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Street Trading

Mobile Food Traders (and similar)

Markets

Mobile Food Traders (and similar)

Markets

Street Trading Policy

Street trading refers to the selling or exposing for sale any goods/articles on the street. The term ‘street’ includes any road, footway or other area to which the public have access without payment.

All streets within the Ashford Borough are designated as consent streets, and trading without the appropriate consent is a criminal offence.

Details of our approach to street trading is contained within our Street Trading Policy 2026 [pdf] 445KB

Types of Street Trading Consent

Street trading consents are generally divided into two main categories:

To find out more details about those consents types and how to apply, please see the details within the above links.

Unlicensed/Illegal Trading 

If you wish to report unauthorised street trading please Log into your Account (or create an account if you don't already have one), and complete the Report a Licensing Issue form, which can be found by going to Service Requests>General Licensing