Street trading

Street trading provides a valuable service to our residents and visitors. All streets within the borough of Walsall are designated as “consent streets”. This means that you need to get street trading consent before you can sell goods or food in the borough on/in any:

• road
• path or footway
• area accessible to the public without payment, including private land

This can include, for example, selling hot food from vans parked in lay-bys or industrial estates, or ice cream from mobile vans.

If you don’t, you’ll be committing an offence. You could be fined up to £1,000. 

All permits must be renewed after 31 March each year.

Eligibility 

You can apply for street trading consent if you are aged 17 or over.

What you need to provide

As part of your application, you’ll need to provide:

• photographs of your vehicle, trailer, stall, or cart
• relevant gas/electrical safety certificates

For static consent, you’ll also need to include:

• the dimensions of your stall, vehicle, trailer, or cart
• a plan that shows its exact location

For mobile consent, you’ll also need to include:

• details of the streets or route where you plan to trade
• an MOT certificate for your trading vehicle

We accept scans, photographs or photocopies.

How to apply

1. Download the street trading application form
2. Complete the form and send it (plus your supporting documents) back to us by post or email
3. Pay the fee

Fees

New applications

If you’re a new applicant, you’ll need to pay an administration fee when you apply. This is £50.00. If your application is successful, we will deduct this amount from your consent fee.

Consent fee

After you’ve received confirmation that your application is successful, you should pay your consent fee.

You can pay by:

• phone, using a credit or debit card
• BACS
• bank transfer

Complain about a street trader

If you have a complaint about a specific street trader, you can email us.