What is Street Trading?
Street Trading is defined as 'the selling or exposing or
offering for sale of any article (including a living thing) in a
street.'
Designation of Streets
A 'Street' includes any road, footway or other area to which the
public have access without payment. Therefore, the Street Trading
controls can also apply to public and private car parks, shopping
centres and leisure areas.
Consent Streets
The consent streets in West Lancashire are all streets other than
'prohibited' streets. Therefore consent streets include all
forecourts, roads, footways or other areas adjacent to the streets,
including car parks.
The whole of the District of West Lancashire is a 'consent area'
and to trade in any of the above described areas without a Consent
is an offence. Anyone, or their operatives, found guilty of this
offence are liable to prosecution and, upon summary conviction, can
be fined £1000.
Contact us
For further information, please contact our Licensing Service on
01695 577177, or by email on licensing.enquiries@westlancsdc.gov.uk.