Street Trading Policy | Leicester City Council, Exams of Trade and Commerce

Download Street Trading Policy | Leicester City Council and more Exams Trade and Commerce in PDF only on Docsity! Version 3 approved 7 July 2009 In effect from 8 July 2009 Fees updated April 2015 Street Trading Policy Area of Application 1. The policy will apply to all street trading carried out within the City boundary. 2. Any street trading carried out within the City Boundary without a specific consent is illegal. General Policy 3. There will be a general presumption against street trading, particularly in the vicinity of schools. For the purposes of this policy, a location is ‘in the vicinity’ of a school if it is situated such that pupils may be encouraged to walk to it during a break from school, or immediately before or after school. 4. There will be a general presumption in favour of granting consents for street trading by mobile ice cream vans, and by other operators who remain stationary at a particular location only long enough to serve customers at that location, provided that they conform to any code of practice issued by the City Council. Codes of practice may include requirements relating to goods to be sold, period of time sales take place at a particular location, times of the day during which sales may take place, and the sounding of chimes and calls. 5. Applications from mobile operators other than ice cream traders will usually be referred to the Licensing Committee or the Head of Regulatory Services1 for a decision. Exceptions to General Policy in relation to static traders 5. It is unlikely that exceptions will be granted for locations that are in the vicinity of a school, from an hour before the start of the school day until an hour after the end of the school day. 6. Street trading consents may be granted in the immediate vicinity of the Leicester City Football ground and the Leicester Football Club ground for the purpose of the sale of favours and materials associated with the football clubs that are organised and controlled by those clubs. Any such consent would be restricted to particular times before, during and after an event at the ground. 1 Amended June 2015 following change to constitution Version 3 approved 7 July 2009 In effect from 8 July 2009 Fees updated April 2015 7. Street trading consents may be granted to operators selling food who wish to trade on industrial estates, where no other adequate fixed provision is provided. 8. Limited period consents may be granted in respect of particular types of operations in conjunction with specific events in the City. Applicants for limited period consents will need to liaise with the Council’s Festivals Unit before applying for street trading consent, as the only limited period consents that will be granted are those that are organised in conjunction with a significant event in the city. 9. Other applications for consents will be considered and each case will decided on its own merits. The following matters will be taken into account:  Public nuisance  Crime and disorder  Road safety  Health and safety at schools and for their pupils  Likely demand for goods being sold  Availability of goods being sold in other fixed premises in the vicinity  Objections received from nearby residents, businesses and statutory agencies If a licence is granted, conditions may be added to ensure that these factors continue to be addressed by licence holders.