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Dog breeders urged to check licence requirements

Published: 18/02/2020

DOG breeders in Copeland are being urged to check they have a valid licence.

Copeland Council is advising that anyone breeding three or more litters and selling at least one puppy per litter, in a 12-month period, requires a dog breeding licence.

For those breeding one or two litters in a 12-month period and selling puppies, a licence may be required if they are deemed to be breeding dogs and advertising a business of selling dogs.

The amount of profit made from the sale of the animals also affects whether breeders are required to have a licence.

The schedules of charges and guidance notes are based on our Building Control Charges Scheme.

The charges scheme has been made under the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010, which contains the full statement of law.

For a list of current Building Control fees, click here

You can calculate your fee here using the Planning Portal fee calculator.

If you are unsure what fee applies to a planning application, please contact us.

Introduction

This guidance note only applies to permitted development arrangements introduced for single storey extensions to the rear of a dwellinghouse.

Temporary arrangements

For a dwellinghouse that benefits from permitted development rights, single storey extensions at the rear of a house can be built up to the following limits under permitted development rights:

Postal and proxy voting

Find out about postal and proxy voting in Cumberland.

What is the Electoral Register?

The Register of Electors lists everyone who is entitled to vote. You can only vote in elections if your name is included in the Register.

The Electoral Registration Officer compiles and keeps two versions of the Register - the Full Register and the Open Register.

It is compiled between August and November each year with the new Register coming into force on December 1 and remaining in force until November 30 the following year.

To be included in the Register you must be:

Your business rates bill explained

Non-Domestic Rates, or business rates, collected by local authorities, are the way those who occupy non-domestic property contribute towards the cost of local services. We collect it on behalf of Cumberland Council (from April 1, 2023).

Please see Business rates (NNDR) explained | Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council for further information on business rates.

For more information on our cemeteries and crematorium:

Call us on 01946 598300 option 6.

Email DistingtonHallAdmin@copeland.gov.uk

Visit or write to us

Distington Hall Crematorium
Distington
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 4QY

To view a map to the crematorium, click here.

Apply for permission

You can submit planning applications online through the Planning Portal.

View the Local Validation Checklist.

Do I need planning permission?

Further information is available on householder developments.

You can find out if a shop or restaurant has good hygiene standards through the National Food Hygiene Rating System.

This is a national scheme run in partnership with the Food Standards Agency. It ensures that businesses across Copeland and the rest of Cumbria are offering the same standards of food hygiene as other parts of the country.

Copeland Borough Council

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