Food, health, trade
Licences, permits and rules for selling food, fundraising, and signs. Beauty and other businesses.
Legend: 
Online form 
Downloadable form 
Guidelines
Food business registration
Apply to register a food business under a food control plan or national programme.
Food registration – single site [DOCX 353 KB]
Food registration – multiple site [DOCX 57 KB]
Food business - change details application
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]
Food business - surrender registration or suspend operations
Notify Council that a business wishes to surrender or suspend its registration as a food business.
Voluntary suspension of registered food control plan [DOCX 43 KB]
Food stall approval at an event application
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]
Food stall approval at an event [PDF 196 KB]
Business start-up meeting request
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 online form
Business start-up meeting request form [PDF 177 KB]
Camping ground registration application
If you're opening or taking over a camping ground, you'll need to complete this form.
Registration of camping ground [DOCX 217 KB]
Registration of camping ground [PDF 190 KB]
Funeral director registration application
If you're starting out as a funeral director or taking over a business, you'll need to complete this form.
Registration of funeral director [DOCX 214 KB]
Registration of funeral director [PDF 185 KB]
Trade in a public place application
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 133 KB] Trading in public places policy 2017 [PDF 324 KB]
Trade waste consent application
A trade waste consent allows the holder to discharge commercial and industrial liquid waste into the wastewater system, subject to conditions.
Trade waste application [DOTX 186 KB]
Trade waste application [PDF 191 KB]
Waste collector's licence application
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]
Waste operator's licence application
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]