Permits and licences
Find out what permits you need for your business.
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- Beauty and tattooing
Starting a new or taking over an existing personal appearance service? You may need a personal appearance service licence.
- Food business
Starting a new food business or taking over an existing food business? You may need a food licence.
- Tourism and accommodation
Starting a new caravan park, taking over an existing park or, looking to provide amplified music in the special entertainment precinct? You may need a licence.
- Environmentally relevant activities
Information on when you need an approval, how to apply, how to comply and other tools and resources
- Nambour special entertainment precinct (SEP)
The Nambour SEP ensures the long-term future of the music-based entertainment industry on the Sunshine Coast.
- Commercial use of community land
Council is committed to protecting community land for the use of the community.
- Low-use / low-impact permits
There are a range of activities that local businesses can undertake on public land in the Sunshine Coast Council region.
- High-use / high-impact permits
Local businesses can carry out a range of activities on Sunshine Coast public land. The main purpose of public land is for community use and enjoyment. Council awards high-use / high-impact permits for activities on this land that benefit the community.