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We are currently experiencing problems with payments for parking penalty charge notices online. You can still pay by calling the phone number on your PCN. If this affects your ability to pay within a deadline, please contact parkingappeals@midkent.gov.uk

Contact a Swale Borough Council service

Licensing

There are two teams that handle licensing applications. One for:

  • animal licensing, including pet shops and zoos
  • other types of licence, including taxis and street trading

Animal licensing

The animal licensing team can help with applying for licences to board, sell or exhibit animals.

You can contact the animal licensing team by:

Alternatively, you can write to the animal licensing team at:

  • Environmental Response Team (Dog Control)
  • Swale House
  • East Street
  • Sittingbourne
  • Kent
  • ME10 3HT
  • Other licences

    For other types of licence, including taxis and street trading, you can contact the licensing team by:

    Alternatively, you can write to the licensing team at:

    Licensing Team
    Swale House
    East Street
    Sittingbourne
    Kent
    ME10 3HT

    Some services may allow you to pay by phone, cheque or in person.

    Phone

    If you need to make a payment by phone, you should contact customer services for things like:

    • Council Tax
    • benefits
    • bins, including garden waste subscriptions

    If you need to make a payment by phone for other services, including licensing or planning, you should contact them directly.

    Cheque

    If you need to make a payment by cheque, you should make it payable to Swale Borough Council. You should include at least one of the following:

    • any relevant reference numbers on the back, like an existing licence or benefit reference number, for example
    • a description of the service you're paying for, like 'application for a pleasure boat licence'

    If you pay by cheque, you will need to wait until it has cleared before we can complete any process, including issuing refunds or completing applications.

    In person

    You can pay for certain services by visiting our offices. We don't accept cash payments anymore so you'll need a debit or credit card to make a payment in person.

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