Renew your street trading licence
To renew a street trading licence, select the relevant licence type below:
- Shop front licence
- Tables and chairs licence
- Stall pitch licence
- Mobile pitch licence
- Market licence
To submit a renewal application, you will need to register for a MyHarrow account and add your licence to your account.
- How to add your licence to your account: Check your email for a message from noreply@harrow.gov.uk requesting you to add your licence. Follow the instructions in the email to complete the process.
- Didn’t Receive the email? Please check your junk and spam folder. If you still can’t locate the email, complete a licence enquiry to update your information and request the email.
Renew your shop front licence
If any of the documents listed below have changed or expired, you will need to re-submit them with your application:
- Two forms of photo identification of the applicant (e.g. Copy of passport and driving licence)
- One passport-style photograph
- Proof of address for the premise (e.g. Recent utility bill, business rates invoice, council tax letter)
- A Google map of your area. This must show the exact location of the proposed trading site and all the nearby streets. It must include all streets within 500m of the site.
- Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (minimum of £5 million of cover)
- A current trade waste disposal agreement. Or, if you don't have a current agreement, you can use recent bin collection invoices.
- For Businesses which have a butcher/fish counter – Please supply a copy of your raw meat/fish contract
- Proof of planning permission (if applicable)
- Sketch Plan showing measurements of your forecourt. See sketch plan template and guidance notes.
Renew your tables and chairs licence
If any of the documents listed below have changed or expired, you will need to re-submit them with your application:
- Two forms of photo identification of the applicant (e.g. Copy of passport and driving licence)
- One passport-style photograph
- Proof of address for the premise (e.g. Recent utility bill, business rates invoice, council tax letter)
- Google map of your area. This must show the exact location of the proposed trading site and all the nearby streets. It must include all streets within 500m of the site.
- Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (minimum of £5 million of cover)
- A current trade waste disposal agreement. Or, if you don't have a current agreement, you can use recent bin collection invoices.
- For Businesses which have a butcher/fish counter – Please supply a copy of your raw meat/fish contract
- Proof of planning permission (if applicable)
- Sketch Plan showing measurements of your forecourt. See sketch plan template and guidance notes.
Renew your stall pitch licence
If any of the documents listed below have changed or expired, you will need to re-submit them with your application:
- Two forms of photo identification of the applicant (e.g. Copy of passport and driving licence)
- One passport-style photograph
- A Google map of your area. This must show the exact location of the proposed trading site and all the nearby streets. It must include all streets within 500m of the site.
- Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (minimum of £5 million of cover)
- Proof of planning permission (if applicable)
- Sketch Plan showing measurements of your forecourt. See sketch plan template and guidance notes.
- One photo of the trading unit.
For businesses with a butcher or fish counter:
- Please supply a copy of your raw meat or fish contract
Catering food traders:
- A copy of your current Food Hygiene Certificate
- A copy of your food business registration
Renew your mobile pitch licence
If any of the documents listed below have changed or expired, you will need to re-submit them with your application:
- Two forms of photo identification of the applicant (e.g. Copy of passport and driving licence)
- One passport-style photograph
- A Google map of your area. This must show the exact location of the proposed trading site and all the nearby streets. It must include all streets within 500m of the site.
- Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (minimum of £5 million of cover)
- A current trade waste disposal agreement. Or, if you don't have a current agreement, you can use recent bin collection invoices.
- Proof of planning permission (if applicable)
- Sketch Plan showing measurements of your forecourt. See sketch plan template and guidance notes.
- One photo of the trading unit.
- MOT Certificate and insurance documents. This is where a motorised vehicle will be used for street trading.
For businesses with have a butcher or fish counter:
- Please supply a copy of your raw meat or fish contract
Catering food traders:
- A copy of your current Food Hygiene Certificate
- A copy of your food business registration.
Renew your market licence
To renew your market licence you will need:
- Two forms of photo identification of the applicant (e.g. Copy of passport and driving licence)
- One passport-style photograph
- A Google map of your area. This must show the exact location of the proposed trading site and all the nearby streets. It must include all streets within 500m of the site.
- Copy of current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (minimum of £5 million of cover)
- A current trade waste disposal agreement. Or, if you don't have a current agreement, you can use recent bin collection invoices.
- Proof of planning permission (if applicable)
- Sketch Plan showing measurements of your forecourt. See sketch plan template and guidance notes.
- One photo of the trading unit.
- MOT Certificate and insurance documents. This is where a motorised vehicle will be used for street trading.
- A list of stall/pitch traders and what products they want to sell. This can be given a minimum of two weeks before the event by emailing the licensing team.
For businesses with have a butcher or fish counter:
- Please supply a copy of your raw meat or fish contract
We may ask for more details from traders. For example, ratings for food hygiene. Also, MOT certificates and insurance.