Display on Footway Licences

Shopkeepers need a licence to:

• Display goods on the footway
• Placing tables and chairs on the footway
• Apply for a license
• Contact us

Displaying goods on the footway

Traders wishing to display goods on the footway outside their premises must apply for a licence from the council.

• There are certain roads or parts of roads where Licences are not granted.
• The goods you display on the footway must be of the same goods as those normally sold within the shop.
• You must provide a suitably constructed trolley, stand or stall that can be easily removable in the event of any emergency, for the maintenance of the footpath and always at the end of every days trading.

Other conditions apply. For more details, please see the guidance notes at the bottom of this page or contact us.

Shopkeepers with private forecourts

Some shopkeepers have private forecourts where they may trade without a licence because they already pay the business rate for the site. Where forecourts are very narrow the Council may entertain a small licensed display on the footway.

If you are not sure whether you need a licence to display goods outside your premises, please contact us.

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Placing tables and chairs on the footway

The Council can grant annual and temporary licences (valid up to six months) to place tables and chairs on the footway outside catering establishments.

The application fees are:

• £50.00 for an annual licence
• £31.00 for a temporary Licence

Additionally there is a charge of £10.00 per square metre per week for the licensed area. This weekly charge has to be paid whether or not the Licence is used on a daily basis.

In some parts of the borough, the Council may have a policy of not granting a licence: there are various reasons for not granting a licence.

For more details, please see the guidance notes at the bottom of this page or contact us.

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Applying for a licence

The application must be made by an individual and not a partnership or company. That individual should be in attendance at the premises. Every completed application form must be accompanied by two identical passport-type photographs of the applicant taken within the preceding twelve months, both signed by that applicant on the reverse sides, and an application fee is payable at this stage.

You can apply for a display on footway licence online, or you can download an application form from the attached files section below. Once we receive your completed application form, a Council officer will visit your premises.

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Contact

Street Enforcement Team
Environmental Crime Group
Urban Environment
Units 271-272
Lee Valley Technopark
Ashley Road
Tottenham
London N17 9LN

Street Enforcement Team - Customer Services 020 8489 5230
Fax 020 8489 5530

Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
application form - street trading (display on footway).pdf	PDF	96K
guidance for shopkeepers.pdf	PDF	276K
application form - street trading (displaying chairs and tables outside).pdf	PDF	92K
guidance for displaying tables and chairs outside.pdf	PDF	98K
street trading licence fees.pdf	PDF	28K
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