Council fees and charges for licences, certificates, permits, inspections, equipment and services.
Fees and charges for 2021 to 2022. VAT will be charged on these services as applicable.
See the fees and charges for:
Animal licences may incur a separate vet inspection fee
Animal licences| Type | Cost |
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| Pet shop | £74.95 |
| Animal boarding establishments | £74.95 |
| Home boarding of dogs | £74.95 |
| Commercial day boarding of dogs | £74.95 |
| Breeding of dogs | £74.95 |
| Riding establishments | £222.65 |
| Performing animals | £222.65 |
| Venison dealers | £74.95 |
| Dangerous wild animals | £74.95 |
| Zoo licence | £222.65 |
| Game licence (venison dealers) | £74.95 |
More information about animal licences
Cemeteries| Type | Cost |
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| New lair (Renfrewshire resident) | £574.05 |
| New lair (Resident outwith Renfrewshire with an exemption for any person who has lived in the district for 50 years or more) | £1,722.15 |
Circuses| Type | Cost |
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| Entry fee | £93.45 |
| Operational day | £79.70 |
| Non operational day | £59.15 |
Commercial property enquiries| Type | Cost |
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| Fees are levied on businesses that require searches of road adoption records, etc. This charge allows for full recovery of administration costs. | £184.00 |
Default repairs and nuisance abatement| Type | Cost |
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| Default repairs by Community Resources (the greater of) | £147.80 |
| Other default repairs | 2.5% of costs |
| Nuisance abatement work (the greater of) | £147.80 |
Dog services| Type | Cost |
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| Stray dogs (includes VAT) | £100.20 |
| Microchipping (includes VAT) | £18.85 |
Scale of fees payable to keep explosives (based on guidance from LG Regulation)
Fees to keep explosives| Type | Costs |
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| 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 purpose | Reasonable 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 certificate| Type | Cost |
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| Export health certificates | £18.90 |
Environmental information enquiries| Type | Cost |
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| Including provision of register extracts | £151.05 |
Fairgrounds at Barshaw Park, 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.
| Type | Cost |
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| Small site (per week) | £840.70 |
| Large site (per week) | £1,621.10 |
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.
Other fairground| Type | Cost |
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| Small site (8-15 day period) | £1,667.90 |
Footway crossing permits and works| Type | Cost |
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| Permits allowing residents and businesses to take access to a road across an existing footway. The fee covers the processing of the application. | £102 |
Garden maintenance| Type | Cost |
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| Owner occupier garden maintenance per year | £234.30 |
Gleniffer Braes Flyers| Type | Cost |
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| Rental | £91.90 |
Housing inspections| Type | Cost |
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| Housing inspections | £151.05 |
There is a surcharge of +200% for someone from outwith district with an exemption for any person who has lived in the district for 50 years or more.
Internment fees| Type | Renfrewshire resident | Outwith district |
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| Adults 18 and over | £598.20 | £1,794.60 |
| Child under 18 | There is no charge for Interment fees, lair purchase and headstone permits and foundation | |
| Cremated remains | £131.80 | £395.40 |
| Registration of transfer | | £26.90 |
| Issue of certificate other than original | | £26.90 |
| Search fee (excluding VAT) | | £36.60 |
| Headstone foundation charge | | £74.25 |
Commercial pest control| Type | Cost |
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| Rats, mice treatments (including VAT) Inspection and treatment up to 2 hours, all materials and travel costs and up to two follow up or clearance visits if required | £157.30 |
| Rats, mice treatments (excluding VAT - or example, council offices or premises) Inspection and treatment up to 2 hours, all materials and travel costs and up to two follow up or clearance visits if required. Any additional work will be charged at a rate of £45 per hour plus VAT | £131.10 |
| Insects - excluding wasps (including VAT) Inspection and treatment of up to 2 hours, all materials and travel costs. Any additional work will be charged at a rate of £45 per hour plus VAT | £105.10 |
| Wasps nests (including VAT) | £73.45 |
| Wasps nests (excluding VAT - for example, council offices or premises) | £61.20 |
Domestic pest control| Type | Cost |
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| Rats, mice treatments | £61.20 |
| Insects (excluding wasps) | £61.20 |
| Wasps nests (including VAT) | £61.20 |
Scale of fees payable to hold a petroleum certificate:
Scale of fees to hold petroleum certificate| Type | Cost |
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| 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| Type | Cost |
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| 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. | £133.00 |
Road occupation and scaffolding permit| Type | Cost |
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| 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. | £153.00 |
| Additional charge when the road is occupied without permission. | £153.00 |
| Road Occupations Permit - Non Building Works | £153.00 |
Road opening permits| Type | Cost |
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| First week of opening | £306.00 |
| Charge for each additional week or part week thereafter | £357.00 |
| Road Opening Permit Town Centre and Arterial Roads | £663.00 |
| Road Opening Permit Town Centre and Arterial Roads - Charge for each additional week or part week thereafter | £714.00 |
Primary school meals
Primary school meals| Type | Cost |
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| Primary 1 to 3 | Free |
| Primary 4 to 7 - Dine in Day | £2.25 |
| Primary 4 to 7 - Grab & Go | £2.05 |
Secondary school meals
Secondary school meals| Type | Cost |
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| Secondary school meal | £2.60 |
Skip permits| Type | Cost |
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| 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. | £51.00 |
| Additional charge when a skip has been placed on the public road without permission. | £153.00 |
Special uplifts| Type | Cost | Availability |
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| Domestic 1 to 20 items | £34.30 | |
| Ground clearances | £81.35 | currently not available due to coronavirus restrictions |
| Commercial special uplifts | £81.35 | |
| Clearing of bulk bin areas (price per area) | £43.90 | currently not available due to coronavirus restrictions |
| White goods (per item) | £34.30 | |
Switching traffic lights on and off| Type | Cost |
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| 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| Type | Cost |
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| Hackney type taxi inspection (including meter test) | £73.25 |
| Combined private hire / taxi inspection and MOT test | £73.25 |
| Private hire vehicle inspection | £61.85 |
| Taxi meter test | £11.55 |
Temporary traffic regulation orders| Type | Cost |
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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.* | £204 - £265 |
A charge of between £Y and £Y will be made for short term notices. * | £61.20 - £117.30 |
* The higher rates will apply if the applicant is unable to design the temporary signage. | |
Trading and standards weight and measures| Special weighing and measuring equipment | Cost |
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| 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. | £78.85 |
Weighing instruments - non EC| Weighing instruments - Non-EC | Cost |
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| Not exceeding 1 tonne | £62.55 |
| 1 tonne to 10 tonne | £100.45 |
| Exceeding 10 tonne | £208.85 |
Weighing instruments - EC (NAWI)| Weighing instruments - EC (NAWI) | Cost |
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| Not exceeding 1 tonne | £103.35 |
| 1 tonne to 10 tonne | £166.40 |
| Exceeding 10 tonne | £347.25 |
| 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. | £78.85 |
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 lubricants | Cost |
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| Container type, un-subdivided | £71.80 |
Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants - Single / multi-outlets (nozzles)| Measuring instruments for liquid fuel or lubricants - Single / multi-outlets (nozzles) | Cost |
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| First nozzle tested | £116.40 |
| Each additional nozzle | £71.80 |
| Testing of peripheral electronic equipment on a separate visit per site | £71.95 |
| Testing of credit card acceptor per unit regardless of number of slots, nozzles and pumps | £78.85 |
Certificate of errors| Certificate of errors | Cost |
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| For supplying a certificate containing results of errors found on testing | £40.30 |
Additions to scale of fees| Additions to scale of fees | Cost |
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| 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. | £78.85 |
| 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. | £78.85 |
| Fees for work outwith normal working hours - The charge will be per officer hour multiplied by the appropriate overtime factor. | £78.85 |
Commercial waste collection| Type | Cost |
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| Residual Waste | |
| Sack | £4.45 |
| Bin 140 litre | £4.45 |
| Bin 240 litre | £5.45 |
| Bin 360 litre | £7.45 |
| Bin 660 litre | £15.25 |
| Bin 1100 litre | £26.10 |
| Bin 1280 litre | £37.15 |
| Chamberlain | £37.15 |
Commercial recycling collection| Recycling | Cost |
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| Sack | £2.05 |
| Bin 140 litre | £2.05 |
| Bin 240 litre | £3.85 |
| Bin 360 litre | £5.75 |
| Bin 660 litre | £9.70 |
| Bin 1100 litre | £17.35 |
| Bin 1280 litre | £17.75 |
| Food Waste Trade Collection - 140 litre bin | £4.40 |
Wheelie bin costs| Type | Cost |
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| 140 litre | £39.80 |
| 240 litre | £49.50 |
| 360 litre | £98.85 |
| 1280 litre | £382.50 |
Bins and recycling
