Street trading licence
Licence summary
Street Trading is defined as the selling or offering for sale of
any article in the street. This includes food such as burgers,
kebabs and doughnuts or other things such as household items,
novelties and so on.
All streets in this area are designated as Consent Streets,
other than certain streets in Rochdale town centre which are
"licensed" streets. This means that any person who wishes to sell
items from a trailer or stall in a street must first obtain a
Street Trading Consent or Licence from us.
Eligibility criteria
Food traders must be registered with the Environmental
Health Service.
Regulation summary
You do not need a Street Trading Consent if you are:
- Trading as a Pedlar under licence issued by a Police
Authority
- A market trader operating at a licensed market
venue
- A news vendor selling only newspapers and
periodicals
- If you are trading on private land you
may not need a consent. To confirm the situation
you are advised to contact us, using the details above. The
landowner may need planning permission and you are advised to
contact the Planning Office.
Application evaluation process
You will need to provide evidence that your business is
registered with your local Council if you wish to sell food.
Applications will not be considered without this evidence. All
details on the application are checked.
Consent will not be granted where there is a risk to road safety
or possibility of a nuisance or obstruction being created, or if we
consider the siting to be prejudicial to existing businesses.
We may revoke a Street Trading Consent after it has been
granted. This may be for a variety of reasons such as: non
compliance with conditions, non payment or because other agencies
such as highways department require access to the trading
location.
It is an offence under Section 10 of Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to engage in illegal street
trading.
Will tacit consent apply?
No. It is in the public interest that we must process your
application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us
within a reasonable period, please contact us using the
contact details provided.
Apply for a licence
You are able to download application forms from the links
below. You should be able to apply for the following licences
online later in 2010:
Application for a street trading food licence.
Application for food street trading consent.
Application for a street trading non food licence.
Application for a street trading non food consent.
Failed application redress
If your application is refused or revoked you may discuss the
application with the appropriate Council Officers. Other than
Judicial Review there is no statutory right of appeal against the
Council's decision, but an appeal could be heard by the Regulatory
Sub-Committee of the Council.
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.