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Licence - Street Cafe
In the Basildon District you do not require a licence to use a portion of a public street, road or place for the sale of food and drink and for the placing of tables, chairs and other furniture outside a restaurant or cafe for patrons to use whilst consuming food and drink.

You must however have proper planning permission and permission from the landlord / landowner whose land you wish to use for the sale of food and drink.


Licence - Hairdresser

The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 has ended the need for hairdressers to be registered, however activities such as Ear Piercing, Electrolysis, Tattooing and Acupuncture, and the employment of employees still require to be registered.


Licence - Car Boot Sale


In the Basildon District you do not require a licence to hold a car boot sale.

You must however have proper planning permission and permission from the landlord / landowner whose land you wish to use for the car boot sale.


Licence - Street Trading

Street Trading is defined as the selling or offering for sale of any article in the street. This includes food such as burgers, kebabs, doughnuts etc. or other things such as household items.

At present Basildon Council has not yet designated any streets in which street trading is prohibited or where a licence or consent from the Council is required.

This does not mean that anyone is free to carry out street trading wherever they choose as:
  • You will need a Street Pedlar licence issued by the local police
  • You will need the permission from the landlord / landowner on whose land you wish to trade.

If you want to permission to enter Basildon Town Centre & St Martin's Square for the purposes of holding an event or promotion or to have vehicular access then you must submit an application to Basildon Town Centre Partnership.
View/Download a copy of the Application Form
in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format:
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