Note from the district council

Street Trading – Final Consultation Draft 2012

Consultation on our draft Street Trading Policy We are now consulting on our Street Trading Policy. This consultation starts on 9th October and last for 12 weeks, ending on 1st January 2013.

This page explains how to access the draft policy and how to comment on the proposed changes. The results of the consultation will be reported to the Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 22nd January 2013.

Street Trading Policy

St Albans City and District Council has resolved to control street trading. This means that you cannot trade in any street in the district unless you have been granted a street trading consent. Street trading is allowed in consent streets but not allowed in prohibited streets.

Local traders provide an important contribution to the local economy and we want to support them and encourage more diverse trading. We accept that many people trade from stalls and provide a valuable contribution to the community. There are many different types of street trading. For example, an ice cream van, a stall selling flowers, a cart selling crafts or a burger van.

We will use this Policy when considering applications for street trading in the District. We have prepared the policy to make sure that it is written in clear language and easier to understand.

We have highlighted the significant changes that we think will be most important to traders:
• Amendment to how long it takes us to issue the permit – this has now been reduced from 60 days to 10 days (page 6)
• Amendment to how we issue consents – this has now been changed from a fixed period (April to March) to a rolling year from date of grant for 12 months (page 7)

Consultation
Please send your comments on the draft policy to licensing@stalbans.gov.uk

Or by post to
Karen Hollands
Business Compliance Officer
Regulatory Services
St Albans City & District Council
Civic Centre
St Peters Street
St Albans
AL1 3JE