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.

4 of 426 licences in Wales for Materials, metal and mining

Choose from all 48 activities

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Gold and silver agreement for lease (England and Wales)

You need permission from the crown estate to carry out gold or silver exploration for commercial gain.

HM Treasury · England and Wales

Materials, metal and mining

Goods vehicle operator licences

You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses a goods vehicle with either a gross plated weight (the maximum weight that …

Traffic Commissioners · England, Wales and Scotland

Any trade

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Scrap metal dealer licence (England and Wales)

You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal

Your council · England and Wales

Materials, metal and mining

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Weighbridge operator certificate

Contact your council for a certificate of competence to operate a chargeable weighbridge

Your council · England, Wales and Scotland

Any trade

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.

Run the pre-trading quick check

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.

Find a licence