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Licence summary

Anyone intending to sell; expose or offer for sale any article (including a living thing) or service in any licenced street in the London Borough of Redbridge must obtain a street trading licence issued by the Council.

Apply online

You can apply for a new street trading licence or renew an existing licence please click on the relevant link below.

Before you apply we would advise you to contact the street trading team to discuss current availability.

Eligibility criteria

Street-trading marketThe following conditions will apply for the grant of a Street Trading Licence:

  • you must be over 17 years of age to hold a licence;
  • you must provide specific information, including details of the street you wish to trade on and the days and times you wish to trade;
  • you may also be required to provide two photographs of yourself;
    the licence will be issued for a six month period and should be clearly visible to customers;
  • the licence can be renewed every six months and after three years you will be offered to apply for a permanent licence;
  • the use of electrical generators on any pitch must be approved by the London Borough of Redbridge before use;
  • the licensee is responsible to ensure that an area of five metres in any directions from the designated pitch is kept clean and free of litter and rubbish during hours of trading.

The authority may refuse a licence if any of the following grounds exist:

  • there isn't enough space in the street you wish to trade in, without causing interference or inconvenience to street users;
  • you wish to trade for less days than any minimum required trading days;
  • you are unsuitable to hold a licence do to any previous convictions or for other reasons;
  • you have previously failed to pay fees due under another street trading licence or have failed to use a previous street trading licence

Regulation summary

You can view the summary of the regulation relating to this licence for more information.

Application evaluation process

Under certain circumstances if certain grounds for refusal exist the council may still award a licence but for fewer days than require, or to allow trade in certain items.

The council will either grant the application or serve a notice on you within a reasonable time.

The notice will be served if the council intend to refuse the application, grant it on different terms than those applied for, confine trading to a particular place in a street, vary conditions of a licence or revoke a licence.

The notice will detail the grounds for their decision and state that within seven days of the notice you can request in writing the opportunity to make representations.

Will Tacit Consent Apply?

Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period

Failed Application Redress

Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.

If you wish to appeal a decision of the council you may appeal to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days of the date you were notified of the decision.

Licence Holder Redress

Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.

If you wish to appeal a decision of the council you may appeal to the local Magistrates' Court within 21 days of the date you were notified of the decision.

Consumer Complaint

We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

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