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Notification of Decision following a licensing Panel hearing to
determine an application for a temporary Street trading Licence
pursuant to the Local Authorities Act 1990 as amended
 

SITE:                
To be positioned along Chiswick High Road,
between Linden Gardens and Devonshire Road, plus the area between
Devonshire Road and Linden Gardens, Chiswick
TO:                   
Richard Johnson, for Street Food Ventures Ltd (“the
Applicant”)
 
TAKE NOTICE THAT following a hearing
before the licensing and General Purposes Sub-committee (the
“Licensing Panel” or
“Panel”),
ON 29 April 2025 the London Borough of
Hounslow as the relevant Licensing Authority RESOLVED as
follows:
 
1)      
The Licensing Panel convened to determine an
application in respect of the grant of a temporary street trading
licence made pursuant to section 31 of the Local Authorities Act
1990, as amended (“the Act”)
 
2)      
 The application, which
was shown at Appendix A of the Agenda pack, sought a temporary
street trading licence for up to 49 and 1 riser stage. In addition
to an area for tables and chairs and one A board between Devonshire
Road and Linden Gardens, Chiswick, as per the plan submitted in the
bundle.  The market was proposed to run
between 11.00 am to 4.00 pm every 4th Sunday of the
month from 22nd June to 23rd November 2025,
inclusive.
 
3)      
The Applicant had been operating the food market for
18 months through a series of temporary Street trading Licences
held by the Applicant, a copy is shown in the bundle, the
application sought to continue the existing temporary licence held
by the Applicant, a copy of which was shown at Appendix
A.
 
4)      
During the consultation process, the Licensing
Authority received 1 representation objecting and 67
representations in support from local
residents. These are in Appendices B and C, respectively.
The objection expresses concerns about litter in the
area.
 
 
5)      
In making its decision, the Licensing
Panel carefully considered all the relevant information,
including:
-          
Written and oral representations
submitted by all the parties
-          
Oral representations made by the parties
during the licensing panel hearing
-          
The London Local Authorities Act 1990 as
amended (“the Act”)
-          
Hounslow Council’s Street Trading
Policy (“the Policy”)
-          
The Human Rights Act 1998

 
6)      
Richard Johnson was present and is referred to as
“the Applicant”. No one else gave live evidence,
though it must be noted that this hearing started later in the
evening due to a previous hearing being held prior to this
one.

 
7)      
The Panel was taken through the following points by
the Applicant:

 
8)      
The food market had been running for 18 months.
There had been cooking demonstrations. The Applicant had worked
with other local businesses, including choirs, theatre groups, and
art classes, and had incubated a lot of food street talent. The
Applicant said there were 2 full-time litter pickers, and 6 x
11-litre bins were dropped off at the market on Fridays. The food
rating is 95% 5-star. There were 49 stalls, and crowd dispersal was
managed by the team. Traders brought their own portable water, and
the toilet facilities are available at the George IV pub. It takes
3 hours to set up the previous night in readiness for the
market.  The Applicant says he ensures
the distancing stipulations are adhered to and that the area is cleared of litter at the end
of the market.
 

DECISION:
9)      
The Act provides the Council with a measure of
discretion when deciding whether to issue a temporary street
trading licence and the Policy provides for all applications to
consider various issues as set out therein, which include
consideration of public safety, prevention of crime and disorder,
prevention of public nuisance, the appearance and suitability of
the stall/vehicle and environmental credentials. The Policy also
requires applications to consider the needs of the area, this being
the demand for the articles for sale and the geographical location
of the proposed site.
 
10) 
Having considered all the written and oral
representations by all parties, the Panel is of the view that the
Applicant appears to be operating the market in a satisfactory
manner, including ensuring that they are able to properly manage
the market, which specialises in food. 
The Panel is also satisfied with the Applicant’s organisation
and marshalling of the market, including compliance with food
hygiene standards, and that any litter can be properly
managed.
 
11) 
The Panel has therefore decided to GRANT the
application for a temporary street trading licence for a maximum of
49 pitches, in the location shown in the plan to the Application
shown at Appendix A. The market is to operate between 11.00 am to
4.00 pm on the 4th Sunday of the month from 22 June 2025
to 23rd November 2025, inclusive.

 

Conditions Attached by the licensing Sub-
Committee

 
12) 
 In
relation to litter, the licence holder to ensure sufficient litter
pickers are in place to clear the area at the end of each
market.

 
13) 
Regarding rubbish collection, the standard condition
shall apply as follows.

 
14) 
The Licence holder shall ensure refuse originating
from their trade is disposed of by a licensed waste carrier and
shall leave the site clear of refuse at the completion of trading.
No water or waste material shall be discharged on to the highway or
any adjacent property.  The Licence
Holder shall ensure that the area in the vicinity of the
stall/vehicle is kept clear of all refuse at
all times. Refuse storage must be provided adjacent to the
sale area. The storage must be of a substantial construction,
waterproof and animal proof. The trade waste must be removed at the
end of each working day or sooner if the amount of refuse warrants
it,
when the container is full.

 
15) 
 The standard Conditions allow a maximum width
of any licensed area which shall not exceed one third of the
useable width of the footpath. Furthermore, a minimum unobstructed
footpath width of 1.8 meters must be left clear and available and
free from obstruction to allow for safe and convenient pedestrian
movement.

 
16) 
 The applicant must
ensure that stalls are not less than 1 metre from the
benches.
 
17) 
 There must be a minimum
of 1 metre distance between each stall.

 
18) 
 Traders must at no time
obstruct those businesses on Chiswick High Road who hold a pavement
or temporary Street trading licence.

 
19) 
 The licence holder must
always ensure any queues, or the serving of customers does not
impact the adjacent pavement or any pedestrian crossing points
in order to prevent obstruction and to
maintain public safety. Queues should also not impact upon
neighbouring premises and businesses.

 
20) 
 The ingress and egress
routes must at no point be obstructed by the market for emergency
services or utilities.

 
21) 
 The market holder must
ensure the market operates in a safe and orderly manner and shall
not do anything which may cause a danger, nuisance or annoyance
damage or inconvenience to the Council, any adjacent neighbouring
premises or to any member of the public.

 
22) 
 The licence holder must
ensure that all appropriate road closures are applied for and
approved prior to the date of the market being held.

 
23) 
 All risk assessment and
operational documents must be completed, approved and reviewed
regularly in conjunction with the London Borough of Hounslow events
team to allow the market to take place.

 
24) 
 The Licence holder must
ensure clearance of the licensed space by 5.30pm.

 

London Borough of Hounslow Street Trading
Policy
 
25) 
The Panel understands that the Council no longer
issues ID passes to market or stall holders and therefore condition
48 of the standard temporary street trading licence conditions in
the Policy is deleted.
 
26) 
With the Policy geared towards individual stalls
rather than to a market, the Panel has also decided to amend
conditions 64, 65, and 68 of the standard temporary street
conditions in the Policy so that they now read as
follows:

64. The Licence Holder must be the principal
operator and have day to day control of the market. The Licence
Holder may employ any other person to assist in operating the
market and shall notify the Head of Business Regulation/Licensing
Manager of the name and address of that person.

65. Anyone who operates a stall/vehicle must be
approved by the Licence Holder and must operate within the Licence
Holder’s terms of business or be authorised by the Head of
Business Regulation/Licensing Manager.

68. The Licence Holder must be the principal
operator of the market and must be physically present at that
market the majority of the time.
Occasional help is permissible with prior approval of the Licensing
Manager or head of Business Regulation.

 

27) 
There is no right of appeal by any party in relation
to the determination in respect of a temporary street trading
application.  The decision of the Panel
is therefore final.