Croydon Council's Licensing Committee is considering proposals for new street trading sites across the borough, aiming to regulate and enhance local commerce.
The Licensing Committee convened on Monday, 7 July 2025, to discuss designating three specific sites for street trading under the London Local Authorities Act 1990. The agenda, detailed in the Licensing Committee Agenda, included applications for street designation orders at locations detailed in Appendix A - C. These appendices contain details of the specific locations of the proposed sites, and the types of goods or services expected to be sold there.
The report pack indicated that the measurements of the display areas would allow for the required two-metre clear distance between the edge of the display and the kerb, a requirement for roads maintained by both Croydon Council and Transport for London (TfL).
The applications were advertised in the Croydon Guardian and brought to the attention of various departments, including the police, planning, highways, parking services, and the food & safety team.
The Committee is asked to determine whether to designate the sites detailed at Appendices A to C to this report for the purposes of street trading and if designated to then determine whether to grant a street trading licence to each site.
Attendees at the meeting included Councillor Patsy Cummings, Chair of the Licensing Committee, and Councillor Mohammed Islam, Deputy Civic Mayor, along with Councillors Fatima Zaman, Tariq Aniemeka-Bailey, Councillor Kola Agboola, Councillor Sue Bennett, Councillor Margaret Bird (Deputy Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care), Councillor Danielle Denton, Councillor Jessica Hammersley-Rich (Shadow Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture), Councillor Maddie Henson, Councillor Endri Llabuti, Councillor Ian Parker, and Councillor Appu Srinivasan.
The agenda also covered standard items such as apologies for absence, disclosure of interests, and urgent business. A motion to exclude the press and public from specific items, citing the disclosure of exempt information, was also on the agenda.
The specific reason for excluding the press and public was to prevent the disclosure of exempt information as defined under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, and further detailed in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the same act.