Draft Revised Street Trading Policy - January 2026
  • Street Trading Policy

    Consultation on draft revised version
  • Worcester City Council is seeking views on a revised draft Street Trading Policy.

    This draft Policy sets out how applications for Street Trading licences should be made and how they will be processed and consulted upon by the Council.

    The draft Policy also sets out what will be considered when determining applications and also sets out the standard conditions that will be attached to Street Trading licences granted.

    The Council is interested in receiving views on the content of the draft Policy generally, but also wishes to seek opinions on a number of specific questions which are set out in this survey.

    It will assist you in responding to this consultation survey if you can read the relevant paragraphs of the draft Policy before answering the survey questions. The new and revised sections of the Policy are highlighted in red text.

    Read the revised draft Street Trading Policy (opens in new window).

    The consultation survey will remain open for responses until 25 February 2026.

    To find out how we use your data and responses, please see our Privacy Notice (opens in new window).

  • Policy objectives

  • Types of Street Trading licences

  • Licence Application Assessment

  • Licence Application Process

  • Suitability of Applicants and Assistants

  • Special Events

  • Licence Conditions

  • Other comments or observations?

  • About you

    This section of the survey is about you. Each of the questions below is optional and you can skip any or all of them.

    It is very helpful if you do answer these questions so that we can:

    • Make sure our services are open to everyone in the city
    • Treat everyone fairly and appropriately when they use our services
    • In consultations, make sure that we have views from all across the city

    The Equality Act 2010 makes these aims part of our legal duties. Your answers help us check that we have met the law and help improve our services.

    Your answers are completely confidential and will not be used in a way that identifies you. We will only use this information to make our services better.

    For more information on how we use this information, see our Privacy Notice.

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