What is a Street Trading Consent?
Most streets in the central area of Bury St Edmunds are “prohibited streets” (ie no street trading). This covers the area bounded by St Andrew’s Street (South), St Andrew’s Street (North), Station Hill, Out Northgate, Northgate Street, Angel Hill, Honey Hill, Sparhawk Street, Maynewater Lane and Westgate Street.
Angel Hill and Station Hill are “consent streets” (ie street trading only with the consent of the Council).
In Haverhill the following are consent streets:
High Street, Hamlet Road, Camps Road and Queen Street.
How do I apply?
Contact Licensing Services or download an application form and the Policy and Guidelines against which applications are considered.
When making your application, please submit a plan of where you propose to trade from, together with a picture of the stall/catering stand.
Please note
If you are intending to apply to trade for more than 28 days per year you will also need to make an application for Planning Permission. In the first instance, please contact the Planning Department on 01284 757066.
How much does it cost? more info
The fees are for the total time of your consent, not how much you use it, and are based on the size of space you use.
What happens next?
All applications are referred to the following bodies for consultation:
St Edmundsbury Borough Council:
Planning & Engineering
Property Services
Finance
Legal Services
Economic Development
Environmental Health & Housing
· Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service
· Suffolk Constabulary
· Suffolk County Council Highways Department
· Chamber of Commerce & Industry/Town Council (where appropriate)
If the consultations indicate any problems, or issues to be resolved, you will be informed and it may be that the application is considered by the Licensing & Appeals Committee (or Haverhill Town Council).
The Street Trading Consent
The Council may:
· attach such conditions to a consent as they consider reasonably necessary. These conditions may
a) prevent obstruction of the street or danger to persons using it
b) prevent nuisance or annoyance (whether to persons using the street or otherwise)
c) prevent cleanliness in the area
· at any time, vary the conditions of a consent
· make the consent subject to conditions of a consent
make the consent subject to conditions which determine where the holder of the consent may trade and the times between which or periods for which he or she may trade;
grant the consent for any period not exceeding 12 months, and revoke it at any time.
The consent holder may at any time surrender his consent, and it shall then cease to be valid.
A consent granted to one person is not transferable.
Download:
Application Form
Policy & Guidelines
For any further information please contact Licensing Services on 01284 757103 or email licensing@stedsbc.gov.uk
Reporting complaints
If you have a complaint about any trader or have information regarding any persons trading illegally (ie without a licence) please contact us on the above number.
