Markets Apply to hold a market or fair

Before you apply for a market rights licence

Check you meet these requirements

You must:

be at least 18 years old
have authority to apply (if applying for an organisation)
have permission to use the premises.

What you need ready

A layout plan of your market and trading spaces. This can be hand-drawn and doesn't need to be to scale.
Public liability insurance:
- £5million cover for private premises
- £10million cover for Council premises.

Read these documents

Important:

Do not promote your market until your licence is approved. Any promotion before approval is at your own risk.

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