Warwickshire Direct
Businesses and employers
Animal health advice
Warwickshire Trading Standards Animal Health Officers enforce legislation relating to animal welfare on the farm, in transport and at market.
Animal health emergencies
Find out the latest Animal health emergencies for Warwickshire.
Applying for planning permission
Planning applications for minerals or waste related development should be submitted to Warwickshire County Council for determination. Other types of planning application such as housing, industrial or commercial developments should be made to the District or Borough Council.
Approved venue licensing
Are you the owner or manager of a hotel, stately home or other sought after venue? Have you considered licensing your venue to host civil marriage and other celebratory ceremonies? Find information and register as an approved venue.
Archaeology Warwickshire
We are a modern, forward thinking archaeological contractor ready to provide you with a high quality, cost effective solution to suit your development needs.
Business centres
Commercial buildings for hire, mainly for the purposes of a business.
Business continuity advice
Business Continuity is a planning process aimed at managing the risks you face. Keeping the critical elements of your business operational in the event of an emergency and recovery of it afterwards.
Calibration service
Warwickshire Trading Standards calibration laboratory services offer a wide range of calibration and metrological services which are registered to ISO 9001 and UKAS accredited in certain fields.
Child employment permit
All school age children who work part-time must be registered with us. It is the responsibility of the employer to register all school age children working for them, and to carry out a risk assessment.
Children in entertainment
A child performance licence must be obtained if a child under compulsory school leaving age performs in theatre, modelling, sport and in licensed premises.
Commenting on a planning application
The aim of these notes is to help you put forward your views on planning applications and to give you information and advice on how planning applications are decided.
Commercial waste
Commercial waste is defined as waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a business.
Community Information Database
A list of external community organisations and businesses - an electronic version of a community noticeboard.
Conference facilities at Kingsbury
Kingsbury Water Park Outdoor Education Centre can provide your company with an excellent venue for corporate entertainment. We offer full or half day packages that can be tailored to your specific needs, so contact us to discuss and develop your personalised course.
Criminal records bureau (CRB) checking
Warwickshire County Council is proud to provide CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) services, aimed at helping organisations to undertake security checks of those working for them, ensuring that their customers are protected from harm.
Cycling and rail travel
Combining cycling with rail travel is an ideal way to travel for longer distance journeys. You can either leave your cycle at the station by securing it to a cycle parking stand or by using a locker (where available), or arrange to carry it on the train so that you can use it at the other end of your journey.
Employer of Choice Award
An award to publicly recognise organisations that are developing good employment practices and to celebrate employers' achievements in the development of work life balance and health and wellbeing.
Employment transport
Buster Werkenbak provides a demand-responsive service in North Warwickshire that enables people to access employment sites which operate a shift system collecting passengers from local pick up points and taking them to and from local employment sites.
Environmental business support
We provide free advice and assistance to help Warwickshire Businesses improve their environmental performance and meet their legal obligations.
Equality and diversity service for businesses and organisations
The Corporate Equalities and Diversity team has a wealth of experience enabling us to be specialists in all areas of equalities and diversity. We can provide services to organisations throughout the public, private and voluntary and community sectors.
Explosive storage licence
Warwickshire Trading Standards license or register premises that store explosives (other than private storage for personal use).
HGV Limits and routing
Maps shows the most suitable routes around Warwickshire, the main industrial areas, refuelling stops, parking areas and services stations, all of which are suitable for heavy goods traffic. In addition it shows height and weight restrictions and approximate speed camera locations.
Interpreting and translation
We provide interpreting and translation services for non-English speaking customer, other external organisations and partner agencies in the public sector.
Landowners guide to public rights of way
If you have a Public Right of Way that crosses your land then the following information will help to explain your duties and responsibilities. You will also find advice on which paths you can and cannot plough, how you must restore a path if you do plough it and the minimum width requirement of each type of Right of Way.
Minibus and passenger vehicles - training and assessment
Warwickshire road safety education can provide driver training and assessment for those vehicles which can be driven using a normal full car licence, except tail lift minibuses which require MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) training and assessment.
Organising an event on the highway
The highway is a road or street, verge, footway or pavement, public footpath or bridleway that is the responsibility of Warwickshire County Council as the highway authority.
Performing animals registration
If you exhibit, use or train performing animals, in England, Wales or Scotland, you must be registered with your local authority.
Petroleum storage licence
To run a business where petrol is stored for dispensing directly into the fuel tank of an internal combustion engine - or where large amounts of petrol are stored for private use - you need a licence from your local petroleum licensing authority.
Private road protection
Details about and how to apply for private road access marking.
Property services - public rights of way
When buying land or property, it is normal to carry out a search of the highway records in the vicinity of the land or property.
Sports ground safety certificate
If you operate a sports ground in England, Scotland or Wales that holds more than 10,000 spectators (5,000 in the case of Premier or Football league grounds), you may be required to hold a safety certificate..
Street café licence
To put tables and chairs on a Warwickshire public highway, you will need to obtain a licence from us before doing so.
Street works licence
Statutory Undertakers, Gas, Electric, Water and Telecommunications, have a right to open any part of the highway (subject to due notification to the Highway Authority) in order to install or maintain their equipment in publicly maintainable highway.
Temporary structures licence on the highway
To put a temporary structure - scaffolding, hoarding and cranes/access arms - on a public road, you need a licence from the local authority.
Tourism signs
The tourist industry has long recognised the benefits of adequate and distinctive signs for visitors and tourists. 'Brown' tourist signs help visitors to find the attraction as well as promoting it to potential visitors.
Weighbridges
Public weighbridge locations, fees, dimensions, capacity and opening times.
Winter road maintenance
We grit 46% of our 3820 kilometre (2368 mile) highway network. All roads cannot be treated due to budget, gritting vehicle size and mobilisation time.
Workplace travel plans
A travel plan is typically a package of practical measures to encourage and enable staff to choose alternatives to single-occupancy car-use, and promote greener, cleaner travel choices.
Request temporary traffic signals
Application forms and process for requesting temporary traffic signals and multi-phase portable traffic signals.
