Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council

If you wish to trade in the street in Northern Ireland, you must obtain a licence from your local district council.

Applications must be made in writing and will be subject to a fee. Details of fees and how these have been calculated can be found here: Street Trading Fees and how they are calculated
 

You can only apply to be a Stationary Trader if you wish to operate in a Designated Street.
You must comply with any conditions attached to a licence.
General guidance on street trading can be found here: Guide to Street Trading

An applicant must have reached school leaver's age and be an individual.
The street that the applicant wishes to trade on must be a street designated to allow street trading pitches or is not designated to ban the sale of articles, things or services.

A list of streets currently designated for street trading purposes can be obtained by contacting the Environmental Health department on 028 8772 0366, or e-mailing: environmental.health@dungannon.gov.uk.  The list of designated streets and those areas currently being considered for trading can  be viewed here.

Applications must include:

• the name, address and date of birth of the applicant
• if the applicant wishes to be a stationary or mobile trader, details of the street and location of the pitch or the areas the applicant wishes to trade
• the days and times they wish to trade
• descriptions of articles, things or services intended to be traded and any item that will be used in connection with the trading
• storage arrangements

Applicants may be required to provide two colour passport size photographs with their applications.

Applicants must provide evidence that there is in force a suitable policy of public liability insurance covering the terms of the licence.

Applications to vary a condition must specify how the applicant wants the condition to be varied.

A council must give a written notice within a reasonable time of its decision.
A council will grant an application unless there are grounds for refusal. Grounds for refusal are:

• the applicant is not eligible
• the application is to trade in a place that would breach the law
• the applicant wishes to trade in a street that is not designated to allow street trading, or the article, thing or service goes against any term of the designation
• the location is unsuitable
• the space or area proposed is not suitable for the applicant or would interfere with people and vehicles
• there are already enough street traders in the street or adjoining the street proposed selling services, articles or things the applicant proposes to trade
• the types of services; articles or things proposed to be traded would affect the area proposed
• the applicant has provided false information
• the applicant is unsuitable to hold a licence
• the applicant has failed to carry out requirements of a previous street trading licence
• the applicant has had a previous street trading licence revoked through failure to pay fees
• the applicant has failed to provide further information requested
• the applicant has failed to provide for suitable storage

Applications can also be made for temporary licences but an applicant cannot have more than five temporary licences in one year.

No. It is in the public interest that Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council must process your application before it can be granted. The Police, Roads Service, local residents and local shops and other street traders have a legitimate interest in the outcome of street trading applications. Tacit consent does not apply to minimise the risk of a licence being granted inadvertently and subsequently resulting in public disorder, removal of protection to the public and a cumulative adverse environmental impact on the vicinity of the trader. If you have not heard from the Council within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this online here if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or telephone the Environmental Health Department on 028 8772 0366, or email environmental.health@dungannon.gov.uk.

Whilst Tacit Consent does not apply we will strive to notify all applicants of the outcome of their application, including issuing the licence, within 10 working days of the Council decision made in relation to the application.

Mobile Traders application pack
Stationary Traders Application Pack
Temporary Traders Application Pack

List of Streets where you can operate as a Stationary Trader