SBC Consent Street Trading Procedural Guidance 2024

Renewals

Renewal forms and fees are available on the Council website. Consents are issued for a set date or dates or for a period of up to one year. Consent holders should reapply for a consent if they wish to continue to trade at least one month before the expiry of their current Consent. As a matter of convenience, the Council will send renewal reminders to Consent holders via electronic contact details given at the time of application.

However, the Council is clear that it remains the consent holder's responsibility to ensure that their consent is renewed in time. If, without reasonable excuse, a renewal application is not made before the expiry of the current consent it will expire and the site will become available, and a new application must be submitted in accordance with the new application procedure.

At renewal, the Council may consult further to determine if the street trading is a cause for concern or has been the subject of complaints. Where a renewal application has been made and if:

• there have been no significant complaints, compliance, or enforcement issues
• all fees have been paid on time; and
• there has been no significant change to the retail environment in the location of trading the consent will normally be renewed

If the applicant has without reasonable excuse failed to use the consent to a reasonable extent a renewal application could be refused.

Transfers

The sub-letting of a consent to another party is not permitted. Consents can be transferred from one holder to another, if the holder of the consent is the only change being made. Forms and fees are available on the Council website.

Variations

A request to vary the location of the consent will be treated as a new application for the new location. Holders of a consent may apply to vary it, for example by requesting a change of trading hours or goods. Forms and fees are available on the Council website.