Trading Standards fees and charges

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You can find the fees and charges for various Trading Standards services below.

Business advice

Annual fee of four hours; to include three hours of bespoke business advice, with the balance contributing to the overall = £380
Work undertaken under the formal Primary Authority agreement = £95 per hour
Out of county mileage to be charged on Primary Authority related journeys = 45p per mile
Business advice provided outside of a Primary Authority agreement = £95+VAT per hour (charged in 15 minutes intervals)

Certificate of accuracy when requested following routine testing = £40
All equipment and other weights and measures services, including Public Weighbridge Operators = £95 per hour
Additional charge if site visit required = £95 per hour

Fees charged in respect of environmental searches carried out on request will include for up to two hours of officer time = £95 per hour (minimum charge is £47.50)
Where environmental search requests are made that incur officer's time in excess of two hours, an additional charge of £47.50 per officer per hour, or part thereof, will be charged

New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £202
New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £266
New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £333
New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £409
New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £463
New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £119
New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £154
New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £190
New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £226
New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £260

Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £94
Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £161
Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £226
Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £291
Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £357
Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £59
Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £94
Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £132
Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £166
Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £202

Varying name of licensee or address of site = £40
Any other kind of variation = charged at a reasonable cost to the authority of having the work carried out
Transfer of licence or registration = £40
Replacement of licence or registration referred to above if lost = £40
Extended fireworks licence - annual licence to sell fireworks outside of the permitted periods as stated = £500

Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity not exceeding 2,500 litres = £45 per year up to a period of ten years
Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres = £61 per year up to a period of ten years
Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 50,000 litres = £128 per year up to a period of ten years

Manufacture only, or manufacture and placing on the market, of feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 183/2005 other than those specified in Regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such additives (Approvals) = £451 one-off payment
Placing on the market of feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 183/2005 other than those specified in Regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such (Approvals) = £226 one-off payment