Licences and permits
The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.
21 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Building and construction
Choose from all 48 activities
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Carry out excavations near a road (Northern Ireland)
You must have permission to carry out excavations near a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Consent to carry out excavations in or break up the surface of a road (Northern Ireland)
Excavate in or break up the surface of a road (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Construct a bridge over a road (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to construct a bridge over a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Construct cellars, vaults, arches or parts of a building under a road (Northern Ireland)
Get permission to construct a cellar, vault, arch or part of a building under a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Construction project notification (Northern Ireland)
You may need to notify HSENI if you are a contractor planning a construction project
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Cooling tower notification
Cooling tower notification for commercial site owners
Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Left-hand drive stretched limousines PSV licence (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to operate a left-hand drive (LHD) stretched limousine public service vehicle in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Licence to construct or alter a building over a road (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to construct or alter a building over a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Licence to place festive lighting on roads (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to place festive lighting on, above or over a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
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Place a traditional arch over a road (Northern Ireland)
You must have consent to place a traditional arch over a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Provision of a milk tanker facility on or near a road (Northern Ireland)
You need permission for works to provide a milk tanker facility on or near a road in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
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Scheduled monument consent (Northern Ireland)
You need consent to carry out works that might affect a scheduled monument in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Skip operator licence
Get a skip permit for your skip hire company - skip hire licence, local authority, highway act
Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Waste management licence (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to deposit, keep, treat or dispose of waste in Northern Ireland
Your council · Northern Ireland
Working with fluorinated gas (F gas)
You must have your own qualifications to work on equipment containing F gas, even if you work for someone else.
Environment Agency · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 13 licences on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.
Checking approvals more broadly?
A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.
Not sure which of these apply to you?
Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.