Street trading licences

Street and pavement trading licences are normally issued to persons wishing to carry out commercial activities on the Public Realm. 

If you have a commercial premises and wish to extend your own trade onto the adjacent public pavement, visit the pavement trading page.

All other trading of goods and services within 7m of any boundary to the Highway requires a street trading licence.

Following a review of our policy and pitches, we are now accepting applications for street trading pitches within the Borough for durations of up to one year and all information on how to do so is below.   

Please read our full Policy to see the terms and conditions (309KB PDF).

 

Street trading pitches

We have a selection of 34 pitches throughout the borough, separate to those on the High Road Ilford, which are let as part of the Ilford Market.

These have been selected as they will provide a good location for both the stall holder and pedestrians using that pavement area and will offer the chance to bring in new traders to complement other businesses in the area.  These  are listed in our Street Trading Policy which was recently accepted by Council Cabinet following a public consultation carried out in 2024.

All pitches must be removed at the end of each trading day and we will not be accepting requests for the installation of kiosks at this time.

All are based on a standard pitch size of 3m x 3m

 

	Area	Viable Location	No of Pitches	Availability
SP01	Cameron Road 1-7	Outside Co-op	3	Vacant - application received for 2 pitches
SP02	Chadwick Road	Metro Bank	1	Occupied
SP03	Clements Road	Outside Kenneth Moore Theatre	2	Vacant
SP04	Cranbrook Rd opposite Ilford Station	Beside Wilkinsons	1	Vacant - Application received
SP05	Cranbrook Rd opposite Ilford Station	Beside Costa	1	Vacant - Application received
SP06	Eastern Avenue 712-766	Junction with Ley Street	1	Vacant
SP07	Fairlop Road-State Parade	Either side	2	Vacant
SP08	Fairlop Station	small pitch opposite Station Entrance	1	Vacant
SP09	Goodmayes Road	Outside Station	1	Vacant - but reduced size pitch following change in station layout - application in progress
SP10	High Road, Ilford	Opposite Lynton House at no 559	2	Vacant
SP11	Jubilee Gardens, Ilford Lane		2	Not currently available
SP12	Ley Street	Between 544-570	3	Vacant
SP13	Perth Road	Outside 47, 55	1	Vacant
SP14	Wanstead Station	Beside Station Entrance	1	Vacant
SP15	Wanstead High Street	Outside the George & Dragon	2	Vacant- application received
SP16	Wanstead High Street	opposite Gails	2	Vacant
SP17	Wanstead High Street	opposite Oxfam	1	Vacant
SP18	Wanstead High Street	opposite Tesco Express	1	Vacant - application received
SP19	Woodford High Road	Outside no 80	2	Vacant
SP20	York Road	Ilford Station rear entrance	3	Vacant

 

We will accept applications for other temporary locations and those will be considered individually. 

Fees

All of these pitches listed have a set fee of £3260 per year per 3m pitch.

How to apply

To make an application, please complete the form below which includes a list of documents that must be attached on the last page.

Application form (71KB PDF)

Standard conditions acceptance (123KB PDF)

Send the completed application to us by email to  licensing.authority@redbridge.gov.uk or by post at Licensing Authority, 2^nd floor, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road  IG1 1NN

Applications for a new or vacant pitch will be assessed on a first come first served basis using the following criteria:

1. the goods to be sold must not replicate those of neighbouring stalls or shops
2. consideration of any health/food safety concerns
3. previous trading history
4. preference will be given to persons who do not occupy any other pitches in the Borough.
5. character of the applicant (this may require completion of a criminal records (DBS) check)

All applicants for a Street Trading Licence must be at least 17 years of age.

If we already have an application in progress for a pitch, please look at other pitches but if an application is not successful, the pitch will be flagged up as vacant.

All applications have a 28 days consultation, starting the day after we receive the form and documents.  As part of this, we are required to publish a list of all applications currently in progress so that any person can make a representation for or against any application.

If we have any concerns raised we will contact you to discuss these as part of the decision process and reserve the right to grant or refuse the licence after consideration of those.  

Fees will be charged once the licence is approved and the licence issued once paid.

 

Ilford High Road market

We are currently trialling a market on the High Road pedestrian area.  This operates from 9am - 6pm every day except Wednesday.

For more information, get in touch with our friendly market coordinator on 07498316461, email cyril@ilfordbid.com  or check them out at  Ilford BID.

 

Trading in our parks

If you are looking for a pitch or short term event within our parks, these are managed by Vision RCL.

 

Farmers Markets at Wanstead and South Woodford

Farmers and community markets are held on the first Sunday of each month at Wanstead High Street and on the third Sunday of each month at George Lane, South Woodford with a selection of food, craft and plant stalls, to complement the great range of shops already at these locations.   These are operated on our behalf by Ace Events Ltd and you should contact them to check for pitch availability. 

Wanstead seasonal changes:  there will be an additional date in Wanstead on the third Saturday of December and September market will be on September 14th to link in with the  Wanstead Festival. 

 

Station locations

Most pavement areas directly outside stations are owned and managed by Transport for London (TfL) and all enquiries regarding stalls at these locations should be directed to them.  These include:  Redbridge, Ilford (Cranbrook Road entrance), Newbury Park, Gants Hill, Barkingside, Hainault, South Woodford, Woodford (north entrance), Snaresbrook.  Please see the Transport for London website for more information.

 

New to trading?

If you are a new trader, please contact the Business Development Team for guidance on setting up ahead of making an application to any of the sites.  This will assist you  in deciding which will be best for your business and what the startup costs and expectations will be.

 

How to contact us

Please contact us by email licensing.authority@redbridge.gov.uk or by post at Licensing Authority, 2^nd floor, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road  IG1 1NN

 

Complaints?

If you have concerns about a person who may or may not be licensed for trading on the street please use our Report it option and we will respond within 10 days.