The Senior Licensing Officer
introduced the report on the revised draft Street Trading Policy,
which had been updated in recognition of the feedback received from
the Committee from the draft’s consideration at the 18 June
2020 meeting.
It was confirmed that the
8-week consultation proposed was considered a reasonable time frame
and that the application fee reflected the use of officer time in
assessing the application. In relation to Community and Charitable
Events, the previous wording used had been removed due to legal
constraints that prohibited its use, but that the use of multi-user
consents and further considerations to waive the fees could be
considered.
RESOLVED: That
1.
The revised Street Trading Policy, attached at
Appendix 2 of the report, be agreed for consultation
purposes;
2.
The draft amended fee structure which introduces a
non-refundable consultation application fee, be agreed;
3.
Delegated authority be given to the Head of Housing
and Community Services to make minor amendment to the policy;
and
4.
Following the 8-week consultation period, the policy
together with a summary of key consultation comments is brought
back to the licensing committee for consideration, be
agreed.