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Licensing forms and guidance

Find the relevant licence application form, return form and guidance.

You can search for the relevant licence application form, return form and guidance.

How to apply

You should email your completed application form and supporting information to [email protected].

If there’s no application form for what you want to do, please check the relevant species page using our species licensing A-Z guide.

Submitting returns

A condition of any licence is that you must submit a licence return to us. Your licence will tell you what return information is required and how to submit it. You must submit your return within one month of the licence’s expiry date.

Not all licences have a dedicated return form. You should instead email the information requested on your licence to [email protected]. Quote your licence number in the subject line.

Alternatively, view the species licensing guide for a particular species to find out about licence returns.

Contact

Licensing Team
Telephone: 01463 725 364
Email: [email protected]

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Licensing process

Data Protection notice

Stoats and General Licence 14/2020

Guidance, Licensing

If you can’t find the relevant forms or guidance below for what you want to do, please see our licensing

Beaver, Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for works affecting badgers.

Guidance, Licensing

Application forms and guidance for Fit and Competent controllers and out of season deer authorisations.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for works affecting great crested newts or natterjack toads and amphibian surveys.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for wildcats.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for works affecting water voles.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for shrew trapping.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for works affecting red squirrels.

Guidance, Licensing

Licence application and return forms and guidance for protected plant species.

Guidance, Licensing

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