Street trading

If you want to sell or offer for sale any article in a street, you must have a street trading consent.

Street trading is regulated under Schedule 4 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

If you're selling goods on foot, door to door, place to place or town to town you may require a pedlars certificate.

Street trading policy

We currently operate either prohibited or consent streets.

Prohibited streets: if a street is designated as a 'prohibited street' then a criminal offence is committed by any person engaging in street trading in that street
Consent streets: streets are identified as consent streets with the exception of prohibited streets

For more information, please see our Street Trading Policy.

An annual consent costs £1170

There is no right of appeal to a decision to refuse an application for street trading consent.

Last updated 27 December 2024