Street trading licences
Application for a street trading consent under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
On 1 March 2022, we adopted a Street Trading Policy [PDF, 0.2MB] which covers all streets (except the A11 and A14, and any area of land which is in the ownership and control of the County, District or Parish Council) in the District.
The policy refers to a person wanting to sell any produce or article in a consent street, including the following examples:
- food vans
- ice cream vans
- flower sellers
- vans selling bread, cakes, vegetables, for example
There are a few activities excluded from the scope of the regime, and these include trading at a fair, fete or similar one-day community event. Full details can be found within the policy.
Schedule of fees (from 1 April 2024) [PDF, 0.1MB]
There are 2 types of Consent, Standard Consent and Consented Premises.
Standard Consent
(i) Static Street Consent
Where the operator is trading at a fixed pitch for more than 4-and-a-half hours in a 24-hour period.
(ii) Mobile Street Consent
Where the trader wishes to move from place to place. In order to meet the criteria for mobile consent, whilst a trader may have consent for multiple sites, they must not trade in one location for more than 4-and-a-half hours at a time, and must not return to the same site on the same day. (The 4-and-a-half hour period excludes setting up and clear up time.)
(iii) Layby Traders
Where the operator is trading fixed hours in 1 location throughout the week.
Please note the Parish of Bar Hill has a blanket ban on street trading, so please ensure you have contacted the Parish for an exception to this rule before submitting an application.
In addition, trading from the Green, Northstowe falls under the control of Northstowe Foodies.
Consented Premises
These are areas that are privately owned, operated and managed to which the public have access without payment, these include, but are not limited to; car parks and other areas attached to public houses or village halls. This consent is issued to a premise to enable a single location to be used by different consented premises traders on an ad-hoc basis. This applies to private landowners or occupiers, such as public house car parks, who wish to host traders to complement their primary business. This consent may be suitable for pop-up food traders and also non-food items, such as Christmas trees.
Consented Premises Trader
Where trading may take place at consented premises only in the District.
Any individual wishing to trade in these areas must be registered as a consented premises trader. Once issued, the consent will enable the trader to trade at any consented premises within the South Cambridgeshire District.
If you wish to trade as a standard consent trader and a consented premises trader, both permissions must be obtained.
Application Forms
The Policy will explain what is required, and the conditions that will be attached to any consent that may be granted.Consultation on Policy Revisions
The Licensing Authority has undertaken a review of the Council’s Street Trading Policy, and is seeking views before it considers adoption.
View a copy of the draft policy [PDF, 0.2MB] with track changes.
The main revisions are as follows:
To revise the “types of consent”, giving examples which will hopefully clarify and simplify the descriptions, and confirm which types of consent may be required.
To introduce a “trial period” for new premises considering becoming a Consented Premises, the intention being to allow premises to assess suitability of their location over a 3-month period, as opposed to the financial commitment of requiring an annual consent.
Introduce new ad-hoc trading, which will allow vendors to operate either on a trial or temporary basis, the permission can apply for up to 5 different locations for up to 4 occasions per year.
To ensure that any representations are rational, and to support the Licensing Sub-Committee in reaching a decision for opposed applications, to require representations to be supported by evidence, in the case of a parish or Councillor representation, this could include details of the numbers of times residents have complained, date stamped photographs or diary logs.
Remove reference to transfer of a consent, as there is no scope to transfer a consent under the policy.
Additional information required with the application, to provide evidence of training and hygiene standards referred to within the policy, proof of right to work and remain in the UK and to ensure any vehicles are roadworthy and insured.
Removal of the grandfather rights, as this is obsolete.
To provide clarity on the decision-making process regarding applications to remove standard conditions.
Any comments to the proposals must be emailed to licensing@scambs.gov.uk by no later than Wednesday 15 May 2024.
The below list is regularly updated as and when new premises are approved.
Dodford Lane
Girton
Cambridge
CB3 0QE
Cooks Penn Farm
Linton Road
Hildersham
Cambridgeshire
CB21 6BS