From: Louise Davis <LouiseHicks@Maidstone.gov.uk>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 12:29 PM
To:
Cc: Lorraine Neale <LorraineNeale@maidstone.gov.uk>; Kerry Watson <KerryWatson@Maidstone.gov.uk>
Subject: Determination of Street Trading application for Vicarage Road, Yalding

Good afternoon Mr Piotr

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982

Section 3 and Schedule 4 – Street Trading

With reference to your recent application, under the above Act I regret to inform you that Mr John Littlemore, Head of Housing and Community Services cannot determine your application for a street trading consent due to objections having been received, (see attached).

The Council has decided that if an objection is received, the applicant will have the right to make a request to the Head of Housing and Community Service for an appeal hearing before a group of Members. If you wish to make a request please write stating your reasons for the appeal and a Licensing Sub Committee may be arranged to discuss your application.

If I do not hear from you within 28 days from the date of this letter I will assume that you do not wish to pursue your application further. 

According to the Act, a person who engages in street trading in a Consent Street without being authorised to do so is guilty of an offence and is liable to prosecution.  This applies while applications are being considered by the Council.  Therefore, if you trade without Consent you are liable to prosecution.

You should be aware that the Council may refuse to grant Consent if, despite being informed that a Street Trading Consent is required, an applicant continues to trade within the Borough.

Kind regards

Louise Hicks

Licensing Officer

Licensing Team

Piotr Dudowski

Street Trading Application – Vicarage Road, Yalding

Objections Received

KCC Highways:

‘I am raising an objection to this location as it is too near the busy junction and this will cause issues backing up on the main road as a result of customers trying to park, etc.  The business needs to be sited at least 100m from the junction to prevent please.’ 

Yalding Parish Council:

‘We understand the KCC have objected to this site and wish to see it at least 100m from the junction. This would move it to a location that is always heavily congested with residents parking and there could be no guarantee that any site would be available for the van or for parking for customers. Councillors do not feel that a food van should be situated outside any residential property.

The applicant has made the pizza van available on several consecutive Saturdays in order to establish if there is a viable business and unfortunately due to the parking on Vicarage Road it has on occasion ended up on The High Street and we have received complaints that is it parked outside people’s homes.

The sale of pizzas has proved very popular with residents and whilst Councillors have concerns about the site, as stated above, Councillors would be willing to look to see if there is a more suitable site that they and residents could support.’