Street Trading Consents

Background information

Allerdale Borough Council have adopted the Street Trading Consent Scheme which covers the selling or exposing or offering for sale of any article in a designated street. Streets can be:-

1. Consents Streets - for which consent needs to be given; or
2. Prohibited Street - street trading is prohibited; or
3. Undesignated Streets - not covered by the street trading consent scheme. A fee equivalent to the market rent is charged for consent holders (agreed in annual fees and charges).   

Grounds for refusal

The Council may refuse an application to trade on a Consent Street on grounds they think fit. There are no specific grounds stipulated in the legislation, however, the Council has a policy for granting applications which can be downloaded below. For any refusal or grant subject to conditions the Sub-Committee must state the grounds of refusal for the particular application.

Conditions

When granting any consent the Council may attach such conditions as they consider reasonably necessary. These may include conditions to prevent:

1. Obstruction of the street or danger to persons using it; or
2. Nuisance or annoyance. A set of standard conditions is normally imposed.
   

Revocation

The Council may at any time revoke or vary the conditions of a consent.

Policy

Policies for the consideration and granting of consents can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Appeals

There is no right to appeal to the court. An applicant may make representations to a future meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee. Following this there is also the option to seek a judicial review.

Standard conditions applied to all Street Trading Consents

1. No trading shall be carried on in such a manner as to cause obstruction of a street or danger to persons using it or a nuisance or annoyance to persons using the street or otherwise. The trading must not obstruct any part of a dropped kerb or vehicle access point.
2. No trading shall be carried on other than from stationary van, cart, barrow or other vehicle, portable or stationary stall which shall be no bigger than the size specified in the Consent.
3. Trading shall only be carried out on the day or days specified in the Consent.
4. To be applicable to mobile food vendors only. The consent holder shall ensure that areas of street, channel and pavement, within 100 metres of the stall, are kept free of waste food, food spillages and grease staining. This shall be done by: (i) cleaning the said area as often as is necessary and at the end of each working day; (ii) providing and emptying two litter receptacles for the use of customers. The receptacles are to be sited within 10 metres of the vendor's location.
5. The Street Trading Consent document shall be clearly displayed on the stall.
6. The consent only entitles the person named on it, or his employee, to operate on a stall only at the location named on the Consent. The location shall be as specified in words on the Consent and accompanying map.

Applications

Applications can be made by using the Electronic Form below. By completing the electronic form you are declaring that you have read and agree to the Revised Policy for Granting Street Trading Consent Applications.