Draft Street Trading Policy 2023

Overview

West Northamptonshire Council is undertaking an 8-week consultation on the Draft Street Trading Policy 2023.

The Council is responsible for regulating street trading in the West Northants area including:

• Providing Street Trading Consent to traders wishing to sell goods from designated streets (or consent streets)
• Preventing illegal trading across the area

West Northants the Council is keen to engage with all stakeholders to develop the Street Trading Policy that will supersede the current policies for the Daventry, Northampton and South Northants Areas.

We are consulting on a West Northamptonshire Council Street Trading Policy which sets out the management of street trading. The aims of this policy is to regulate street trading activities and to prevent obstruction of streets in the district by street trading.

Key details that the draft policy focuses on include:

• Regulation of the location and number of street traders,
• Offering assistance to traders, by providing understanding of where street trade is encouraged, the application and decision making process,
• Detail on where consent will not normally be granted in respect of certain sites,
• Consent conditions including site and trading conditions.

We recognise the importance of regulated businesses to the districts economy and the character of the area whilst ensuring that activities do not cause a nuisance or annoyance to people who live and work in the district.

Please see the Draft Street Trading Policy 2023 for full detail.

This consultation is carried out under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.

How can I submit my comments?

We welcome comments from street traders, anyone applying for street traders consent, residents, businesses, Parish Councils, and partner organisations.

You can submit your comments by:

• Responding online using the survey link below.
• Submitting a response via:
  • Email: licensing.snc@westnorthants.gov.uk, or
  • Writing to: West Northamptonshire Council
    • Street Trading Policy Consultation
    • The Guildhall 
    • St Giles' Square
    • Northampton
    • NN1 1DE

(Please ensure that there is sufficient time to guarantee delivery to our office by the closing date for comments)

For further information, if you have difficulties accessing the survey, or would like a copy of the survey in another format please contact us using the detail above.

For further detail of how we handle data please see the Environmental health, protection and licensing privacy notice.

The consultation commences on 3 July 2023 and will close at 11:59 on 27 August 2023.

What Happens Next?

Following the 8 week consultation period, responses will be considered and presented along with the draft policy to Licensing Committee for consideration before the policy is adopted and comes into force.

What happens next

What Happens Next?

Following the 8 week consultation period, responses will be considered and presented along with the draft policy to Licensing Committee for consideration before the policy is adopted and comes into force.