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Overview
Pavement licensing covers any removable furniture that you want to put on the public highway outside your shop or business premises. It includes tables and chairs, planters, barriers, and parasols. It doesn’t include any fixed or permanent structures which need separate planning permission.
The Business and Planning Act 2020 was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to enable premises to utilise outside space for hospitality whilst restrictions existed on indoor space.
Following this, the council put in place the current Pavement Licensing Policy. The council is now consulting on an amended version which expands the areas for consideration, including requirements about furniture, heaters, planters and barriers and bins.
The draft Pavement Licensing Policy, draft pavement license conditions and draft summary of changes document are available to download on the right hand side of this page.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the proposed changes to the pavement licensing policy.
What happens next?
This consultation closes on Wednesday 23 October 2024. After it has closed, we will carefully consider all the responses to help us make a decision.
The responses from this consultation will be included in a report to the Licencing Committee. A final decision on the proposed policy will be made by the Licencing Committee when they have considered the responses.
Overview
Pavement licensing covers any removable furniture that you want to put on the public highway outside your shop or business premises. It includes tables and chairs, planters, barriers, and parasols. It doesn’t include any fixed or permanent structures which need separate planning permission.
The Business and Planning Act 2020 was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to enable premises to utilise outside space for hospitality whilst restrictions existed on indoor space.
Following this, the council put in place the current Pavement Licensing Policy. The council is now consulting on an amended version which expands the areas for consideration, including requirements about furniture, heaters, planters and barriers and bins.
The draft Pavement Licensing Policy, draft pavement license conditions and draft summary of changes document are available to download on the right hand side of this page.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the proposed changes to the pavement licensing policy.
What happens next?
This consultation closes on Wednesday 23 October 2024. After it has closed, we will carefully consider all the responses to help us make a decision.
The responses from this consultation will be included in a report to the Licencing Committee. A final decision on the proposed policy will be made by the Licencing Committee when they have considered the responses.
