FOI release

Scrap Metal Dealer Licensing

Case reference FOI2025/01154

Received 7 November 2025

Published 10 November 2025

Request

* How many scrap metal dealer sites currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority? * How many scrap metal collectors (mobile) currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority? * When did you last share these data with the Environment Agency to enable them to add them to the Register? In addition, under the same FOI, I would be grateful if you could tell me: * How much were your licences (site and collector each) in 2025? * How much do you intend to charge (respectively) in 2026? * How many visits to scrap metal sites have your officers undertaken in 2025?

Response

*   How many scrap metal dealer sites currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority?

This information is publicly avaliable here View our registers of licences
  *   How many scrap metal collectors (mobile) currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority?

This information is publicly avaliable here View our registers of licences
     When did you last share these data with the Environment Agency to enable them to add them to the Register?
We would check details against the Environment Agency register to ensure they have the necessary permits in place.
In addition, under the same FOI, I would be grateful if you could tell me:

     How much were your licences (site and collector each) in 2025? This information is publicly avaliable here Licensing fees and charges
     How much do you intend to charge (respectively) in 2026? As above
     How many visits to scrap metal sites have your officers undertaken in 2025? 0

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.