Agenda item

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) which sets out the Street Trading policy following a consultation.

The report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) set out a new Street Trading policy, including a new system for vacant pitches and town centre pitches, following a consultation.

The Committee heard that there were no responses during the consultation and that the policy, once adopted, would form part of the decision making process when the Council was determining applications for street trading consents.

Upon enquiry, it was noted that the policy would be in place for a maximum period of five years and kept under constant review.  It was agreed that when the policy was reviewed the opportunity for more street traders could be considered, but currently it remained in five locations which worked well as individual traders could attend the markets and street events.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee approve the Welwyn Hatfield Street Trading Policy in Appendix 1 (including appendices A-H) following the consultation and recommend it’s adoption by Full Council.