General Election postal votes
If you have not received your postal vote for the General Election on 4 July 2024, please call us on 01305 838299 so that a replacement can be issued.
Any person planning to keep explosives such as fireworks, safety cartridges or vehicle airbag detonators is required by law to have a current licence.
We licence and inspect premises that store up to 2000kg of explosives which do not require an explosives certificate (including fireworks and small arms ammunition).
If you store less than 5kg of explosives that don't require an explosives certificate or less than 15kg of small arms ammunition, you don't need to be licensed. Certain exemptions apply to the short-term storage of fireworks, please contact us.
If you wish to store between 5kg and 2,000kg (Net Explosive Quantity NEQ) you will require an explosive licence.
Licences are valid for up to 5 years and are not transferable from one person to another. Please see our current Trading Standards fees.
Download the Explosive Licence application (form ER1) to apply.
Fireworks may only be sold at certain times of the year:
If you want to sell fireworks outside of these times you will need an additional licence for each premises at which fireworks are supplied or exposed for supply. This licence costs £500.
Contact Trading Standards to apply for this additional license.
Health and Safety Executive have further guidance if you have any questions.
Alternatively please contact Trading Standards on 01305 224702.