Skip to navigation Logo: Visit the Newham Council home page My Account Services menu PAY APPLY REPORT Search Search Home Business, licensing and regulation Street trading licence Street trading licence Contents You are here: Street trading licence Apply for a street trading licence Fees for a street trading licence Ban on street trading around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Consultations on applications for street trading licences If you wish to sell anything (as long as it’s permitted and legal) on the street you need a licence. We are the licensing authority. If you want to find out about trading in a market, go to our market trading and licences page. What is street trading? You are street trading if you show, offer, sell or provide goods on public highways such as roads, pavements, footpaths and certain other areas such as private forecourts (areas in front of shops). So, for example, if you trade on a private forecourt in front of a shop and your trade is not the trade of the shop owner or does not form part of the business of the shop owner, you will need a licence. There are other activities which count as street trading, such as: Handing out of leaflets and flyers, advertising goods for sale or services Human advertising (such as persons wearing billboards, holding placards and so on). If you want to trade on the street in Newham, you must have a licence. If you trade without a licence we can take action against you or your business. You do not need a licence for leafleting or human advertising if you are a charity, or political or religious group and the advertising is not for profit or business purposes. Next page : Apply for a street trading licence Previous page : You are on the first page Was this webpage useful? Get social Facebook Twitter You Tube © Newham Council 2021 Designed and powered by Jadu A-Z Directory Website Accessibility Accessibility Settings Listen with BrowseAloud Legal Disclaimer Freedom of information Privacy and Cookies Contact Us Logo: Visit the Newham Council home page Back to top Cookie Control Icon For more information visit our Privacy and cookies pageCookie Control Link Icon Analytical cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on its usage. Save and close About this tool Cookie Control Link Icon