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 355 KB]
Food registration – multiple site [DOCX 353 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]
Hairdressing premises registration application
Hairdressers need to follow particular rules to keep everyone safe. This includes registering under the Health Act 1956, and completing the following form.
Registration of hairdressing premises [DOCX 223 KB]
Registration of hairdressing premises [PDF 218 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]