Review of Street Trading Policy Survey

Overview

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are in the process of reviewing the joint Street Trading Policy. We last reviewed this in 2011, and since then street trading in the districts has become more popular which has identified gaps within the policy.

We are proposing amendments to the policy to help resolve those issues and provide more clarity on street trading in the area. The amendments include updates to community and charity events, markets, single-use plastic, supporting document requirements, and lots more. We are also proposing to add into the policy the advice we currently give to applicants who wish to trade from multiple sites.

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Current Street Trading Policy

Summary of proposed changes

Proposed Street Trading Policy

This survey will run from Tuesday 15 October until 11.59pm on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

What happens next?

Once the consultation has closed, we will review the comments raised and publish a summary report on our website. The results will be presented to the councils’ General Licensing Committees who will consider these when they make the final decision on the policy.

If you have any questions about this survey or require it in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, Easy Read and alternative languages) please email jointheconversation@southandvale.gov.uk or call 01235 422425.

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If you are responding as a street trader/business we ask you to provide the first part of its postcode, business name and which district you trade in - the summary report will include this information.

If you are responding in your capacity as a council, councillor or council officer, we ask you to provide the name of your council - the summary report will also include this information.

If you are responding as an individual/member of the public, we ask for the first part of your postcode only, you are not required to provide your name or contact details. Any personal information you provide to the council within your comments that could identify you will not be published in the summary report.

The survey includes equality questions at the end. All questions are optional. All information is confidential and will only be used to help us monitor whether views differ across the community. Further information on data protection is available in our privacy statement.