• Acupuncture/Skin Piercing/Tattooing
• Alcohol Licensing
• Animal Boarding, Pet Shops and Dangerous Animals
• Busking & Entertainment on Public Spaces
• Charity Collections
• Cinemas and Theatres (Licensing)
• Clubs
• Dog Licences
• Door Supervisors
• Entertainment
• Fair Treatment Policy
• Food Premises Registration
• Gambling
• Game Licences
• Hypnotism
• Late Night Takeaways
• Licence and Registration Fees
• Licensing Act 2003
• Licensing Applications, Hearings & Consultation
• Lotteries
• Motor Salvage Operators Registration
• Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards
• Sex Shop Licence
• Street Trading
• Sunday Trading
• Taxi Licensing

Licensing

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Licensing is the tool used by Government to ensure the safety of the public and enforce standards in a number of industries and activities. Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council are the Licensing Authorities under the terms of a number of acts of parliament and have the responsibility for administrating and enforcing a diverse selection of licensing legislation in their areas.

Whilst Adur DC and Worthing BC are seperate licensing authorities Adur & Worthing Council Services' Environmental Health Department, through its Licensing Unit, assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the majority of licensing within both council's areas.

Please use the section links on the left to access information on the many different forms of licensing that Adur District and Worthing Borough councils are responsible for. The majority of licensing, including licences issued under the Licensing Act 2003, the Gambling Act 2005, and the various acts that regulate Taxi licensing are dealt with by the council's Licensing Unit. However, because some licensing requires highly technical advice some requests are handled by other specialists within Adur & Worthing Council Services. Concequently there are some different contact details for these types of licence. To get the right contact details, first choose the type of licence you require.

Forms

All of the Licensing Forms are available from our forms library.

Important Notice

Important: The Licensing Unit has Relocated

As part of the new joint officer structure serving Worthing Borough and Adur District Councils the councils' Licensing Units have merged and Worthing officers have relocated from the Portland House offices in Richmond Road, Worthing. 

In a drive to improve efficiency and maintain the high standards of service that residents and businesses have come to expect from the unit the officers responsible for the licensing of taxis and those involved in general licensing now work from different locations that best suit the trades they service.

General Licensing

Officers responsible for licensing alcohol sales, entertainment and late night refreshment under Licensing Act 2003, licences and permits under the Gambling Act 2005, Charity Licensing, Street Trading and other general licensing have since the beginning of December 2010 been located at the Civic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PR. 

Taxi Licensing

Officers responsible for licensing Hackney Carriage drivers & vehicles and Private Hire operators, drivers & vehicles are now located at the Adur & Worthing Services Depot in Commerce Way, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8TA (Tel: 01273 263144) where free parking is available and the council's vehicle service & inspection facilities are located.

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