Street trading licence

If you wish to display goods or services on the highway or trade from a mobile vehicle you will need a street trading licence.

Street trading policy

Download our street trading licensing policy (PDF, 117 KB).

This policy covers all applications for street designation orders, temporary licences and street trading licences.

Eligibility criteria

If the site you are applying for has not been previously licensed for street trading you will need to apply for a street designation order and a temporary licence. If the site has been licensed in the past you will only need to apply for a street trading licence, which is valid for one year.

If you wish to trade on a private forecourt or car park but your display or vehicle is within 7 metres of the highway, you may be required to have a street trading licence.

How to apply

To find out more about street trading licences, and which licence you might need to apply for, please email licensing@croydon.gov.uk.

Licence fees

There are different fees for street trading, North End and Surrey Street.

Street trading licence

• Street designation order: £365
• Temporary licence which accompanies a designation application: £104
• Variation of a street trading licence: £365
• Street trading licence and renewal (non North End): £2 per square metre

North End only

• 6 month or annual licence £4 per sq metre
• Temporary street trading licence: £15 per day (£10 for community or registered charity events)

Surrey Street only

• Full time yearly licence: £25, in addition pitch fees apply, 3m x 3m, £95 per week
• Casual licence: £10 per day for the first 4 trading days, thereafter £20 per day

After you've applied

When an application for a street designation order is received, we will advertise the application in a local newspaper and the public are given 28 days to submit an objection. During this time a temporary licence may be granted for a period of 6 months to enable you to trade.

At the end of the consultation period all applications will be referred to the licensing committee for a decision.

Issuing your licence

Your licence will only be issued to you when all the necessary inspections and checks have been carried out and the premises meets the required standards. The licence may also list additional site specific conditions.

Renewals, changes and variations

To renew, change or vary an existing licence, please email licensing@croydon.gov.uk.

Consumer complaints

You can make a complaint about someone who holds a street trading licence.

Illegal street trading

You can report illegal street trading by emailing licensing@croydon.gov.uk.