East Suffolk Council has adopted a Street Trading Policy in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to control street trading. This policy only refers to the North of the district, since the former Suffolk Coastal District Council, which covered the South of the now East Suffolk district, did not adopt the legislation.
The Council has already carried out one consultation regarding the review of the current street trading regime. The results of the consultation were reported back to the Licensing Committee on 15 January 2024 where they approved a second consultation.
Following on from the first consultation, we now invite suggestions of streets that should become prohibited streets, meaning that no street trading can take place on that street. The remainder of the streets in the district would not be subject to regulation although the permission of the landowner and/or Highways England will need to be obtained, as well as the relevant insurance and registration of a food business.
The current Street Trading Policy includes the streets that are currently prohibited streets in certain towns. It has been the case that generally there are not street trading issues in a village location.
We would wish for town and parish councils, and any other persons, to give careful consideration to streets they would like to be prohibited and give full reasons for any suggestions. We envisage, therefore, that there will not be a blanket ban in towns and villages. You will see, in the current policy, that there are currently just a handful of streets in particular towns that are prohibited. If there is a suggestion for a blanket ban, then full reasons should be given.
The Licensing Team at East Suffolk Council would welcome suggestions for individual streets to be prohibited. The consultation is open until 17 May 2024. Please send your comments and suggestions to:
Licensing@eastsuffolk.gov.uk or Licensing Team, Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ.