Have your say on street trading in Bassetlaw

Councillor Josie Potts, Chair of Licensing Committee at Bassetlaw District Council said: “The street trading policy will provide guidance and support for those offering goods and services across Bassetlaw at a local street level. We want to ensure that street trading takes place in the right places and the policy will help prevent illegal trading.

“I would encourage residents and businesses to view the policy and have their say via our street trading consultation.”

The Council recognises the valuable contribution that street trading can make to the local culture and economy, and the services that street traders provide to residents and visitors. Street trading can provide people with a flexible way of working, to meet the demands of the public where and when such demands arise.

Issues can arise where street traders are not licensed with regard to their location and operation or make it dangerous for the public and road users to move around them.

Street trading can also result in littering and other nuisances to persons in the vicinity.

Paper copies of the consultation form are available from the Council Offices in Worksop and Retford.

The street trading policy will guide the Council’s Licencing Committee when it considers applications for street trading.

The policy will not apply to those traders operating on Council managed markets.

The consultation runs until Tuesday March 19 and is available here