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.
17 of 426 licences in Scotland for Building and construction
Choose from all 48 activities
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Authorisation to mix special waste (Scotland)
To dispose of, carry, or receive special waste in Scotland, you must comply with the regulations as detailed below.
Scottish Government · Scotland
Authorisations to impound water (Scotland)
You must apply for an authorisation from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to build a dam or weir in Scotland.
Scottish Government · Scotland
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Certificate of design or construction (Scotland)
You need approval to issue certificates of design or construction in Scotland
Scottish Government · Scotland
Cooling tower notification
Cooling tower notification for commercial site owners
Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Register as an architect
Register with the Architects Registration Board before working as an architect in the UK - temporary register, fines, penalties, qualifications
MHCLG · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Road occupation licence (Scotland)
You must get a road occupation licence from the council to occupy any part of the road in connection with building work in Scotland …
Your council · Scotland
Road Opening Permit (Scotland)
You need a valid road opening permit to excavate under any public road, footway or footpath in Scotland
Your council · Scotland
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Scheduled monument consent (England, Scotland and Wales)
You need a licence to carry out work that would demolish, damage, remove, repair, alter or add to a scheduled monument, or to carry …
Your council · England, Wales and Scotland
Skip licence (Scotland)
Get a permit to place a skip on a public road - local authority Scotland, road occupation, skip licence
Your council · Scotland
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
Street works licence (England, Scotland and Wales)
You need a licence to place apparatus on a street or road in England, Wales and Scotland
Your council · England, Wales and Scotland
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Waste management authorisations (Scotland)
You need an authorisation from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to treat, keep, or dispose of waste in Scotland.
Scottish Government · Scotland
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 1 licence 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.