Animal Welfare Licences

The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations introduced a ‘star’ rating. This allows for the local authority to issue a 1, 2 or a 3 year licence depending on the standards in place.

Fees

Application for a single licensed activity:

• Breeding of dogs - plus veterinary fees and administration* costs for new applications.
• Providing or arranging for the provision of boarding for cats and/or dogs.
• Selling animals as pets.
• Hiring out Horses - plus veterinary fees and administration* costs.

Cost:  £288.00 Application fee (non refundable) £119.00 Compliance fee – payable once licence is granted and before licence is issued £20.00 Administration fee where applicable.

Additional licensed activity when included in a single application (payable on application): £75

Hiring out horses - annual veterinary inspection fee for 2 or 3 year licences: £20 plus veterinary fee.

Fee for licence variations as detailed below: £214.00

• Application to vary a licence if a visit is required
• Visit for re-rating purposes (at licensee’s request)
• Re-instatement of licence after suspension
• Re-inspection following appeal. 

Keeping or training animals for exhibition: £210.00

Replacement of lost licence/provision of duplicate: £15.00

• Administration charge for licence variation: £20.00
• Administration charge applied if a refund of licence fee required: £20.00

You are advised to download and read the procedural guidance on gov.uk which outlines the star rating scheme as well as the specific guidance notes.

Please go to the specific activity page for additional information.

Please note - Dangerous wild animal and zoo licences are not included in this legislation

List of Licenced Providers

Local authorities are expected to publish a list of licenced premises and their star rating.  The list is of those premises licenced to the date shown on the list.  Premises appear in star rating order and as extracted from the database so no preference is given to those at the top of the list. The rating is based on a number of issues including written procedures so does not indicate any concerns regarding animal welfare.

Please be aware that the list does not include:

• Applications that are still being processed, these will be included once the licence has been issued.
• Franchise host dog boarders that do not need a licence in their own right.
• Premises that have been assessed as being out of scope and do not require a licence.
• Dog walkers as this activity does not need a licence.

Licences issued under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018

licence reference	Star-rating	name	Area	Postcode	licenced activity	licenced activity 2
52570	5	Dogs R Us	Dale Abbey	DE7 4PQ	AAA  Dogs in Kennels	n/a
50768	5	Hillway Kennels	Ockbrook	DE72 3RL	AAA Dogs in Kennels	AAE Cat Boarding
51093	5	Columbine Farm Kennels	Dale Abbey	DE7 4PQ	AAA Dogs in Kennels	n/a
51002	3	Brookside Kennels	Draycott	DE72 3PE	AAA Dogs in Kennels	AAE Cat Boarding
55736	3	Barkingham Palace	Morley	DE7 6DL	AAA Dogs in Kennels	AAE Cat Boarding
50755	3	Castlefield Kennels Limited	West Hallam	DE7 6HZ	AAA Dogs in Kennels	AAE Cat Boarding
62731	5	PetStay Derby	Breaston	DE72 3AU	AAB  Dogs Home Boarding	AAF Arranging Boarding
64836	5	Mia's Mates	Long Eaton	NG10 2FT	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
60730	5	Canine Assist	Sawley	NG10 3GP	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
62959	5	Walkies of Long Eaton	Long Eaton	NG10 4FT	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
61095	5	Paw Prints	Long Eaton	NG10 3NA	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
63143	5	Julie Pleass	Draycott	DE72 3NF	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
66632	5	Barker's Retreat	Long Eaton	NG10 4FP	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
64839	5	Nichola Broadhurst	Breaston	DE72 3AP	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
65327	5	Buddy's Buddies	Sawley	NG10 3GX	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
67259	5	Breaston Boarders	Breaston	DE72 3DN	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
67189	5	Breadsall Home Boarding & Doggy Day Care	Breadsall	DE21 5LL	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
68672	4	Barking Mad Derby	Breaston	DE72 3BT	AAF Arranging Boarding	n/a
68202	4	Hound Dog Haven	Stanley	DE7 6EF	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
65199	5	Paws and Whiskers Ilkeston	Ilkeston	DE7 4QY	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
65702	4	Chezmick Pups	Sandiacre	NG10 5LZ	AAD Dog Breeding	n/a
67684	5	Vanessa Smith	West Hallam	DE7 6HW	AAD Dog Breeding	n/a
65600	3	Primigola Pomeranians	Ilkeston	DE7 4HJ	AAD Dog Breeding	n/a
65600	3	Jenny Paxton	Sandiacre	NG10 5FW	AAD Dog Breeding	n/a
64169	5	The Dale Abbey Cattery	Dale Abbey	DE7 4PQ	AAE Cat Boarding	n/a
63318	5	Ockbrook Boarding Cattery	Ockbrook	DE72 3RX	AAE Cat Boarding	n/a
59852	5	Whitehouse Cattery	Sandiacre	NG10 5EB	AAE Cat Boarding	n/a
50833	3	Fairfield Cattery	Draycott	DE72 3PA	AAE Cat Boarding	n/a
50924	3	Cottage Cattery	Little Eaton	DE21 5AU	AAE Cat Boarding	n/a
52577	5	Broomfield College	Morley	DE7 6DN	AAG Hiring Horses	n/a
52416	5	Oakfield Farm	Stanley Common	DE7 6FP	AAG Hiring Horses	n/a
50781	5	St Leonards Riding School	Long Eaton	NG9 6EG	AAG Hiring Horses	n/a
64999	3	Jollyes Pet Superstore	Ilkeston	DE7 5LF	AAH Selling Pets	n/a
68460	2	Watsons Walkies	Long Eaton	NG10 1DR	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
68566	2	All Paws Pet Services	Long Eaton	NG10 4JT	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
68914	2	Aristopups	Long Eaton	NG10 4NJ	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
61763	2	Twinkle Toes Pony Parties	Long Eaton	NG10 3AP	AAG Hiring Horses	n/a
69050	1	Doggie Digs	Ilkeston	DE7 4BD	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	n/a
69069	1	Izabela Donchor-Liszka	Long Eaton	NG10 4EJ	AAD Dog Breeding	n/a
69192	1	Pooch Package Holidays	Ilkeston	DE6 4SA	AAB Dogs Home Boarding	g n/a

Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition

Licence reference	Star-rating	Name	Area	Postcode	licenced activity
65856	Not relevant	BB Falconry Experiences	Risley	DE72 3TT	AAI Exhibit Animals
65948	Not relevant	Twinkle Toes Pony Parties	Sawley	NG10 3AP	AAI Exhibit Animals
68952	Not-relevant	Cyril's Gone Wild	Long Eaton	NG10 1FR	AAI Exhibit Animals