Civic Government Licensing Fees – 2025/26
East Dunbartonshire Council charges a fee to process a licence application, under the provisions of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
The amended fees below apply to any applications submitted on or after 1 April 2025. The new fees were agreed as part of the Council’s Budget for 2025/26 at a meeting on 6 March 2025.
Civic Government Licensing Fees - 2025/26
Civic Government Licensing Fees - 2025/26
| Licence | Fee 25/26 |
|---|---|
|
Taxi/Private Hire Vehicle |
£562 |
|
Taxi/Private Hire Driver |
£307 |
|
Taxi/Private Hire Booking Office |
£800 |
|
Itinerant Metal Dealer |
£307 |
|
Indoor Sports Entertainment |
£511 |
|
Late Hours Catering |
£511 |
|
Knife Dealer |
£650 |
|
Market Operator |
£750 |
|
Metal Dealer |
£511 |
|
Second Hand Dealer |
£358 (if not a shop – i.e. a stall) |
|
Second Hand Vehicle Dealer |
£650 |
|
Skin Piercing |
£600 |
|
Street Trader (mobile) |
£358 |
|
Street Trader (static) |
£409 |
|
Window Cleaner |
£307 |
|
Public Entertainment |
Voluntary organisation (voluntary theatre groups, etc) - £400 Standard commercial event or business (saunas, theatres, etc) - £600 Funfair/Circus/Music - £1,500 Major commercial event - £3,000 |
|
Temporary Public Entertainment |
Community event or gala days organised by a voluntary organisation and may include bouncy castles (not fairground/funfair rides or fireworks) - £300 Standard fee (including up to 5 fairground/funfair rides/fireworks) - £400 Larger commercial events such as funfair, circus, music events - £1,500 Major commercial event (such as a major music festival) - £3,000 |
|
Late administration fee for Public Entertainment Application for when an application is made within 12 weeks of date of event (at discretion of Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer) |
Community event or gala days organised by a voluntary organisation and may include bouncy castles, but not fairground/funfair rides or fireworks) - £50 Standard fee including up to 5 fairground/funfair rides) - £50 Larger commercial events such as funfair, circus, music events - £100 Major commercial event |
|
Variations inc change of vehicles and change of partnership |
£200 |
|
Other Temporary Licences for events such as Indoor Sports, Market Operator, etc |
£250 for 10 stalls or less |
|
Temporary Licences while awaiting full licence |
£300 |