Apply

How do I apply?

• Application Form For A Pavement Licence (202 KB)
• Public Notice Template (15 KB)

1. Email the following documents to licensing@stroud.gov.uk

• Completed application Form. 

• A location plan clearly showing the location of the premises and the part of the pavement to which the application relates shown by a red line
• A detailed plan clearly showing the proposed pavement area, if not to scale, with measurements clearly shown; and proposed positioning of furniture etc
• Public liability insurance that covers the pavement area.

• Photos or brochures showing the proposed type of furniture if appropriate.

2            Pay the application fee of £100.     Pay online

3            Put up a  Public Notice at the site

• Once the application is fully submitted a 7-day public consultation period will start from the day after the application is valid. You must put up a notice at the site from the day the application is valid until the end of the consultation period. The Licensing Team will confirm the end date with you.
• You must photo and email a copy of the notice in ‘situ’ to licensing@stroud.gov.uk as evidence that you have met this requirement.

 What happens next?

The Licensing Section will put a notice of your application on Stroud District Council’s website www.stroud.gov.uk

They must consult with Gloucestershire Highways and any other person, organisation or agency they consider relevant. These will normally be but are not exclusively

• Gloucestershire Highways
• Town or Parish Council
• Ward Councillors
• Gloucestershire Police
• Stroud District Council’s Environmental Protection Team
• Stroud District Council’s Health and Safety Team

• Stroud District Council’s Neighbourhood Warden

From the day after the consultation period ends the Licensing Team has 7 days to make a decision. If the Council fails to make a decision within the 7 days, the pavement licence will be deemed to be granted.

If the Licensing Team decides to refuse your application, you will be given full reasons. There is no statutory right of appeal. 

What matters will be considered when making a decision?

When considering an application, the following will be considered

• public health and safety – for example, ensuring that uses conform with latest guidance on social distancing and any reasonable crowd management measures needed as a result of a licence being granted and businesses reopening;
• public amenity – will the proposed use create nuisance to neighbouring occupiers by generating anti-social behaviour and litter; and
• accessibility – taking a proportionate approach to considering the nature of the site in relation to which the application for a licence is made, its surroundings and its users, taking account of:

o  whether there are other permanent street furniture or structures in place on the footway that already reduce access;

o  the recommended minimum footway widths and distances required for access by mobility impaired and visually impaired people as set out in Section 3.1 of, Inclusive Mobility and

o  other users of the space, for example, if there are high levels of pedestrian or cycle movements.

o   the impact on any neighbouring premises;

o   any other temporary measures in place that may be relevant to the proposal, for example, the reallocation of road space. This could include pedestrianised streets and any subsequent reallocation of this space to vehicles.