Guidance

Pavement licences: guidance

Guidance to accompany pavement licensing introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020.

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Published
25 June 2020
Last updated
262 JulyApril 20222024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Guidance: pavement licences (outdoor seating)

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The temporarypermanent pavement licences process introducesretains athe streamlined consent route tofor allow businesses to obtain a licence to place removable furniture, such as tables and chairs outside of cafes, barsbars, and restaurants quickly,quickly. Local authorities may charge up to £500 for first-time applications and £350 for norenewals. moreLicences thancan £100.be granted for up to 2 years.

See the Business and Planning Act 2020.

See also the guidance for temporary alcohol licensing provisions.

Published 25 June 2020
Last updated 262 JulyApril 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect amendments made by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act to the temporary pavement licensing regime set out in the Business and Planning Act 2020, making the regime permanent.

  2. Updated to reflect the change to the Business and Planning Act Regulations 2022.

  3. Updated to reflect the publication of the government’s plan for living with COVID-19.

  4. Guidance to accompany the pavement licence provisions introduced in the Business and Planning Act 2020, as updated by the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

  5. The Business and Planning Act received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020. Therefore this guidance is no longer draft and has been updated to reflect the provisions in the Act.