Apply for a street trading licence in the Weymouth and Portland area

Some types of trade are legally exempt from the need to obtain a street trading licence. These include:

• a person/persons holding a charitable street collection permit issued by the council
• a person trading as a pedlar under licence issued by a Police Authority
• trade carried out by roundsmen e.g. milkmen
• trade carried on at a petrol filling station
• a news vendor selling only newspapers and periodicals
• a market trader operating at a licensed market venue
• trading on private land may not need a consent. The landowner may need planning permission. Contact us to check.

Charities pay a discounted rate on pitches and can also fundraise in the town centre free of charge (on up to 4 occasions a year) providing they do not impinge on any of the designated street trading pitches or cause an obstruction.

For more information and an application form, please contact the licensing team.