SBC Consent Street Trading Procedural Guidance 2024
The Consent and Determination Process
Each application will be dealt with on its own merits, this guidance gives prospective applicants an indication as to whether their application is likely to be granted or not. It also provides prospective applicants with details of what is expected of them should an application be granted.
Applications can only be made by persons over 17 years of age, who have the right to reside and work in the UK. Some of the information provided on the application form is published on a 'Public Register' which members of the public can view. Application forms can be found on the Council website.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has different types of street trading consent:
Consent type | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|
Annual Fixed Site Consent | An individual trader at a fixed annual site | Food vans at fixed locations |
Annual Roaming Consent | An individual trader with Borough wide consent when a schedule of stop/locations is included with the application. Stops are for no more than 20 minutes at a time, and no location is revisited within a 4 hour period | Roaming ice cream or food vans with short stops at multiple locations |
Annual Mobile Multi Site Consent | An individual trader with site specific consent when a schedule of locations is included with the application. Stops are longer than 20 minutes at a time | Coffee or food vans with longer stops at multiple locations |
Temporary Event Consent (fixed site only)
| Multiple traders at a temporary fixed site location for a period not exceeding 72 hours or 3 consecutive days. The number of traders covered is as follows: Category 1 - up to 20 traders Category 2 - between 21 and 49 traders Category 3 - between 50 and 75 traders Category 4 - between 76 and 99 traders Category 5 - over 100 traders | Commercial and for profit markets and events |
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