Apply for it - business

Licences

Book licence appointments - to submit an application
Vehicle inspection appointment - confirm the date and time of booked appointments and availability of future appointments
Private hire and Hackney carriages (taxi) licences - apply for vehicle licence, licence to drive or medical examination report
Book and pay for a knowledge re-test appointment

Street trading - get consent to sell something in the street
Hairdressers and barbers - register or change a registration
Pavement cafe and trade display - if you use part of the highway to sell food or drink, display goods, or place temporary furniture
Personal treatments - register if you provide treatments such as tattooing, cosmetic/ear piercing, electrolysis, acupuncture, semi-permanent skin colouring
House to house collections - collecting money or property from houses and businesses
Street collections - collecting money or selling articles in a public place
Marriage or civil ceremonies premises approval
Hypnotism - to show, demonstrate or perform in public
Scrap metal dealers
Caravan sites
Dealers in second hand goods
Sex establishments
Market stall, hold a fair or car boot sales

Scaffolding/hoarding - to be erected on a public highway
Skips - to place on a public highway
Excavation of the highway - for works to dig up the street/road
Highway projection licence - to place private apparatus along, over or across a public highway
Register a cooling tower

Temporary event notice - to serve alcohol or late night refreshment at a temporary event
Personal licence - for individuals to supply alcohol or to authorise the supply of alcohol in accordance with a premises licence
Premises licence - to sell alcohol, late night refreshments and regulated entertainment in a premises
New club premises certificate
Club premises licences - apply or change a club premises licence
Advertising applications - display premises licence applications outside the premises or an advert in a newspaper

Register or change a food business establishment - to store, prepare distribute or sell food at a premises
Appeals/Request for a re-visit - following a food hygiene rating
Register of change a food premises approval - to manufacture food of animal origin (meat, dairy, egg, fish)

Request an environmental report - searches for information on environmental issues for sites within the borough
Environmental permit - for pollution prevention control
Book a pest control appointment

Available land and property - council property for sale or rent
House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence - for renting out a house with 3 or more storeys, 5 or more people forming two or more households, or tenants sharing amenities
Access the landlord portal - to view housing payments
Enquire about land ownership - land or property that is owned by the council
List an asset of community value - nominate a building or land which furthers the social well-being or interests of the local community

Brighter borough fund - councillors can propose and support schemes to improve the environment and benefit the community
Business funding - mentoring and support for start ups or businesses relocating to the area
Community Recovery Fund - a funding pot for community organisations in the Wigan Borough to support projects that bring communities together and support local issues.