Street Trading

The Street Trading Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

PUBLIC NOTICE

Street Trading – Downpatrick and Newry Christmas Switch-on Event

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are inviting applications for street trading at the Council’s Christmas Switch-on event in Downpatrick and Newry.

Newry 

• Newry Christmas Switch-on event will take place on Thursday 21 November 2024 at Hill Street, Newry 
• No. 4 trading spaces available for Tea/Coffee, Hot Food, Donuts/Crepes and Novelty goods

Downpatrick

• Downpatrick Christmas Switch-on event will take place on Saturday 23 November 2024 at Market Street, Downpatrick
• No.2 trading spaces available for Tea/Coffee and Donuts/Crepes  

Applications for a Temporary Street Trading Licence will only be accepted from Monday 21 October 2024, 9am. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 01 November 2024, 1pm. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Street Trading Licences will be granted based upon the ‘criteria for the award of street trading licences’.  

Please note the application fee is non-refundable regardless of whether your application for a Temporary Street Trading Licence is successful or not. 

A Temporary Street Trading Application Form is available to download.

The completed application form and relevant documentation should be emailed to licensing@nmandd.org or posted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Licensing Section, Economy, Regeneration and Tourism Department, Downshire Civic Centre
Downshire Estate, Ardglass Road, Downpatrick, BT30 6GQ  with a cheque or postal order, for the appropriate application fee, to be made payable to ‘Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’.  

Email: licensing@nmandd.org    

What is Street Trading?

Street trading is selling any goods, or supplying a service in a street or public place.  A Street Trading Licence is required to sell goods in a public place.

What is Not Street Trading?

The following are some activities, which are not street trading for the purposes of the Street Trading Act:

• Rounds men such as milk men, bread men, coal men, etc
• traders who sell items or provide services on a door-to-door basis
• trading at or adjoining premises used as a petrol filling station
• trading at or adjoining premises used as a shop – provided it forms part of the business of the premises, and it takes place during the time when the premises are open to the public for business
• the activity must not obstruct the footpath.

Types of Street Trading

• stationary – for example, hot food, fish, plants and shrubs, a Stationary Trading Licence is required where the trading is carried out at a fixed location at regular times and days
• a Stationary Licence is only issued for a site or area, which has been designated for the purposes of street trading
• ·mobile – for example, ice-cream, a Mobile Trading Licence is required when a trader calls to an area and sells to customers for a short time and then moves on to the next area
• temporary – for example, festivals
• a Temporary licence may be issued for 1-7 days.  A total of five Temporary Licences may only be issued to the same trader in any year.

Enforcement Action Against Illegal Traders

Any person trading illegally may be prosecuted with a maximum fine of £1,000 and may have goods seized.

Street Trading Fees

Cheques should be made payable to: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Location of areas currently available for Stationary Street Trading

Street Trading Policies

Click here for Temporary Street Trading Policy
Click here for Stationary Licence Policy
Click here for Mobile Licence Policy
Click here for Street Trading Designation Policy
Click here for Enforcement Policy
Click here for Dealing with Changed Circumstances Policy
Click here for Stall Design and Trading Policy

How to Apply

Application forms can be obtained by clicking in the downloads section below or from the Council's Downpatrick or Newry offices at the following addresses:

T: 0330 137 4030