An animal boarding establishment is a business that provides accommodation for other people’s dogs or cats.
You still need to apply for a licence even if you’re only looking after a small number of animals in your own home.
How much will it cost to apply?
Animal Boarding, Animal Day Care and Sale of Pets |
1 Year Licence |
2 Year Licence |
3 Year Licence |
Application Fee |
£175.00 |
£175.00 |
£175.00 |
Compliance Visit |
£115.00 |
£115.00 |
£115.00 |
Annual Enforcement visit |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
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£65.00 |
Total |
£290.00 |
£355.00 |
£420.00 |
Home Boarder |
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Application Fee |
£150.00 |
£150.00 |
£150.00 |
Compliance Visit |
£115.00 |
£115.00 |
£115.00 |
Annual Enforcement visit |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
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£65.00 |
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Total |
£265.00 |
£330.00 |
£395.00 |
Home Boarder Arranger |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
Compliance |
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£44.00 |
£44.00 |
Compliance |
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£44.00 |
Total |
£75.00 |
£119.00 |
£163.00 |
Additional host or site |
£65.00 |
How can I apply?
You can download our new application form here
Legislation
You can find the current The Animal Welfare Regulations here.
Guidance
You can find the current Animal Welfare Guidance here.
Officer decisions
A record of decisions made by officers
Report a licensing issue
Please use our form.
Pay online
You can pay for your licence online right now using our secure payment system. Make sure to select the correct service from the left hand side.
Public Register
You can view the public register for licensed animal boarders here.