Street trading consents

Street trading means the selling or offering or exposing for sale of any article including a living thing in any street. Consent means a consent to trade on a consent street granted by us. 

A street trading consent is required for any area outside Zone A unless it is a prohibited street. There are special arrangements for trading in zones B and C, see the our policy on trading in these areas. 

If you are interested in trading in any location outside zone A you should use the online form.

Documents required 

If you cannot provide all relevant documents your application will be rejected:

About the applicant

• One current colour passport style photograph of applicant
• Proof of National Insurance Number
• One form of identification dated within last 3 months only – i.e. gas/electric/water or council tax invoice (no mobile phone bills or arrears letters accepted)
• A basic disclosure and barring service (DBS) check no more than 1 month old on first application, but valid for 12 months.

General

• A copy of a current certificate of insurance that covers the Street Trading activity for third party and public liability risks of up to £5 million
• One colour photograph of catering unit/vehicle to be used and size of the unit or vehicle
• A copy of the Waste Carrier’s Licence (where applicable)
• If your prospective pitch is on private land we will require written confirmation that you have the permission of the landowner plus planning permission if required, or confirmation that planning permission is not required
• Written confirmation from our Greenspace team of permission to trade where trading in a park owned by us
• Specific details of articles to be sold and confirmation that no restricted articles will be sold (a list of restricted articles can be found at Appendix 7 within the councils policy) 

Employee information

• Details of any employees including National Insurance Numbers
• Contract of employment
• Evidence of the registration for the PAYE (Pay as you earn)

For food businesses

• A copy of the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) certificate (all traders must be registered, prior to any trading) (where applicable)
• A copy of the current Gas Safety certificate to show that any gas appliances, flues, pipework and safety devices have been inspected and tested by a competent person within the last twelve months (where applicable)

Mobile units

Additional information required for ice-cream vans / mobile units:

• DVLA driving licence
• Vehicle insurance documents
• Latest M.O.T. certificate

Cost

You must make payment in full before submitting the application form as you will be required to provide the receipt reference in the form. 

Consent pitch in Zone B and C - town centres

Consent for various specified streets 

Payment

• Select licensing from the "all categories" drop down menu.
• Click apply.
• Select Street Trading Licence.
• Make your payment.

Apply

You will need to have made the correct payment and have the payment reference number to apply. 

Apply online

Grant of the licence

It typically takes 7 days to grant a licence. You will receive your consent by way of email, which must be displayed when you are trading.

The terms of the licence will specify the streets on which, the days on which and the times between which the licence-holder is permitted to trade; and the description of articles in which he is permitted to trade.