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You need a licence to trade on the public highway, including the pavement or any other area (not within a permanently enclosed premises) that is within seven meters of any road or footway. Street trading is the selling, offering or exposing for sale of any item or service in the street. This includes traditional street trading pitches on the public highway, eg a pitch to sell fruit and vegetables or a static burger van.

In the Spring Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced three measures to ease the burden of the revaluation. Support for small business The scheme supporting small businesses relief will help those ratepayers who, as a result of the change in their rateable value at the revaluation, are losing some or all of their small business rate relief and are facing large increases in their bills.

If you are looking to start up a business or want advice on how regulations impact you, we suggest you start by visiting GOV.UK website Regulations There is also a website that focuses specifically on regulation – the "Everything Regulation" site ERWIN This is a one stop web site for all your Trading Standards, Environmental Health, Licensing and Fire Safety business related information.