Food, health, trade
Licences, permits and rules for selling food, fundraising, and signs. Beauty and other businesses.
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Downloadable form 
Guidelines
Apply for food stall approval at an event
If you want to sell food at a market or event, you need to register as a food business, and meet the same requirements as other registered food businesses.
Food stall approval at an event [DOCX 344 KB]
Apply for a trade waste consent
A trade waste consent allows the holder to discharge commercial and industrial liquid waste into the wastewater system, subject to conditions.
Trade waste application [DOCX 67 KB]
Apply for licence or registration of hairdressing premises
Hairdressers need to follow particular rules to keep everyone safe. This includes registering under the Health Act 1956, and completing the following form.
Licence or registration of hairdressing premises [DOCX 52 KB]
Apply for registration of new camp ground
If you're opening a new camp ground, you'll need to complete this form.
Registration of new camp ground [DOCX 223 KB]
Registration of new camp ground [PDF 142 KB]
Apply to trade in a public place
You need a permit to trade in a public place for private gain. This includes roadsides, laybys, footpaths, parks and reserves.
Trading in public place application form [DOCX 131 KB] Trading in public places policy 2017 [PDF 324 KB]
Apply for waste collector's licence
Use this form to apply to carry out waste collection activities in the Kāpiti Coast District.
Waste Collector's licence application – form 162 [PDF 425 KB]
Apply for waste operator's licence
Use this form to apply to Council to operate a waste management facility in the Kāpiti Coast District.
Waste Operator's licence (form 163) [PDF 357 KB]
Change a food business registration
Apply to change details of a food business registration including operator, premises, scope of operations and other details.
Change of registration information – food business, single site [DOCX 54 KB]
Change of registered owner of a camp ground
Use this form if you're buying or selling an existing camp ground.
Application for change of registered owner of a camping ground [DOCX 45 KB]
Register a food business
Apply to register a food business under a food control plan or national programme.
Food registration – single site [DOCX 355 KB]
Food registration – multiple site [DOCX 353 KB]
Renew registration of camp ground
Use this form to renew the registration of your existing camp ground.
Renew camp ground registration [DOCX 220 KB]
Renew camp ground registration [PDF 143 KB]
Renew funeral director licence
Return this form to Council with the required fee by 31 July to renew your licence.
Renewal of funeral director licence [DOCX 221 KB]
Renew a trade in a public place permit
You need a permit to trade in a public place for private gain. This includes roadsides, laybys, parks and reserves.
Trading in public place licence renewal application form [DOCX 75 KB]
Renew a food business registration
Apply to renew an existing food business registration before it expires.
Renewal of food registration – single site [DOCX 353 KB]
Renewal of food registration – multi site [DOCX 356 KB]
Renew hairdressing premises licence
Return this form to Council with the required fee by 31 July to renew your premises' licence.
Renew licence of hairdressing premises [DOCX 228 KB]
Renew licence of hairdressing premises [PDF 117 KB]
Request business start-up meeting
Request a meeting with key Council staff for information and help with your plans. This may include resource consents, building consents, environmental health (food and alcohol licences) and transport advice.
Business start-up meeting request form [PDF 177 KB]
Surrender a business registration or suspend operations
Notify Council that a business wishes to surrender or suspend its registration as a food or health business.
Voluntary suspension of registered food control plan [DOCX 43 KB]