Licences and permissions Areas where street trading licences are required or restricted

Licence Streets

The following streets are designated as ‘licence streets’ under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 – this means that street trading can only take place under the authority of a street trading licence. Please note, all licence streets are in the City centre.

  • All streets within the area bounded by the River Irwell, Regent Road, Egerton Street, Mancunian Way, London Road, Travis Street, Sheffield Street, a line drawn between the junction of Baird Street and Sheffield Street and the junction of Sparkle Street and Chapeltown Street, Sparkle Street, Great Ancoats Street, Redhill Street, Bengal Street, Oldham Road, Thompson Street, Rochdale Road, Gould Street, Dantzic Street, Victoria Station to Miles Platting Railway line, and where the said area is bounded by a street the designation includes the whole of the street throughout the length thereof which forms the boundary and including all forecourts, roads, footways or other areas adjacent to the streets referred to in this resolution for a distance of 30 metres but excluding any land or streets in the ownership or control of the British Railways Board, such area being indicated in the plan.

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Prohibited Streets

The following streets are designated as ‘prohibited streets’ under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 – this means that no street trading of any kind is permitted in these streets.

The following areas have restrictions:

Consent Streets

Any Street not identified as Prohibited or Licence Street can be considered for applications for Street Trading Consents

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