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Street trading explanatory notes

1. All streets within the borough of Walsall have been designated as one of three types:

  1. Prohibited streets - no trading is allowed;
  2. Licensed streets - traders must obtain a licence from the council, and trading can only take place from a fixed site in the street;
  3. Consent streets - traders must obtain a consent from the council, and trading of a mobile nature is envisaged.

2. All applicants are asked to decide in which street(s) they wish to trade and then consult the List of areas prohibited and licenced for Street Trading (PDF 34KB) to ascertain in which category the street lies.

3. The applicant must then decide whether his or her trade is a suitable one, bearing in mind the designation of the street (i.e. fixed site for licence street; mobile trade for consent streets).

4. The correct fee must be enclosed with the application. Payment can be made either:

  • by post with cheque made payable to Walsall Council;
  • or in person at the council office (Licensing Unit, Challenge Building, Hatherton Road, Walsall, WS1 1YG).

5. The fees are as follows:

(a) Walsall town centre (specific sites only - refer to list above) £2,765

(b) Licence streets (excluding Walsall town centre)

Initial ApplicationAnnual Renewal
First site£550£420
Each additional site £550£420

(c) Consent streets

(i) Boroughwide consent fees

PeriodFee
1 year£550
9 months£420
6 months £350
3 months£270
1 month£210

(ii) Area consent fee for one year only (based on electoral wards) is £420.  An area consent may cover one street or a group of streets in the same electoral ward.  

6. Applicants may not commence trading until their application has been processed and a licence has been issued.

7. Applicants are asked to note that all permits will require renewal with effect from 31 March in each year irrespective of the type and/or duration of permit issued.

Application forms and further information:

Contact us

For enquiries about obtaining or renewing a street trading licence please contact:

Licensing Unit
Walsall Council
Challenge Building
Hatherton Road
Walsall
WS1 1YG

Telephone 01922 653583 / 653581
Email licensing@walsall.gov.uk

Contact us

If you have a complaint about a street trader please contact our enforcement team:

Licensing Enfocement
Walsall Council
Challenge Building
Hatherton Road
Walsall
WS1 1YG

Telephone 01922 652246
Email licensingenforcement@walsall.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 23 June 2010