North West licensing guides
Salford home-boarding licensing guide
Salford publishes one boarding page for kennels, home boarding and day care, with a two-part fee and application guidance.
Local points to check
What Salford City Council currently publishes
- Salford currently advises submitting renewal applications and fees at least 10 weeks before expiry.
- Read both the council page and current Defra guidance before assembling the application.
- Confirm the current fee and any inspection or veterinary cost directly with the council.
A practical order of work
- 1Confirm the licensable activity, proposed capacity and premises with the council.
- 2Read the current national conditions and the council application guidance in full.
- 3Prepare your premises plan, operating procedures, emergency arrangements and staff evidence.
- 4Make dog, owner, emergency-contact, vet, consent, vaccination and daily-care records retrievable.
- 5Confirm the latest fee, payment stages, inspection process and expected lead time with the council.