the equipment as well as non-operative days.

Fairgrounds at Barshaw Park in Paisley
TypeCost
Small site (per week)£865.95
Large site (per week)£1,699.75

Fairgrounds at any other site designated by the Director

Fairground Charges to be an all inclusive charge and will take account of setting up, dismantling the equipment as well as non-operative days.

Fairgrounds at any other site designated by the Director
TypeCost
Small site (8-15 day period)£1,717.85

Footway crossing permits and works

Footway crossing permits and works
TypeCost
Permits allowing residents and businesses to take access to a road across an existing footway. The fee covers the processing of the application.£105.10

Gleniffer Braes Flyers

Gleniffer Braes Flyers
TypeCost
Rental£94.70

Housing inspections

Housing inspections
TypeCost
Housing inspections£155.60

Interment

There is no charge for interment fees, lair purchase and headstone permits and foundation for a child under 18 years of age.

Internment fees
TypeCost
Adult over 18 (Renfrewshire resident)£616.15
Adult over 18 (from outside of Renfrewshire)*£1848.45
Cremated remains (Renfrewshire Resident)£135.75
Cremated remains (from outside of Renfrewshire)*£407.25
Registration of transfer£27.75
Issue of certificate other than original£27.75
Search fee (excluding VAT) £37.70
Headstone foundation charge£76.50

*There is a surcharge of +200% for someone from outside the district with an exemption for any person who has lived in the district for 50 years or more.


Petroleum certificates

Petroleum certificates
Certificate to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity not exceeding 2,500 litres        £44.00 
Certificate to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres  £60.00 
Certificate to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 50,000 litres£125.00 

Portable traffic light permits 

Portable traffic light permits
TypeCost
Contractors and public utility companies are required to apply for a permit from the Council when using portable traffic signals on the public road network.  It is proposed that a charge is introduced to allow full recovery of administration costs.£137.00

Road occupation and scaffolding permit 

Road occupation and scaffolding permit
TypeCost
A fee is levied on companies or individuals who wish to occupy the public road network.  For example this may include scaffolding, storage of materials, siting of crane, hoarding etc. The charge is per month or part thereof.£157.60
Additional charge when the road is occupied without permission.£157.60
Road Occupations Permit - Non Building Works£157.60

Road opening permits 

Road opening permits
TypeCost
First week of opening£315.20
Charge for each additional week or part week thereafter£367.75
Road Opening Permit Town Centre and Arterial Roads£682.90
Road Opening Permit Town Centre and Arterial Roads - Charge for each additional week or part week thereafter£735.40

Skip permits 

Skip permits
TypeCost
A fee is levied on skip hire companies when they apply to place a skip on the public road network. The charge is per location for each month or part thereof.£52.55
Additional charge when a skip has been placed on the public road without permission.£157.60

Switching traffic signals off or on 

Switching traffic lights on and off
TypeCost
Utility companies and contractors occasionally require assistance in arranging the switching off of one of our permanent traffic signal installations during their works.  The Council can incur costs in arranging this and these are recovered from the organisation involved.Recovery of direct costs

Taxi inspections

Taxi inspections
TypeCost
Hackney type taxi inspection (including meter test)£75.45
Combined private hire / taxi inspection and MOT test£75.45
Private hire vehicle inspection£63.75
Taxi meter test£11.90

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO)

Temporary traffic regulation orders
TypeCost

Costs - in accordance with powers under Section 135 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the HAUC Code of Practice 1992, a charge of between £X and £X for administration plus advertising costs will be made for full temporary orders.*

£210 to £273

A charge of between £Y and £Y will be made for short term notices*

£63.05 to £120.85

 * The higher rates will apply if the applicant is unable to design the temporary signage.


Trading standards weighing and measuring instruments and equipment

Trading and standards weight and measures
Special weighing and measuring equipment Cost
Charges for carrying out any meteorological work of a type not detailed above (e.g. examining, adjusting, testing, certifying, stamping, authorising or reporting of special weighting or measuring equipment) is based on a £72.85 per officer hour multiplied by any appropriate overtime factor.£81.25

Weighing instruments - non EC
Weighing instruments - Non-ECCost
Not exceeding 1 tonne£64.45
1 tonne to 10 tonne£103.50
Exceeding 10 tonne£215.15
Weighing instruments - EC (NAWI)
Weighing instruments - EC (NAWI)Cost
Not exceeding 1 tonne£106.45
1 tonne to 10 tonne£171.40
Exceeding 10 tonne£357.70
A charge to cover any additional costs involved in testing instruments calibrated to weigh in both metric and imperial incorporating remote display or printing facilities is based on the basic fee given above plus additional costs at the rate of £72.85 per officer hour multiplied by any appropriate overtime factor.£81.25

When testing instruments incorporating remote display or printing facilities and where completion of the test requires a second person or a second series of tests by the same person, an additional fee shall be based upon the basic fee given plus a 50% surcharge.

Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants
Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricantsCost
Container type, un-subdivided£73.95
Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants - Single / multi-outlets (nozzles)
Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants - Single / multi-outlets (nozzles)Cost
Single / multi-outlets (nozzles)£119.90
First nozzle tested £119.90
Each additional nozzle£74.15
Testing of peripheral electronic equipment on a separate visit per site£81.25
Testing of credit card acceptor per unit regardless of number of slots, nozzles and pumps£81.25
Certificate of errors
Certificate of errors Cost
For supplying a certificate containing results of errors found on testing£41.55
Additions to scale of fees
Additions to scale of fees Cost
Adjustment service - The fee to be paid for the adjustment of any weight or measure in the course of a service provided pursuant to Section 74 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 shall be charged per officer hour multiplied by any appropriate overtime factor.£81.25
Fees to be charged for the services of officers - Where an authorised officer is required to provide professional services the charge will be £72.85 per officer hour multiplied by any appropriate overtime factor.£81.25
Fees for work outwith normal working hours - The charge will be per officer hour multiplied by the appropriate overtime factor.£81.25